13:25 Bangor-on-Dee

Friday 29 July 2022

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R W Hough & Sons Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle (Div 1)

Off time: 13:25 | Winning time: 5m 43.40s

Espinator^p⁵³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: K Brogan| T: A Wintle| OR: 103| D

10/1

Landed hat-trick at Newton Abbot (2) and Uttoxeter last summer. Not yet at his best in a pair of starts since his return and is probably best watched at present.

Form: 3111-39

Cheating Jack³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Luca Morgan⁽³⁾| T: B Pauling| OR: 99

12/1

Jumping has proved an issue on 2 of his 3 starts over hurdles but showed some ability when third at Warwick on his penultimate outing. Took a lot of riding from this conditional that day, but remains low mileage.

Form: 6P-3U

Bird On The Wire^p,t⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Theo Gillard⁽³⁾| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 98

13/8

Straightforward sort opened Rules account at Doncaster in January and extended good spell when second at Worcester last week. Leading player from same mark.

Form: 25-3362

Robeam^p²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Lewis Stones| T: M Mullineaux| OR: 90

4/1

Placed all 3 starts since winning at Southwell in May. Hard to knock what he's been doing recently and he should give another solid account here.

Form: 0-41323

Fine By Me¹⁷⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: Finn Lambert⁽⁸⁾| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR: 86

11/4

Fair bumper performer but made no impact in 3 novice hurdles. Interesting to see any if any money comes for him now in a handicap.

Form: 230677-

Top Drawer³³

Age: 8| Weight: 10-2| J: Conor Ring| T: Tracey Leeson| OR: 72

22/1

Standout effort this season when fifth at Uttoxeter last month but looks very limited overall and can be opposed again.

Form: 89P-557

Tre A Peni^p³³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Toby Wynne⁽⁶⁾| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 68

18/1

Third at Bangor in May but hasn't made any impact otherwise and her jumping/attitude continue to hold her back.

Form: P78-357

Culverwell^p⁹⁰

Age: 11| Weight: 10-2| J: Patrick Cowley| T: M Keighley| OR: 59WS

100/1

Dual winning pointer has achieved nothing under rules.

Form: 3U/0P4-P

Non-Runners

Ben Lilly³²

Weight: 12-1| Age: 5

T: D Pipe J: Fergus Gillard

Boomtime Banker⁸

Weight: 10-2| Age: 8

T: D J Jeffreys J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Bird On The Wire (13/8), Boomtime Banker (5/2), Fine By Me (11/4), Robeam (4/1), Ben Lilly (4/1), Espinator (10/1), Cheating Jack (12/1), Tre A Peni (18/1), Top Drawer (22/1), Culverwell (100/1)

The market spoke for BOOMTIME BANKER on her return from a lengthy absence last time and she appeals as the type to run up a bit of sequence now handicapping. Bird On The Wire is a very reliable performer at this level and will ensure the selection has something to think about, with Robeam the pick to complete the placings.