Virgin Bet Handicap Hurdle (Qualifier For The Challenger Stayers Hurdle Series Final) (Class 3) Racecard

Channel: SKY
Distance: 3m 84y
Going: Good To Soft

Runners: 10
Type: Hurdle
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy

Selection

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Racecard

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Best Odds

Theligny ^t

J: Alan Johns

T: Tim Vaughan

Distance Winner - Won before at this distance

Chaser who goes hurdling for the first time since 2018 after jumping poorly last time

281-03

Age: 10

Weight: 12-0

OR: 132

Days: 81

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
5 Dec 20	Wet Wetherby	24f Sft	3HcCh	11-12 t	3/6	Nearly Perfect (20L)	18/1	135	131
18 Oct 20	Sed Sedgefield	29f Gd	2HcCh	11-4 t	11/12	Red Giant (30L)	22/1	135	121
30 Jan 20	Ffo Ffos Las	24f Hy	4Ch	11-0 t	1/5	Jammy George (½L)	9/1	134	136
23 Nov 19	Hay Haydock	25.5f GS	2HcCh	11-2 t	8/10	Crievehill (50L)	8/1	135	111
19 Oct 19	Mar Market Rasen	21.5f GS	2HcCh	10-6 t	2/9	Copper West (1¾L)	8/1	133	136
29 Jan 19	Ncs Newcastle	23.5f Sft	3HcCh	11-11 t	3/8	Rock On Fruity (2¾L)	9/1	133	134

Mr Scrumpy

J: Joe Colliver

T: Jedd O'Keeffe

Distance Winner - Won before at this distance

Made all at Wetherby in October but has flopped twice since; needs to bounce right back

F1-107

Age: 7

Weight: 11-12

OR: 130

Days: 73

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
13 Dec 20	Crl Carlisle	25f Sft	2HcH	11-1	7/7	Captain Zebo (31L)	13/2	131	101
7 Nov 20	Ain Aintree	24.5f GS	2HcH	10-10	10/12	Unowhatimeanharry (30L)	4/1	132	107
14 Oct 20	Wet Wetherby	24f GS	3HcH	11-8	1/11	Shantou Vow (½L)	3/1F	129	131
14 Mar 20	Ncs Newcastle	22f Sft	2NvHcH	11-6	1/7	Rath An Iuir (4½L)	12/1	124	127
11 Jan 20	Wet Wetherby	19.5f Sft	3HcH	11-1	F/12	West To The Bridge ()	5/2	124	107
13 Dec 19	Don Doncaster	19.5f GS	3HcH	10-11	2/6	Storm Rising (1L)	EvensF	122	127

Portstorm

J: Conor O'Farrell

T: Ian Duncan

Excelled himself when second in C&D Grade 2 novice (50-1); respected on handicap debut

324-12

Age: 6

Weight: 11-10

OR: 128

Days: 25

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
30 Jan 21	Don Doncaster	24.5f Sft	NvHG2	10-12	2/12	The Cob (9L)	50/1	121	130
14 Dec 20	Ayr Ayr	21.5f Hy	4NvH	10-12	1/5	Ugo Du Misselot (3½L)	4/1	121	114
5 Mar 20	Crl Carlisle	24.5f Sft	4NvH	11-3	4/4	Skiddaw Tara (41L)	3/1	121	94
19 Jan 20	Ayr Ayr	24.5f Hy	4NvH	10-12	2/7	Escaria Ten (2½L)	33/1	-	127
2 Jan 20	Ayr Ayr	20.5f Sft	5MdH	11-6	3/10	Marown (12½L)	8/1	-	108
13 Nov 19	Ayr Ayr	20.5f Hy	5MdH	11-0	5/10	Victory Echo (36L)	25/1	-	81

Mr Clarkson

J: David Noonan

T: David Pipe

In front when unseating rider in chase second outing, but thrashed over hurdles last time

5-5U09

Age: 9

Weight: 11-9

OR: 127

Days: 21

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
3 Feb 21	War Warwick	26f Hy	3HcH	11-11 tb	9/10	Supremely Lucky (91L)	80/1	130	43
10 Jan 21	Exe Exeter	24.5f Sft	3HcCh	11-13 tb	10/12	Crossley Tender (68L)	22/1	131	75
10 Dec 20	Tau Taunton	23f GS	3NvHcCh	11-7 tb	UR/10	El Kaldoun ()	16/1	128	134
11 Nov 20	Exe Exeter	24.5f GS	3NvHcCh	11-6 tb	5/9	Ofalltheginjoints (33L)	50/1	132	108
30 Jan 20	Ffo Ffos Las	24f Hy	4Ch	11-0 tb	5/5	Theligny (61L)	7/2	135	75
1 Jan 20	Exe Exeter	19f Sft	3NvHcCh	11-10 tb	3/5	Musical Slave (11L)	5/1	136	134

Supakalanistic

J: Jordan Nailor ³

T: Nigel Twiston-Davies

2 x Distance Winner - Won 2 times before at this distance

In good form in jumpers' bumpers; should be competitive back over hurdles

17-112

Age: 8

Weight: 11-8

OR: 126

Days: 23

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
1 Feb 21	Lin Lingfield (AW)	16f St/Slw	4NHF	11-10	2/14	Strong Glance (1¼L)	11/2	-	117
18 Jan 21	Lin Lingfield (AW)	16f St/Slw	4NHF	11-4	1/11	Distingo (hd)	7/4F	-	113
6 Jan 21	Kem Kempton (AW)	12f St/Slw	5Nv	9-12	2/14	Great Esteem (1¾L)	18/1	-	82
23 Nov 20	Kem Kempton	24.5f Gd	4HcH	11-4	1/11	The Domino Effect (2½L)	14/1	119	125
10 Sep 20	Chp Chepstow	12f Gd	5Md	9-13	1/13	Beholden (¾L)	16/1	-	73
19 Feb 20	Lud Ludlow	21.5f Sft	4HcH	11-7	7/11	Star Of Rory (22L)	11/2	120	99

Big Bresil

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Tom George

Cold Recent Form Jockey - 1 wins from 28 in the last 14 days (4%)

Best effort over hurdles when second on handicap debut at Bangor; could go one better

/21-52

Age: 6

Weight: 11-7

OR: 125

Days: 41

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
14 Jan 21	Ban Bangor-on-Dee	19.5f Hy	4HcH	11-10	2/8	Flight Deck (2¾L)	8/1	122	130
10 Nov 20	Lin Lingfield	19.5f Sft	3NvH	11-4	5/12	Take Your Time (19L)	9/2	-	102
21 Feb 20	Exe Exeter	18.5f Hy	4NvH	11-0	1/13	Lamanver Storm (1L)	10/1	-	116
21 Jan 20	Exe Exeter	17f Hy	5NHF	11-4	2/11	Red Rookie (12L)	7/1	-	108
24 Mar 19	Lsc Liscarroll	24f Y/Sft	4yMdPTP	11-11	2/10	Papa Tango Charly (4L)	5/1	-	89

Ashfield Paddy ^h

J: Kevin Brogan ⁵

T: Jonjo O'Neill

Progressive over hurdles and beaten by an unexposed rival last time; leading contender

21-563

Age: 7

Weight: 11-5

OR: 123

Days: 34

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
21 Jan 21	Wcn Wincanton	21.5f Hy	3HcH	11-5 h	3/7	Brinkley (10L)	11/1	123	124
29 Nov 20	Crl Carlisle	24.5f Sft	3HcCh	11-3 h	6/7	Rath An Iuir (47L)	4/1	123	89
27 Oct 20	Chp Chepstow	23.5f Sft	3Ch	11-4 h	5/6	The Wolf (25L)	12/1	124	113
21 Feb 20	Exe Exeter	23f Hy	4HcH	11-9 h	1/10	No Rematch (1¼L)	7/2J	117	128
20 Dec 19	Asc Ascot	21.5f Hy	3HcH	10-11 h	2/10	Mr Muldoon (3½L)	5/2F	117	122
4 Dec 19	Hay Haydock	23f Sft	4HcH	11-9 h	1/9	Teescomponentstrig (1L)	4/1J	112	119

French Paradoxe ^h

J: Tom O'Brien

T: Oliver Signy

Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 19 in the last 14 days (0%)

In and out so far, poor effort on handicap debut at Wetherby; today's longer trip may suit

0-3614

Age: 6

Weight: 11-4

OR: 122

Days: 43

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
12 Jan 21	Wet Wetherby	19.5f Hy	3HcH	10-12 h	4/7	Shannon Bridge (46L)	3/1	122	85
16 Dec 20	Nby Newbury	20.5f Sft	4NvH	10-12 h	1/7	Flash Collonges (½L)	7/2	-	119
27 Nov 20	Don Doncaster	21f Gd	4NvH	10-12 h	6/11	Bobhopeornohope (21L)	11/2	-	98
14 Oct 20	Wet Wetherby	19.5f GS	4NvH	10-12 h¹	3/11	Valleres (7L)	66/1	-	116
24 Jan 20	Hun Huntingdon	16f Sft	5NHF	11-4	12/15	Third Time Lucki (52L)	25/1	-	70
5 May 19	Swn Stowlin	24f Gd	4yMdPTP	11-11	F/10	Premium Package ()	5/1	-	-

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Sultans Pride

J: Brian Hughes

T: Gillian Boanas

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Wind Op - First run after wind operation

Much improved this season, back-to-back wins at Hexham; returns from layoff after wind op

45-114

Age: 9

Weight: 10-12

OR: 116

Days: 116

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
31 Oct 20	Ayr Ayr	24.5f Hy	3HcH	10-10	4/10	Justatenner (3¾L)	7/1	118	117
10 Oct 20	Hex Hexham	23.5f GS	3HcH	10-8	1/13	Florrie Knox (7L)	2/1F	106	117
2 Oct 20	Hex Hexham	23.5f Gd	5HcH	11-8	1/10	Grand Enterprise (20L)	11/2	96	110
17 Feb 20	Crl Carlisle	25f Sft	4HcH	11-4	5/11	Jobsonfire (14½L)	17/2	97	96
28 Jan 20	Ncs Newcastle	22f Sft	5HcH	11-7	4/9	Ladronne (2¼L)	2/1	98	99
14 Jan 20	Don Doncaster	24.5f GS	5HcH	11-4	3/16	Jobsonfire (18L)	12/1	98	97

Shah An Shah ^p

J: Aidan Coleman

T: Charlie Longsdon

C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance

Won this race 12 months ago under bold front-running ride; mostly disappointing since

-86P2P

Age: 7

Weight: 10-10

OR: 114

Days: 21

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
3 Feb 21	War Warwick	26f Hy	3HcH	10-9 tp¹	PU/10	Supremely Lucky ()	6/1	114	-
31 Dec 20	War Warwick	26f Sft	4HcH	11-5 p¹	2/10	Mr Washington (¾L)	10/1	112	114
13 Nov 20	Sth Southwell	24.5f GS	4NvHcCh	11-4	PU/9	Reve ()	11/1	112	-
13 Oct 20	Her Hereford	25.5f GF	3HcH	10-9	6/7	Neville's Cross (41L)	9/2	114	91
21 Sep 20	War Warwick	21f Gd	4HcH	11-5	8/14	Outonpatrol (10½L)	10/1	114	108
19 Feb 20	Don Doncaster	24.5f Sft	3HcH	10-7	1/11	Rath An Iuir (1L)	7/1	109	112