15:40 Doncaster

Thursday 29 December 2022

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bet365 Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:42 | Winning time: 4m 6.07s

Glory And Honour^t²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Jack Hogan| T: D O'Meara| OR: 118

15/2

Gained sole hurdles success in a Huntingdon maiden for Tom Lacey back in November 2020 but he's won twice on the Flat since joining this yard and made a sound return to hurdles when third in C&D handicap 3 weeks ago. Tongue tie back on. Respected.

Form: F5F64-3

Trolley Boy²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-13| J: Thomas Doggrell⁽⁶⁾| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 117

15/2

Bumper winner for Ed Bethell last winter and reappeared to make a successful start over hurdles for his new yard at Worcester in July. Better form when second in Wincanton novice 4 months later. Only seventh in handicap back there since but it's clearly still early days.

Form: 21-127

Restitution⁴³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: Alexander Thorne| T: A King| OR: 116

14/1

Bagged handicap hurdles at Fakenham in March and Hexham in June. However, he found disappointingly little when down the field at Warwick last month and needs a revival now.

Form: 214-217

Kracka Nut^t⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Tristan Durrell⁽³⁾| T: D Skelton| OR: 115| D

22/1

Bumper winner who also struck on Market Rasen hurdle debut/reappearance in October. Never involved when last of 4 finishers in a Wetherby introductory event since but retains potential now handicapping.

Form: 19-14

Surtitle²⁷¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Liam Harrison⁽³⁾| T: F O'Brien| OR: 114| BF

4/1

Cemented positive start made in bumpers to make a winning hurdle debut at Newbury in February. Similar form when third there 7 weeks later. Surprise if there isn't more to come given his lightly-raced profile. Very interesting contender on handicap debut.

Form: 3213-

Sorbet^p²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr Eddie Edge⁽¹⁰⁾| T: L Wadham| OR: 114| D

16/1

Likeable type who ran up to her best after 6 months off when runner-up at Fakenham (2m, soft) last month. Shaped as if still in good form when sixth in a stronger race at Huntingdon since.

Form: 35-P426

Matchless³³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Theo Gillard| T: J Candlish| OR: 114| C

10/3

Fairly useful Flat performer for Ivan Furtado. Winning start in this sphere at Newcastle (2m) last month and even better form when chasing home the promising Rare Edition (won again at Kempton on Boxing Day) over this C&D 33 days ago. Interesting runner.

Form: 12

Fostered Phil^h³⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: Conor Rabbitt⁽³⁾| T: J Ewart| OR: 112

12/1

Landed a Newcastle maiden in November 2020 and shaped as if retaining all ability after 2 years off when second on handicap debut at Musselburgh (2m, soft) 38 days ago. Hood back on. Another in this line-up with the potential for better.

Form: 32251/2

Hiconic^t²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Harriet Tucker⁽⁵⁾| T: A M Hales| OR: 107| D

14/1

Won 4 juveniles in summer 2020 but has failed to make a significant impact in handicaps on the Flat or over hurdles since returning from an absence, although she likely didn't stay 20.5f at Huntingdon last time and being eased another 4 lb can only help.

Form: P/594P5

Stroll On By^t1⁵⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Lily Pinchin⁽³⁾| T: C E Longsdon| OR: 105

15/2

Well-bred 5-y-o who ran to a fair level in bumpers last season. Placed in maiden/novice hurdles in the autumn and unexposed now making a quick switch to handicap company. Tongue tied first time.

Form: 2235-23

Red Vision^t³⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Peter Kavanagh⁽³⁾| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 104| D

8/1

Winner of a pair of novice hurdles in March but hasn't been able to make a significant impact in his 3 handicap starts this season (beaten around 20 lengths when placed). Mark on the slide but others arrive with more pressing claims.

Form: 115-253

Non-Runners

Lunar Jet³³

Weight: 11-1| Age: 8

T: M Mullineaux J: Luca Morgan

Forecasts

Matchless (10/3), Surtitle (4/1), Trolley Boy (15/2), Glory And Honour (15/2), Stroll On By (15/2), Red Vision (8/1), Fostered Phil (12/1), Restitution (14/1), Hiconic (14/1), Sorbet (16/1), Kracka Nut (22/1), Lunar Jet (25/1)

A competitive finale. There's surely more to come from SURTITLE after only 4 starts so he gets the nod to make a successful handicap debut but there are a few possible big threats. It turns out Matchless had plenty on up against the very promising Rare Edition here last month and he's feared most ahead of Glory And Honour, who made a sound return to hurdles over C&D recently. Dan Skelton-trained handicap newcomer Kracka Nut completes the shortlist.