15:00 Market Rasen

Friday 6 May 2022

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Unibet You're On Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:04 | Winning time: 5m 39.2s

Brave Eagle^b⁶⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 12-0| J: N de Boinville| T: N J Henderson| OR: 132| D

14/1

Multiple chase winner, including valuable Uttoxeter contest in 2019. Some encouragement at Chepstow on return in 2021/22 but failed to back that up since. Enough to prove down in trip over hurdles.

Form: 5F/40P0-

Jay Bee Why²³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-13| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King| OR: 131| BF

10/3

Won 2 of his 4 starts over hurdles in 2020/21. Failed to kick on over fences last season after runner-up on first attempt, but back on track reverted to hurdling at Kempton last 2 starts. Major player.

Form: 5/23343-

Top Moon²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: R P McLernon| T: B Haslam| OR: 130

33/1

Useful hurdler/chaser for Joseph O'Brien but well held in Coral Cup at Cheltenham on yard debut in March. Fared no better at Aintree last month so others preferred.

Form: PP3000-

Pounding Poet²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Stan Sheppard| T: T Lacey| OR: 127

11/2

Landed back-to-back handicap hurdles last spring and improved in defeat when runner-up at Aintree in December. However, below form both starts since, including on return from 3 months off last time.

Form: 1/12270-

Art Approval⁴⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: C Brace| T: F O'Brien| OR: 126| C

5/1

Course winner. Well ridden when landing 21f handicap at Cheltenham in November and ran well on next 2 starts upped to around 3m. Below par at Kempton (21f) in March but can bounce back over this trip.

Form: 1/41530-

Giovanni Change¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: B S Hughes| T: M Walford| OR: 125| CD

9/2

Front-runner who completed a double here last April, over C&D second occasion, but handicapper has been winning the argument since. Lesser effort on last run in this sphere, third on Flat last month.

Form: 1/3354P-

Jersey Wonder¹²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: J J Burke| T: O Sherwood| OR: 120| D

10/1

Respectable efforts in handicaps at Ffos Las and Cheltenham in first half of 2021/22, but has questions to answer after his last 2 starts. Found to have bled when pulled up at Southwell in January,

Form: 1/5266P-

Canyon City³⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-0| J: J M Quinlan| T: C Fryer| OR: 118| D

50/1

Five-time hurdles winner who made it second time lucky over fences at Worcester (23f) in September. However, well held 3 completed starts since (over hurdles on penultimate outing). Has left Neil King.

Form: 415U40-

Danny Whizzbang^p,t¹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: Harry Reed| T: M F Harris| OR: 117| D

7/2

Useful chaser at best for Paul Nicholls and revived off this career-low mark when runner-up in handicap hurdle at Exeter (23.1f) in April. Back to winning ways over fences last time. Can go well again.

Form: P5P821-

Non-Runners

Colonial Dreams⁵⁴

Weight: 11-12| Age: 10

T: N J Henderson J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Jay Bee Why (10/3), Danny Whizzbang (7/2), Giovanni Change (9/2), Art Approval (5/1), Pounding Poet (11/2), Jersey Wonder (10/1), Colonial Dreams (12/1), Brave Eagle (14/1), Top Moon (33/1), Canyon City (50/1)

JAY BEE WHY showed useful form as a novice hurdler in 2020/21 and has got back on track reverted to timber on his last 2 starts at Kempton (21f). He ran well when third on his latest outing despite being unsuited by the emphasis on speed, so he can return to winning ways with the extra distance to suit. Danny Whizzbang is next on the list in his current mood, ahead of Art Approval who can bounce back to form.