16:10 Hereford

Thursday 6 April 2023

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Silvershine Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:10 | Winning time: 5m 21.67s

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Selected odds by:

Grizzly James³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: Miss V Williams| OR: 93

11/1

Fairly useful ex-French hurdles winner but yet to score for his current yard and was rather concerningly pulled up sharply 4 out in 3m handicap chase at Ludlow last month.

Form: 5-3455P

Family Pot^p,t¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-13| J: Harry Kimber⁽³⁾| T: Sheila Lewis| OR: 92| CD

6/1

Won both outings at this venue in February but folded tamely in his hat-trick bid over C&D just under a fortnight ago, found to have lost a shoe. Fancied to bounce back quickly partnered by a handy 3 lb conditional rider.

Form: 36311P

Layerthorpe¹¹⁹

Age: 11| Weight: 11-13| J: Ben Jones| T: Mrs D A Hamer| OR: 92| C

28/1

Landed a hat-trick in staying handicap hurdles in 2019 but having offered little on chase debut/return at Ludlow in November, seemed to excel himself in a first-time tongue strap when runner-up at Taunton (23f, good to soft) 3 weeks later. Not seen since, though.

Form: 3235-P2

Higgs^p¹²

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: W T Kennedy| T: S-J Davies| OR: 91

9/1

Dual hurdles winner back in 2018 who proved expensive to follow for Dr Richard Newland. Sold for just £2,500 and yet to make much of a serious impact for this yard, holding his form well enough without getting that close to a first win in this sphere.

Form: 2-64424

Abaya Du Mathan^b,t⁹

Age: 11| Weight: 11-8| J: Gearoid Harney⁽⁷⁾| T: D Pipe| OR: 87

12/1

Eighteen runs since last win in 2022 and his mark has been tumbling ever since, finishing a well-beaten third at Huntingdon (19.9f, heavy) 9 days ago.

Form: 4P43P3

Loud As Lions^v1³²

Age: 10| Weight: 11-7| J: David Noonan| T: T Symonds| OR: 86| C

12/1

Out of form for some time now and the switch back to hurdling at Ffos Las last month failed to spark a revival. More severe headgear reached for back over fences but tough to recommend.

Form: P9-4P49

From This Moment^t⁵⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: D F O'Regan| T: Henry Oliver| OR: 84

11/4

No encouragement in 7 starts over hurdles in Ireland (including in handicaps) so will need this switch of yard/to fences to transfigure him (was at least placed on last 3 completed starts in points).

Form: 50-90P0

Just Go For It^t¹⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 11-3| J: Sean Houlihan| T: M Hunt| OR: 82| C| D

9/4

Won her first race in 2 years courtesy of the stewards with a tongue strap refitted at Wincanton early last month and improved further to gain her victory on the track back there (21.4f, good to soft) 10 days ago. Well held on both previous starts over fences but much better anticipated now.

Form: 336141

Leskinfere^p⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 10-4| J: Benjamin Poste| T: J R Cornwall| OR: 69

11/1

Back-to-back Huntingdon winner last March (from marks in the 70s) but largely disappointing this term. However, he seemed to excel himself from 33 lb out of the handicap when third at Market Rasen (19.2f, soft) 8 days ago and has much more realistic claims from his proper mark here.

Form: P35P73

Forecasts

Just Go For It (9/4), From This Moment (11/4), Family Pot (6/1), Higgs (9/1), Grizzly James (11/1), Leskinfere (11/1), Abaya Du Mathan (12/1), Loud As Lions (12/1), Layerthorpe (28/1)

A few in with chances but LESKINFERE seemed to excel himself from well out of the weights at Market Rasen last week and, back racing from his proper mark in this, he has much more realistic claims of notching a third career success. He gets the nod over Just Go For It, who is expected to leave both previous efforts in this sphere behind after a pair of Wincanton victories over timber last month. Family Pot and Layerthorpe can fight out third spot.