15:21 Fontwell

Saturday 19 March 2022

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Andy's Big 60th Birthday Novices' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:21 | Winning time: 4m 48.1s

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Selected odds by:

Mini Yeats²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Charlie Price⁽³⁾| T: M Hunt| OR: 99

9/1

Promise when third in maiden/novice hurdles in recent months and should be very competitive from this opening handicap mark.

Form: 353

One Last Glance^t1⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: James Best| T: T R Gretton| OR: 89| BF

7/2

Fair maiden who has been runner-up in handicaps on his last 2 starts. The only slight concern is that he didn't seem to get home on his sole previous attempt over this trip. Tongue tie added.

Form: 8-63422

Fred Bear¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Sean Houlihan| T: Miss S West| OR: 96

11/1

Runner-up twice prior to making all in juvenile company at Stratford in August. Limitations exposed in defeat since and remains vulnerable to improvers.

Form: 635436

Catch Me Not¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Tom Buckley⁽⁵⁾| T: N J Hawke| OR: 87

14/1

Modest form over hurdles, beaten just under 10 lengths into fourth on her 20.5f Plumpton handicap debut 19 days ago. Bit more needed.

Form: 5/7-P744

Shutthegate^p³¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-12| J: Brendan Powell| T: J L Spearing| OR: 85| D

22/1

Improved out of the blue with cosy success at Warwick (19f) on New Year's Eve. Backed that up when fourth at Chepstow next time but ran poorly at Wetherby latest.

Form: 6-6P14P

Aggagio¹⁴⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Joshua Moore| T: G & J Moore| OR: 91

7/4

Flat winner who ran best race in juvenile hurdles when second at Huntingdon in October. Off since good run on Flat later that month. Likely improver now handicapping for the first time in this sphere.

Form: 772

Weardiditallgorong^p1⁴⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 10-9| J: N F Houlihan⁽³⁾| T: P Phelan| OR: 82

11/1

Modest winner on the Flat (including twice last year) but yet to make any impact in 3 starts over hurdles. Handicaps provide her with a more realistic chance, though. Cheekpieces added.

Form: 0/5P

The Height Of Fame^p⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-8| J: G Sheehan| T: K Burke| OR: 81

20/1

Completed for the first time over hurdles when 26 lengths second in Exeter maiden last month. More will be needed if she's to defy this opening handicap mark.

Form: 58-6UP2

My Ticketyboo³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: Nick Scholfield| T: C Gordon| OR: 87

10/1

Beaten a long way when reaching the frame in maiden/juvenile events here in recent months but he appeals as one who could do better now handicapping over further. Market move interesting.

Form: 643

Cobbs Corner⁴⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-4| J: Tabitha Worsley⁽³⁾| T: N J Gifford| OR: 77

14/1

Related to winning hurdlers, but has achieved only poor form so far, including on handicap debut latest.

Form: 74-6305

Non-Runners

So Socksy⁴⁶

Weight: 10-13| Age: 8

T: Ben Clarke J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Aggagio (7/4), One Last Glance (7/2), Mini Yeats (9/1), My Ticketyboo (10/1), Fred Bear (11/1), Weardiditallgorong (11/1), Cobbs Corner (14/1), Catch Me Not (14/1), So Socksy (16/1), The Height Of Fame (20/1), Shutthegate (22/1)

An opening hurdle mark in the mid-90s could prove lenient for AGGAGIO based on his Flat ability so he gets the nod back from a break, with confidence increased should the betting vibes be strong. My Ticketyboo is another who appeals as a possible improver in handicaps and is feared most ahead of Mini Yeats.