Manor Farm Claiming Hurdle

Off time: 12:48 | Winning time: 3m 42.11s

Mermaids Cave^p¹⁴⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Alex Chadwick⁽³⁾| T: James Owen| OR: 122| C

13/2

Six-time hurdles winner since joining this yard, including at this course (19.6f) in May. Below form switched to chasing at Worcester when last seen in June but better expected here.

Form: P10-123

Annexation³¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-6| J: Lily Pinchin| T: A W Carroll| OR: 119| D

12/1

No real impact in a couple of hurdle starts for this yard in May but has landed back-to-back handicaps on Flat recently and may be capable of better over timber.

Form: 25U/4-34

Zhang Fei⁴¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Fern O'Brien⁽⁵⁾| T: F O'Brien| OR: 105| D

8/1

Dual scorer over timber last year but was beaten when coming down late on at Hereford in April and looks up against it on these terms.

Form: 15231F-

Arc Zoosve⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: J M Quinlan| T: N B King

50/1

Without a win on Flat and finished well held on yard debut at Newbury 9 days ago. Tries hurdling now but is hard to recommend with any confidence.

Form:

Forget The Way^p,t¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-10| J: J J Burke| T: James Owen| OR: 113| CD

15/8

Won this contest 12 months ago and back to best when close second of 4 at Southwell (15.8f) last month. Not in same form at Market Rasen since but looks a likely player here.

Form: 21-3626

As Fast As Wind¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: Robbie David⁽⁷⁾| T: Daisy Hitchins| OR: 101| D

11/8

Opened account on level this summer and posted her best effort in this sphere when taking 9-runner handicap hurdle (3/1) at Kempton (16f, good to firm) 14 days ago, kept up to work. Player.

Form: 9652-31

Forecasts

As Fast As Wind (11/8), Forget The Way (15/8), Mermaids Cave (13/2), Zhang Fei (8/1), Annexation (12/1), Arc Zoosve (50/1)

AS FAST AS WIND produced a personal best when scoring at Kempton a fortnight ago and may be able to follow up here. Last year's winner Forget The Way looks the likeliest danger.