13:55 Huntingdon

Monday 18 April 2022

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Join Racing TV Now Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 13:56 | Winning time: 4m 55.20s

Beholden¹⁸⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Archie Bellamy⁽³⁾| T: Jamie Snowden| OR: 111

17/2

Newton Abbot maiden winner last summer and added to his tally in 2½m Wincanton novice when last seen in October. First-time visor he sported that day now discarded and looks vulnerable back in handicap company.

Form: 232151

Barely Famous¹³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Danny Burton| T: Joe Ponting| OR: 109

66/1

Off the mark in a Uttoxeter maiden (2½m) for Nicky Henderson last June, but followed that with a couple of poor efforts and she is hard to warm to back from a break for new connections.

Form: 52-12P

Smoking Pigeon^t⁴⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Liam Harrison⁽³⁾| T: F O'Brien| OR: 106| BF

7/4

Winning pointer who has found some improvement switched to handicaps with a tongue strap enlisted the last twice, latterly finishing third off a 1 lb higher mark on heavy ground at Wincanton (21.4f). Better ground here may help and he's a key player.

Form: 4-54323

Conceroe³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Jack Andrews| T: B I Case| OR: 103

13/2

Confirmed hurdles debut promise when accounting for five rivals in a Fakenham maiden (2½m) in December. It's been all downhill since, though, and he needs to bounce back in a major way.

Form: 0-31546

Hardy Boy²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Luca Morgan⁽³⁾| T: B Pauling| OR: 99

5/2

Left form in novice events well behind when going close on handicap debut at Hereford (19.7f, good). Up 5 lb for that, but he pulled nicely clear of the third and may well have more to offer.

Form: 40752

San Pedro De Senam^b,t²³

Age: 9| Weight: 10-10| J: N F Houlihan⁽³⁾| T: G & J Moore| OR: 93| CD

14/1

C&D winner off a 13 lb higher mark in December 2018 and there were positives to glean from his effort at Fontwell last month. Not so good in selling company next time, but dangerous to discount all the same.

Form: 635943

Sir Jack West⁶⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: Chris Ward| T: Deborah Cole| OR: 92WS

13/2

Steadily progressive over hurdles in Ireland for Ellmarie Holden and bettered initial efforts for this yard when fourth of 15 at Wetherby in January. Not seen to best effect next time and possibilities if subsequent wind op has had the desired effect.

Form: 33-PP46

Ace Time³³

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: Jack Hogan⁽⁷⁾| T: J R Jenkins| OR: 82

28/1

Purple patch when landing 2m handicap hurdles at Leicester and Uttoxeter late last year, but subsequent efforts leave much to be desired.

Form: 118657

Forecasts

Smoking Pigeon (7/4), Hardy Boy (5/2), Sir Jack West (13/2), Conceroe (13/2), Beholden (17/2), San Pedro De Senam (14/1), Ace Time (28/1), Barely Famous (66/1)

The vote goes to SMOKING PIGEON, who has shown enough here and at Wincanton on his last two starts to suggest that a race of this nature will be within his range. Hardy Boy is next on the list following his handicap debut near miss at Hereford, while Sir Jack West and San Pedro de Senam are other to consider, for all that they both have a bit to prove.