13:50 Stratford

Sunday 21 July 2024

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Hiorns Hats Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 13:52 | Winning time: 5m 24.87s

Risk And Roll^p⁶⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 12-2| J: Tabitha Worsley⁽³⁾| T: H J Evans| OR: 122| C

12/1

Tricky customer won over fences at Uttoxeter last September. Creditable effort at Ascot on penultimate outing but turned in a lesser effort back Uttoxeter last time. On a fair mark if returning to form back over hurdles.

Form: 9354-V8

G A Henty³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 116

5/2

Didn't need to improve to justify short odds in an 8-runner novice hurdle (4/9) at Market Rasen (23.1f, good to firm) 30 days ago. Beaten twice in handicaps from lower marks in the spring but quicker conditions here may prove more suitable.

Form: U/2P5-31

Royal Pretender⁴⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King| OR: 115

11/2

Shaped better than the distance beaten suggests third of 8 in handicap hurdle at Uttoxeter (23.3f, good) 45 days ago, weakening only after 3 out. Remains on a long losing run but not disounted able to build on that.

Form: 4/2P50-3

Calagogo^t,v1²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Jamie Brace⁽⁷⁾| T: Stephen Allen| OR: 113| D

150/1

Lightly raced and went the wrong way for Gordon Elliott. Little impact in 2 outings for current connections so is impossible to fancy once again.

Form: 68F0/P0

Honneur D'Ajonc⁷⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Alex Chadwick⁽⁵⁾| T: James Owen| OR: 112

15/2

Has more poor runs than good to his name of late, again offering little when ninth of 10 in handicap hurdle at Kempton (24.5f, good to soft) 76 days ago. Feasibly treated if stable switch (left Mrs Jane Williams) sparks him to some sort of form.

Form: P3725-9

Blue Stello⁴³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: Miss E C Lavelle| OR: 109

11/2

Irish point runner-up has made the track only 3 times since making a winning debut at Warwick in November 2021. Yet to really kick on from that successful start and he's best watched after 14 months off (left Nicky Henderson)

Form: 214P/3-

Kick Up A Storm^p,t⁶⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 105| BF

5/2

Showed improved form to get off the mark on handicap debut at Exeter in April but may have found the race coming too soon when only fifth of 6 in handicap hurdle at Hereford (25.5f, good, 5/6) 69 days ago. Still one to be positive about on the whole.

Form: 6/3671-5

Not What It Seems³⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: G Sheehan| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 105

11/1

Winless since 2022 and he arrives on the back of a poor run at Market Rasen, albeit with the outing still perhaps needed. Others make more appeal.

Form: P/33P-58

Non-Runners

Lunar Power¹

Weight: 12-1| Age: 6

T: D McCain Jnr J: William Maggs

Gwash¹

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: F O'Brien J: J J Burke

Forecasts

G A Henty (5/2), Kick Up A Storm (5/2), Gwash (5/1), Royal Pretender (11/2), Blue Stello (11/2), Honneur D'Ajonc (15/2), Not What It Seems (11/1), Risk And Roll (12/1), Lunar Power (12/1), Calagogo (150/1)

G A HENTY didn't have much to beat in maiden company last time but steps back into handicaps from a mark which still appeals as workable with ground conditions promising to suit. Kick Up A Storm can be forgiven his disappointing Hereford effort on account of a quick turnaround and remains of interest on the form of his Exeter success, with Royal Pretender capable of rounding out the frame