12:20 Hereford

Monday 31 October 2022

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Hereford Racehorse Ownership Club 'Hands And Heels' Handicap Hurdle (Conditional & Amateur Jockeys')

Off time: 12:20 | Winning time: 6m 24.0s

No Fixed Charges^p,t1⁴⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 12-2| J: Miss Thomosina Eyston| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 107

16/1

Maiden hurdle winner who ran well to hit the frame in small-field handicaps at around 3m this summer. Below best thereafter, pulled up at Worcester (23f) in September and short break needs to have perked him up ahead of this. Tongue tie added.

Form: 2-6225P

Manintheshadows^p²²³

Age: 7| Weight: 12-1| J: Mr Anthony O'Neill⁽³⁾| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 106

5/1

Improved last season, gaining third success of the campaign at Wetherby (3m) in March, finding plenty and drawing clear. Only 7 lb higher ahead of return and well worthy of consideration with yard amongst the winners.

Form: 27P1U1-

Blue Sans^t¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Fern O'Brien| T: F O'Brien| OR: 103

25/1

Won twice over hurdles in the first half of last season. Bit disappointing so far this season, including at Newton Abbot only 16 days ago, but she has been given a chance by the handicapper. Cheekpieces off this time.

Form: 1P-4U47

Pottlerath^p,t²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr Charlie Case⁽³⁾| T: M Sheppard| OR: 100| C| D

5/2

Landed back-to-back handicaps in the spring and better opening pair of efforts this term when landing 13-runner handicap hurdle at this course (21.7f, good to firm) 20 days ago, kept up to work. Record here a solid one and he's respected.

Form: 311-451

Lily Glitters⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Alice Stevens| T: H D Daly| OR: 97| CD

1/1

Dual hurdles winner (including this race 12 months ago) who proved better than ever when runner-up on return at Bangor (23f, soft) 6 days ago, coming well clear with a less exposed sort. Well worth a look from same mark.

Form: 5321-32

Loup De Maulde¹³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Sean Clarke⁽⁵⁾| T: R L Llewellyn| OR: 92

18/1

Maiden who finished runner-up twice over fences during the spring. Unseated at Plumpton in April and never remotely in the hunt at Ffos Las in June. Has since switched yards ahead of this return to timber.

Form: 3622B-7

Port Jack^p1,t1¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Miss C Morris⁽⁵⁾| T: Katy Price| OR: 90

66/1

Just minor promise in 4 maiden hurdles for Philip Fenton last year and offered little either outing for new stable. Cheekpieces/tongue tie fitted.

Form: U-1U49P

Minella Zoom^t¹²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: Miss Katie Powell⁽³⁾| T: Sheila Lewis| OR: 84

66/1

Little to shout about in 4 starts over hurdles earlier this year and having proved very easy to back, again offered little starting out over fences at Worcester (20f) in June. Absent since.

Form: 0P-P45P

Leading Knight^t⁶²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: Beau Morgan⁽³⁾| T: R Chapman| OR: 84

28/1

Placed in handicap hurdles for Ben Pauling last summer but well held on back of 14 months off for new stable at Newton Abbot (26.5f) in August. This ought to reveal more.

Form: 75/243-6

Courtinthemiddle¹⁰²

Age: 11| Weight: 10-2| J: Zoe Lewis⁽⁵⁾| T: D Faulkner| OR: 70

100/1

Hurdles winner but very lightly raced in recent years and well held before unseating 2 out on return at Worcester (23f) in July. Passed over operating from out of the weights.

Form: 9P62/P-U

Non-Runners

Famous Last Word⁵⁴⁶

Weight: 11-11| Age: 7

T: Ian Williams J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Lily Glitters (1/1), Pottlerath (5/2), Manintheshadows (5/1), Famous Last Word (10/1), No Fixed Charges (16/1), Loup De Maulde (18/1), Blue Sans (25/1), Leading Knight (28/1), Minella Zoom (66/1), Port Jack (66/1), Courtinthemiddle (100/1)

Last year's winner LILY GLITTERS arrives on the back of finishing a clear second behind an unexposed one at Bangor 6 days ago and, able to run off the same mark, Henry Daly's mare could well be up to coming out on top. The returning Manintheshadows, who impressed when scoring in the spring, and Pottlerath, who also scored last time out, head up the dangers.