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Wednesday 23 March 2022

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Cazoo Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 13:55 | Winning time: 3m 47.74s

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Seventeen O Four^p¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Fergus Gillard⁽³⁾| T: D Pipe| OR: 110| D

13/8

Dual Flat winner who struck on his second hurdles start in 2m Chepstow novice over Christmas. Back on form with runner-up efforts in handicaps on his last 2 starts. Leading claims.

Form: 416522

Voodoo Doll^p⁴⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Isabel Williams⁽³⁾| T: Evan Williams| OR: 110| C| D

8/1

Scored at Taunton in October. Back on track when fifth at Ludlow in December and might be worth forgiving him a lesser run in a Kelso Class 2 since.

Form: 251655

Rossbeigh Strand⁵⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Daniel Hiskett| T: R T Phillips| OR: 110

9/2

Fair form when in the frame in novice hurdles at Chepstow (to Seventeen O Four) and Wetherby this winter. Unexposed type who may have more to offer now making a quick switch to handicaps.

Form: P1/9-24

John Betjeman^b¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Joe Anderson⁽⁵⁾| T: Mark Gillard| OR: 109| CD

5/1

Well held at Newbury latest but he had been in good form with 4 successive placed efforts prior to that. Capable of bouncing back.

Form: 522237

Instant De Bonheur⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: Tom Buckley| T: N J Hawke| OR: 102

20/1

Showed a bit in her qualifying runs but well held on 23f Bangor handicap debut last month. Now drops significantly in trip.

Form: 7557

Good Impression^t1²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-1| J: Ellis Collier⁽⁵⁾| T: B J Llewellyn| OR: 85| C| D

11/2

Back-to-back 2m wins at Fakenham and Uttoxeter for Dai Burchell in January. Below-form sixth for new trainer at Ludlow last month and now sports a first-time tongue-tie.

Form: 6/49116

The Wire Flyer^b²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Mr Ben Ffrench Davis⁽³⁾| T: J L Flint| OR: 79| CD

10/1

Off the mark in C&D handicap just over a year ago but that's his sole success from 20 starts in this sphere and recent efforts have lacked spark. 5 lb out of weights.

Form: 586695

Ingeborg Zilling²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Jack Martin⁽⁷⁾| T: Sheila Lewis| OR: 77

100/1

Has pulled up on both starts since returning from 8 months off (fences latterly) so it's hard to make a case for her from 7 lb out of the weights.

Form: P67-4PP

Forecasts

Seventeen O Four (13/8), Rossbeigh Strand (9/2), John Betjeman (5/1), Good Impression (11/2), Voodoo Doll (8/1), The Wire Flyer (10/1), Instant De Bonheur (20/1), Ingeborg Zilling (100/1)

SEVENTEEN O FOUR has been knocking on the door in similar events lately and is taken to get back to winning ways. Rossbeigh Strand chased home the selection in a novice at Chepstow over Christmas and this unexposed 7-y-o may provide the main threat now moving into a handicap. John Betjeman didn't run too well last time but had been in good form prior to that and completes the shortlist.