17:00 Stratford

Thursday 27 October 2022

All13:3014:0514:4015:1515:5016:2517:00

Get Raceday Ready Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 17:00 | Winning time: 4m 39.10s

Star Of Valour^t³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Brendan Powell| T: J Tizzard| OR: 98

10/1

Fair on Flat and better effort over hurdles when second in a novice at Newton Abbot a month ago. May do better again on handicap debut.

Form: 32

Iberia^t,v1⁵⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: James Bowen| T: G Hanmer| OR: 97

14/1

Useful on Flat earlier in career. Also showed fair form over hurdles in Ireland but has been operating below that level for current yard. Others hold stronger claims.

Form: 13/0U55

Scudamore^p⁵⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Lewis Stones⁽⁵⁾| T: J Candlish| OR: 96

33/1

Fair winner on Flat but hasn't gone on from promising hurdles debut. Only fifth on the level 57 days ago and others make more appeal.

Form: 3425-8

Guguss Collonges²⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: D A Jacob| T: R A Teal| OR: 95| BF

14/1

Opened account over fences with front-running tactics adopted in 2½m Plumpton handicap in December. Remained in form since and looks interesting from lower hurdling mark having left Gary Moore in the 8 months he's been off.

Form: F31233-

Braganza Bay¹⁷²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: T J O'Brien| T: H D Daly| OR: 92

9/1

Has been unable to kick on from an eye-catching hurdling debut, pulled up on last two starts. Questions to answer back from 172 days off.

Form: 4554-PP

Commander Miller²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: Caoilin Quinn⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs D O'Neill| OR: 90| D

33/1

Crucially saw his race out better when taking a 19f maiden hurdle at Warwick in April. However, not in anything like the same form back in handicaps and others make more appeal.

Form: 7481-58

Gone In Sixty²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Bryan Carver| T: A M Hales| OR: 89

28/1

Showed plenty when runner-up in a Southwell bumper on debut in May. Hasn't matched that over hurdles but finished with running left (lot to do) in a novice here last time. One to note now handicapping.

Form: 268266

Fazayte¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: K Brogan| T: R Potter| OR: 88

5/1

Not long with current yard and ran better than for a while when fifth to Samatian over C&D last time. Well treated if he can build on it.

Form: 4U660-5

Baliyad^p,t⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Stan Sheppard| T: M Sheppard| OR: 85| CD

33/1

Won selling event on return but not been in same form since and percentage call is to look elsewhere.

Form: 85-1066

Samatian^p,t¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: David Bass| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls| OR: 82| CD

7/4

Career best when winning 15-runner handicap hurdle (11/4) at this C&D (good to soft) 12 days ago, driven out and value extra after making a bad mistake early. Should go well again.

Form: 75633-1

Rebel Royal^b⁷⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 10-10| J: Tom Cannon| T: B I Case| OR: 80

11/2

More consistent than most at this level and bumped into a well-treated rival when second at Fontwell 70 days ago. Respected.

Form: P-F4352

Boys Of Wexford²⁰¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-8| J: James Davies| T: Henry Oliver| OR: 78

66/1

Runner-up sole start in Irish points. Showed a bit when seventh of 15 in 2m Warwick novice in November but not scaled same heights since. Not the easiest to weigh up after 6 months off.

Form: 0790PP-

Mixedwave²⁸⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-5| J: Alan Johns| T: Mrs P Sly| OR: 75

12/1

Poor form in bumpers and well held over hurdles. Could step up now switched to handicaps from a basement mark after 9 months off.

Form: 7/4850-

Forecasts

Samatian (7/4), Fazayte (5/1), Rebel Royal (11/2), Braganza Bay (9/1), Star Of Valour (10/1), Mixedwave (12/1), Guguss Collonges (14/1), Iberia (14/1), Gone In Sixty (28/1), Scudamore (33/1), Baliyad (33/1), Commander Miller (33/1), Boys Of Wexford (66/1)

SAMATIAN returned with an improved effort to score over C&D 12 days ago despite making a bad early blunder, so he's worth a chance to follow-up. Handicap debutants Star of Valour and Gone In Sixty are both feasible alternatives with the potential for better.