14:15 Fontwell

Sunday 29 January 2023

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Cazoo Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:15 | Winning time: 5m 41.30s

Alexandra Romanov⁵⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: M Goldstein| T: Miss S West| OR: 104| CD

17/2

5/1, career best when winning 8-runner handicap hurdle at this C&D (good to soft) 54 days ago. Needs condsidering despite taking a 2 lb rise.

Form: 0/0-3241

Concrete King³⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: Miss Thomosina Eyston⁽⁷⁾| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 104

6/1

Multiple Irish point winner who ran respectably after 9 months off when seventh of 13 in 3m Wetherby handicap chase last month. Not dismissed back in this sphere.

Form: 5232F-7

Godot³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: N F Houlihan⁽³⁾| T: A Irvine| OR: 103

7/2

Fair bumper performer who was placed on his first two hurdles starts and running well on his handicap debut (20.7f) at Huntingdon last time until making a bad error 3 out. Remains with potential. Interesting.

Form: 37P-337

Legal Rights^b³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Caoilin Quinn⁽⁵⁾| T: G & J Moore| OR: 102| CD

3/1

Three-time winner last season who ran creditably in first-time blinkers when third of 14 in handicap hurdle at Huntingdon (20.7f, soft) 34 days ago. 1 lb lower now and ought to give another good account with headgear retained.

Form: 12-P543

Mojito Royale^p³⁹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: James Best| T: R Mitford-Slade| OR: 99

66/1

Twice placed in Hereford maiden hurdles last season but failed to land a blow on handicap bow there when last seen 13 months ago. Eased 5 lb but others still make more appeal.

Form: 6/20335-

Caspers Court^p⁵²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-8| J: Paul O'Brien| T: K Woollacott| OR: 98| CD

10/1

C&D winner in June who has continued in good nick, sixth of 12 in handicap at Taunton (23.9f) 52 days ago. Can give another good account.

Form: 313236

Awesome Foursome^t1²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Jordan Nailor⁽³⁾| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR: 97

12/1

Made a winning bumper debut at Worcester in May but yet to match that form in three hurdling runs, seventh in 2m Exeter novice 28 days ago. Can still do better now up in trip on his handicap bow in first-time tongue tie.

Form: 1667

Royal Lake^p²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: J J Burke| T: O Sherwood| OR: 97

12/1

Fair form when runner-up in 21f Warwick maiden hurdle last March. Well below par over fences and hurdles this term however so has it to prove.

Form: 72-4P86

Leading Swoop²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Freddie Gingell⁽⁷⁾| T: R Walford| OR: 95

9/1

Unplaced in 4 Irish points and only modest form in 4 starts over hurdles, never-dangerous fourth in 2m4f Hereford handicap 25 days ago. More is required despite racing off a 4 lb lower mark here.

Form: 4/66-754

Hilltown²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: M G Nolan| T: J W Mullins| OR: 93

25/1

Point bumper winner who came in fourth of 7 in 2m4f Plumpton novice hurdle 27 days ago. Needs to step forward now going into handicaps.

Form: 122-P64

San Pedro²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: T J O'Brien| T: P Henderson| OR: 91

12/1

Irish Flat winner who arrives in good nick, fifth of 9 in handicap hurdle at 23f Fakenham 28 days ago. One for the shortlist off an easing mark.

Form: 48-2445

Shirocco's Delight⁵²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-3| J: Lorcan Murtagh⁽³⁾| T: Miss A M Newton-Smith| OR: 79

100/1

Modest hurdler in Ireland and not even at that level for current yard, pulled up in Taunton handicap chase 52 days ago. Hard to warm to back in this sphere.

Form: 445-4PP

My Ticketyboo^p1³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Rex Dingle| T: C Gordon| OR: 77

25/1

Little sign of ability so far, jumping ponderously when eighth of 10 in handicap hurdle here (19.2f) 34 days ago. Hard to fancy in first-time cheekpieces.

Form: 6439-88

Non-Runners

Entre Deux²⁵

Weight: 10-9| Age: 9

T: P Henderson J: Sean Houlihan

Forecasts

Legal Rights (3/1), Godot (7/2), Concrete King (6/1), Alexandra Romanov (17/2), Leading Swoop (9/1), Caspers Court (10/1), San Pedro (12/1), Awesome Foursome (12/1), Royal Lake (12/1), My Ticketyboo (25/1), Hilltown (25/1), Entre Deux (33/1), Mojito Royale (66/1), Shirocco's Delight (100/1)

GODOT was running his best race over hurdles on his handicap debut at Huntingdon last time until scuppered by a bad error so is given another chance here. Handicap-debutant Awesome Foursome also looks to have better days ahead of him and is next on the list, with the handily-weighted Legal Rights and C&D scorer Caspers Court two more who need factoring into an open handicap.