19:55 Warwick

Saturday 13 May 2023

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Hamlington's Fine Jewellery Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 19:55 | Winning time: 6m 3.75s

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Enjoy Your Life³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 12-1| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: Miss V Williams| OR: 111

11/1

Fairly useful ex-French winning hurdler who stepped up plenty on his British/stable debut when second in 9-runner handicap at Wincanton (21.4f) last month. Upped further in trip.

Form: 040/352-

Grillon De Monty²⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 12-1| J: Tristan Durrell⁽⁵⁾| T: D Skelton| OR: 111| D

4/1

Bounced back to form to open his account for current yard in 7-runner handicap at Huntingdon (25f, good to soft) 27 days ago, benefiting from a marked change of tactics. Nudged up 6 lb but handy 5-lb conditional offsets most of that. Of interest again.

Form: 11F/2P1-

State Of Fame³³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-13| J: Alan Johns| T: Tim Vaughan| OR: 109

12/1

Bumper winner and fair maiden hurdler for Ross O'Sullivan in Ireland. Shaped as though in need of the run after 7 months off on last month's stable debut but has plenty on back in handicap company from his current mark.

Form: 4/55544-

Barricane^p⁵⁴⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Fergus Gregory| T: O Murphy| OR: 108

25/1

Landed back-to-back handicaps in 2021 but an 18-month absence has to be a concern for all he's in good hands.

Form: 665311/

Langley Hundred^t¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Elizabeth Gale⁽¹⁰⁾| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 108

7/1

Dual 23f winner in November and back on track with a pair of respectable efforts this spring. Should remain competitive.

Form: 211P35-

Gentleman Valley^t³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Dylan Whelan⁽¹⁰⁾| T: B Pauling| OR: 108

17/2

Made a successful switch to handicaps at Uttoxeter in September. Hasn't progressed since but possibly still needed the run following a winter break when fourth at Southwell (24.3f) last month.

Form: P6/1254-

Imperial B G³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR: 105

8/1

Fair bumper winner who belatedly matched that form over hurdles when second in 10-runner handicap at Haydock (24.3f) last month, despite slightly going in snatches. Likely has more to offer when the penny drops.

Form: 1/436P2-

Nickelsonthedime^p,t¹⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-8| J: Mr Joshua Newman⁽⁵⁾| T: K Woollacott| OR: 104| CD

11/2

Opened his account in a C&D handicap in May 2022. Form has been up and down since, though he did run creditably after 9 weeks off when third at Chepstow (23.6f) recently.

Form: 53P343-

Lunar Contact²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King| OR: 103

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden who got back on track after a couple of lesser efforts when third of 7 on handicap debut at Fontwell (19.2f, good to firm, 14/1) 22 days ago, despite hanging right. Worth a try over this longer trip.

Form: 3/13733-

Sadler's Bay⁴⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Beau Morgan⁽⁷⁾| T: T R Gretton| OR: 96

10/3

Showed ability in maiden/novice company and shaped better than the bare result upped in trip when fifth of 8 in 25f handicap at Carlisle (soft) 48 days ago, finishing with running left. Unexposed over this trip and one to be interested in from a workable mark. Handy 7-lb conditional also takes over.

Form: 33/6045-

Non-Runners

Jaytee²⁷

Weight: 11-9| Age: 8

T: Ian Williams J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.

Breizh Alko⁴²

Weight: 11-6| Age: 12

T: M Keighley J: Harry Atkins

Forecasts

Sadler's Bay (10/3), Grillon De Monty (4/1), Nickelsonthedime (11/2), Langley Hundred (7/1), Imperial B G (8/1), Gentleman Valley (17/2), Enjoy Your Life (11/1), Lunar Contact (12/1), State Of Fame (12/1), Breizh Alko (12/1), Jaytee (14/1), Barricane (25/1)

An open handicap but SADLER'S BAY ran well on his first try at this trip at Carlisle in March and promised a bit more still, with late errors holding him back. Therefore, his performance can be marked up and with a good-value conditional now taking over in the saddle, he's fancied to confirm the promise of that run. Imperial B G still looked a bit raw when runner-up at Haydock and can improve again when the penny drops, with last-time-out scorer Grillon de Monty completing the shortlist.