AJA Amateur Riders' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 19:31 | Winning time: 3m 35.9s

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Selected odds by:

Cobra De Mai^p1,t1¹¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr S Davies-Thomas⁽³⁾| T: D Skelton| OR: 116

7/4

Back from a break with the stable flying at the moment and headgear tried for the first time. Ran a very creditable race when last seen on Boxing Day at Market Rasen (2m2f) in a competitive contest and has to be considered here.

Form: 45442-1

Danceintothelight^t⁴⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Abbie McCain⁽⁷⁾| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 112

13/2

Out-and-out front runner who is at his best around sharp tracks such as this and is always dangerous with an easy lead. Probably summed up by his handicap mark now though and has something to prove of a mark this high.

Form: 161434-

Grams And Ounces^p,t¹⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 11-2| J: Mr J J O'Neill⁽⁵⁾| T: G Harris| OR: 102

11/4

C&D winner who might be creeping back to some sort of form but a long losing run rather tempers enthusiasm. No doubt he's on an attractive mark here and should be watched in the market.

Form: 353433

Three Colours Red²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Mr Morgan Winstone⁽⁷⁾| T: R Stephens| OR: 101

18/1

Had shown some useful form over hurdles for his previous yard but never won for them (runner-up six times). Showed very little for this yard over hurdles on his only start so far and remains one to be wary of.

Form: 3/83237-

Orion's Might^h¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-8| J: Mr Ed Bailey⁽⁷⁾| T: M Sheppard| OR: 94

7/1

Not the easiest of customers and so far his hurdles record reads 0/29 and the fact that he often races freely is one factor that is a negative for him here. Has been tried over a variety of trip and can be awkward at the start and other much preferred here.

Form: 25P56-2

Red Admirable^p,t²³

Age: 11| Weight: 10-7| J: Mr C R Taylor⁽⁷⁾| T: D Killahena & G McPherson| OR: 93

10/1

All his best form is over further and failed to justify strong market support over 2m4f last time out at Hereford. Unlikely to enjoy this sharp test and could well find one or two too speedy here.

Form: P3-PF44

Anton Dolin⁵⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 10-0| J: Lewis Stones⁽⁷⁾| T: M Mullineaux| OR: 85

9/1

Not seen over hurdles since Boxing Day when he was well beaten at Sedgefield off a 2lb lower mark and hasn't won over hurdles since 2013. Has run relatively well of late on the AW and comes here in better heart than some of these.

Form: 345061-

Non-Runners

Galactic Power¹

Weight: 10-7| Age: 7

T: R Dickin J: Tabitha Worsley

Forecasts

Cobra De Mai (7/4), Grams And Ounces (11/4), Galactic Power (11/4), Danceintothelight (13/2), Orion's Might (7/1), Anton Dolin (9/1), Red Admirable (10/1), Three Colours Red (18/1)

This should be run at a sound pace with Danceontothelight likely to go forward although he faces a fair task off this mark. This sharp test isn’t sure to suit Red Admirable while Anton Dolin is on a long losing run. The Dan Skelton yard are in sparkling form and this looks a slightly easier task for COBRA DE MAIon his comeback and he’s given a narrow vote over Grams And Ounces.