14:20 Fakenham

Sunday 1 January 2023

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Paddy Power Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:20 | Winning time: 6m 22.72s

Canyon City²²⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 12-1| J: Lewis Stones⁽⁵⁾| T: C Fryer| OR: 111| CD

50/1

Limited impact both starts for this yard in May so hard to warm to despite drop in grade.

Form: 5U40-75

Gerico Ville⁴⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-13| J: Caoilin Quinn⁽⁵⁾| T: C Gordon| OR: 109

11/2

Related to plenty of winners and placed twice in maidens over 19.5f last season. Well backed and disappointing on return, though, never really threatening. Goes up in trip now.

Form: 4/523F-4

Revasser⁵⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Bryony Frost| T: L Wadham| OR: 108

11/2

Closely related to useful hurdler/smart chaser Le Reve and made a winning start in a Warwick bumper. Minor promise in trio of novice hurdles, outpaced from 3 out when fifth on return at Wetherby (19.7f) 50 days ago. This longer trip more suitable now handicapping.

Form: 1/864-5

Allo Allo⁵⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Charlie Hammond| T: S Edmunds| OR: 106| C

11/4

Point winner who left previous Rules form well behind when making a successful start for this yard in a 5-runner maiden (2½m, good) here in October. Limitations exposed in a novice under a penalty but fairly treated switched to a handicap.

Form: 1P2-514

Cap St Vincent^t1²³⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 11-8| J: C Brace| T: R L Llewellyn| OR: 104| D

20/1

Lame when pulled up in handicap chase at Perth in May and probably best watched on return/debut for new yard here.

Form: 26/345-P

Cluain Aodha⁴³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: J M Quinlan| T: N B King| OR: 103

10/1

Pleasing start to career in handicaps when runner-up twice at up to 20f but seemed to go amiss at Huntingdon when last seen in November. Player if she's over that.

Form: 42222P

Hurricane Vichi⁴⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: M F Harris| OR: 102

5/2

Runner-up in a point. Bumper winner who has improved steadily over hurdles so far and might have been let in lightly here. Worth siding with to make a successful handicap debut with this stiffer test sure to suit.

Form: 21-434

San Pedro²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: J R Wildman⁽⁷⁾| T: P Henderson| OR: 92| BF

17/2

Irish Flat winner who was fit from that sphere and found only one too good at Plumpton in October. Mistakes crept in when not quite in the same form at Lingfield next time but he was quickly back on his game at Fontwell last month.

Form: 548-244

Fine By Her⁴¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-8| J: Miss Gina Andrews| T: J S Smith| OR: 90| CD

16/1

Opened account over C&D in May and possibly needed the run after 6 months off at Ludlow (21.2f, heavy) 3 weeks ago. This should reveal more.

Form: 825-518

Non-Runners

Templehills⁶⁶

Weight: 11-10| Age: 12

T: N & W Twiston-Davies J: Jack Savage

Forecasts

Hurricane Vichi (5/2), Allo Allo (11/4), Gerico Ville (11/2), Revasser (11/2), San Pedro (17/2), Cluain Aodha (10/1), Templehills (10/1), Fine By Her (16/1), Cap St Vincent (20/1), Canyon City (50/1)

The assessor has taken a big chance with HURRICANE VICHI's opening mark given the level he achieved when winning a bumper and his latest hurdles effort at Lingfield was promising. Allo Allo can also be a factor at this level, with Revasser another to consider.