17:00 Uttoxeter

Sunday 2 July 2023

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Bet Boost At bet365 Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 17:01 | Winning time: 3m 48.3s

Sir Canford^p,t²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: Dr R D P Newland| OR: 100

8/1

Off 21 months on his first run since leaving Ali Stronge when creditable third of 4 in novice hurdle at Fakenham (16f, good to firm, 7/2) 28 days ago. Not ruled out.

Form: 243P8/3

Jakamani³⁷⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: H Cobden| T: M Bradstock| OR: 98

16/1

14/1, only fifth of 7 in handicap hurdle at Newton Abbot (16.8f, good). Off 12 months with more needed.

Form: 7215/P5-

Turpin Gold²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Sean Houlihan| T: R Stephens| OR: 97| D

9/1

12/1 and hooded for 1st time, creditable fourth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Newton Abbot (16.8f, good) 25 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 3214-84

Rafiki^h1,t¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Alex Chadwick⁽⁷⁾| T: James Owen| OR: 96| BF| D

12/1

First run since leaving Alan King when pulled up in handicap hurdle (5/2) at Stratford (18.7f, good to soft) 12 days ago. Hooded for 1st time with work to do.

Form: 12365-P

Cumhacht^t²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: S Bowen| T: Miss R Curtis| OR: 95

3/1

5/2, very good second of 7 in handicap hurdle at Ffos Las (20f, good) 24 days ago. That form has been franked so this low-mileage 5-y-o is expected to be bang there with this drop in trip also a plus.

Form: 7843-32

Bentham^p,t²³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-8| J: Joe Williamson⁽⁵⁾| T: Sara Ender| OR: 94| D

22/1

Eighth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Market Rasen (20.6f, good, 33/1) 23 days ago. Down in trip. Twenty nine runs since last win in 2020.

Form: 0787-78

Ambassador^v²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Harry Atkins⁽¹⁰⁾| T: M Keighley| OR: 89| D

15/2

Bit below form fifth of 9 in handicap hurdle at Southwell (15.8f, good to soft, 11/1) 26 days ago. Visor back on. Eleven runs since last win in 2021.

Form: 6/P074-5

Vin Rouge^t¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: M G Nolan| T: J W Mullins| OR: 89| D

11/4

Career best when winning 12-runner handicap hurdle at Newton Abbot (16.8f, good to firm, 15/2) 18 days ago, quickening clear. Can go well again despite a 10 lb hike in the weights.

Form: 0/16P-31

Kracquer¹⁴⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-1| J: Jay Tidball⁽⁵⁾| T: Sarah Hollinshead| OR: 87

50/1

50/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Southwell (20.4f, good) 144 days ago. Down in trip. First run for yard after leaving Alastair Ralph with work to do.

Form: 63/306P-

Tonto Foley^t²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-6| J: Jack Tudor| T: Christian Williams| OR: 78| D

6/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, career best when winning 6-runner handicap hurdle at Southwell (15.8f, good, 10/1) 20 days ago. Could do better again and worth considering.

Form: 9P048-1

African Sun^p¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: James Best| T: Joanne Thomason-Murphy| OR: 72| CD

40/1

C&D winner. Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Newton Abbot (16.8f, good to firm, 33/1) 18 days ago. Unreliable individual.

Form: 17P63-P

Agent Saonois^p,t²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Lily Pinchin⁽³⁾| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 69| CD

25/1

C&D winner but comes here below par, sixth of 7 in handicap hurdle (9/1) at Ffos Las (20f, good) 24 days ago. Back down in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: U83P-86

Non-Runners

Andapa⁴⁹

Weight: 11-1| Age: 9

T: M Roberts J: Bryony Frost

Mactavish²⁹

Weight: 10-8| Age: 6

T: D Thompson J: C Gethings

Forecasts

Vin Rouge (11/4), Cumhacht (3/1), Andapa (11/2), Tonto Foley (6/1), Ambassador (15/2), Sir Canford (8/1), Turpin Gold (9/1), Rafiki (12/1), Jakamani (16/1), Bentham (22/1), Agent Saonois (25/1), African Sun (40/1), Kracquer (50/1), Mactavish (66/1)

CUMHACHT arrives on the back of a very good Ffos Las second and with the winner having gone in again since he is fancied to go one better. Southwell scorer Tonto Foley rates the chief threat ahead of C&D winner Andapa and Newton Abbot scorer Vin Rouge.