15:20 Wetherby

Monday 26 December 2022

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William Hill Betting TV Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:21 | Winning time: 4m 7.95s

Clear White Light²²³

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: A Keatley| OR: 113| BF| D

16/1

Fair bumper performer who easily made a winning start over hurdlesat Hexham before running with credit under a penalty at the same course. Off 7 months and has left Sandy Forster.

Form: 42/941-3

Brentford Hope¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Jack Tudor| T: R Hughes| OR: 113

9/4

Smart Flat winner who has shaped with encouragement in a couple of novice hurdles and looks capable of better having his first go in handicaps, so he's well worth chancing.

Form: 22

Bonne Vitesse⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-13| J: Emma Smith-Chaston⁽³⁾| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 112| CD

33/1

Fair winning hurdler who wasn't discredited when third at Hexham last time. Others look better treated, however.

Form: 1531-3

Galahad Threepwood^h²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Kielan Woods| T: B Pauling| OR: 111

7/2

Fairly useful on the Flat for Mick Channon. Just fair form over hurdles to date but upped his game when second in a Sandown handicap last time and can't be discounted.

Form: 3-2P552

Netywell³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: P W Wadge⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 110| CD

28/1

Promising novice hurdler who signed off for last term with stylish win in a C&D maiden in March. Underwhelming start over fences but remains with potential back in this sphere.

Form: 4241-46

Feel The Pinch^t³⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: Jack Hogan⁽⁵⁾| T: F O'Brien| OR: 110| D

12/1

Fair hurdler who made a successful switch to chasing at Bangor a month ago and merits respect off only 2 lb higher back hurdling.

Form: 4531-41

Chapel Green³²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: S Mulqueen| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 110| D

8/1

Stepped up on his 2 runs in bumpers when second of 6 in novice hurdle at Ayr (16f, soft) on hurdles debut and more improvement when off the mark at Kelso last time. Interesting handicap debutant.

Form: 47-21

Dancewiththewind²²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Edward Austin⁽⁵⁾| T: H Graham & G Rutherford| OR: 110| D

25/1

On the up when winning a pair of 2m handicaps in autumn 2020. Missed the following season but, having shaped as if in need of reappearance, showed he retains ability when third at Kelso last time.

Form: 4211/03

Cousu Main²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: R P McLernon| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 109| D

40/1

All downhill since he landed a Uttoxeter maiden last year and others make more appeal.

Form: 1P4-683

Bridge Road^p²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Sean Quinlan| T: J Candlish| OR: 105| D

9/1

Has been a consistent performer over hurdles and got off the mark in refitted cheekpieces in 7-runner handicap at Leicester (15.5f) 29 days ago. Up 6 lb but still not taken lightly with headgear retained.

Form: 225271

Lady Babs^p³⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Conor Rabbitt⁽⁷⁾| T: A Crook| OR: 104

16/1

Relished the return to Market Rasen when scoring easily last month but he's seemingly not quite as effective at others tracks, so others are preferred.

Form: 225421

I Have A Voice^t⁴⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 10-13| J: C O'Farrell| T: N J Hawke| OR: 113| D

8/1

Fairly useful Flat winner in Ireland for Jim Bolger and progressing fast over hurdles, off the mark in emphatic fashion at Southwell last month. One to consider switched to handicaps.

Form: 431

Take Centre Stage⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: Nathan Moscrop| T: R Menzies| OR: 95

22/1

Has hinted at ability in bumpers/over hurdles and hard to rule out improvement now switched to handicaps. The assessor has taken no chances with opening mark, however.

Form: 4/9-44

Edgar Allan Poe³⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-9| J: Ross Chapman| T: J Parkinson & S Smith| OR: 94

66/1

Seven-time winner on the Flat and fair form in a couple of maiden hurdles last season. However, he ran no sort of a race on return in a Catterick novice and while this switch to handicap company is no bad thing, others make more appeal.

Form: 52-8

Non-Runners

Chti Balko³⁵

Weight: 11-13| Age: 10

T: D McCain Jnr J: Abbie McCain

Rob Royal⁷⁹³

Weight: 11-9| Age: 10

T: J Coulson J: J M Quinlan

Forecasts

Brentford Hope (9/4), Galahad Threepwood (7/2), I Have A Voice (8/1), Chapel Green (8/1), Bridge Road (9/1), Feel The Pinch (12/1), Clear White Light (16/1), Lady Babs (16/1), Chti Balko (16/1), Rob Royal (20/1), Take Centre Stage (22/1), Dancewiththewind (25/1), Netywell (28/1), Bonne Vitesse (33/1), Cousu Main (40/1), Edgar Allan Poe (66/1)

BRENTFORD HOPE has shown aptitude for hurdling and his smart Flat form gives him scope for improvement on this handicap debut, so he's preferred to I Have A Voice, who opened his account at the third attempt in this sphere last time. Chapel Green and stablemate Netywell are also worthy of a mention.