Hampton Court Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle (Class 3) Racecard

Channel: RTV
Distance: 2m 3f 173y
Going: Soft

Runners: 8
Type: Hurdle
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy

Selection

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Racecard

No.(Draw)

Runner

Best Odds

Espion

J: Sean Houlihan ³

T: Philip Hobbs

Distance Winner - Won before at this distance

Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out

Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 14 in the last 14 days (0%)

Disappointing favourite on recent handicap debut; early days; could still be interesting

/531-0

Age: 6

Weight: 11-12

OR: 128

Days: 23

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
16 Oct 20	Utt Uttoxeter	23.5f GS	2HcH	11-3	10/13	Captain Drake (34L)	7/2F	128	106
14 Mar 20	Utt Uttoxeter	20f Hy	4NvH	11-2	1/4	Gustavian (11L)	6/5F	-	127
7 Dec 19	San Sandown	16f Hy	3NvH	10-12	3/13	Fiddlerontheroof (9½L)	33/1	-	127
9 Nov 19	Wcn Wincanton	15.5f Gd	3NvH	10-12	5/8	Edwardstone (16½L)	33/1	-	115
10 Nov 18	Wcn Wincanton	15.5f Gd	5NHF	11-2	5/9	Flic Ou Voyou (16L)	5/1	-	96

Melekhov

J: Bryan Carver

T: Philip Hobbs

Going Specialist - 2 wins from 3 starts on this ground (67%)

Cold Recent Form Jockey - 1 wins from 23 in the last 14 days (4%)

Sole start last season was a disappointing show in this race (heavy); stable runs two

21/25-

Age: 6

Weight: 11-10

OR: 126

Days: 364

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
10 Nov 19	San Sandown	20f Hy	3HcH	11-3	5/8	Lord Of The Island (20L)	5/1	127	113
12 May 19	Plu Plumpton	20.5f Gd	3HcH	11-9	2/6	Ramore Will (3¼L)	11/4	124	128
16 Apr 19	Exe Exeter	17f GS	5MdH	11-4	1/13	Quick Wave (1L)	5/6F	-	119
11 Mar 19	Tau Taunton	16.5f GS	4MdH	11-2	2/12	Scaramanga (9L)	3/1	-	110
11 Oct 18	Ban Bangor-on-Dee	16.5f Gd	5MdH	11-0	4/6	Shantaluze (41L)	EvensF	-	92
23 Apr 18	Hex Hexham	16f Sft	5NHF	11-0	1/9	Penny Blak (1½L)	5/2J	-	113

First Lord De Cuet ^t

J: Fergus Gillard ⁶

T: David Pipe

Hot Recent Form Trainer - 5 wins from 17 in the last 14 days (29%)

Well held switched to handicaps at Kempton (2m5f) in March and Fontwell (2m1f) last month

4120-3

Age: 6

Weight: 11-10

OR: 126

Days: 37

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
2 Oct 20	Fon Fontwell	17.5f Sft	3HcH	11-9 t	3/10	Vorashann (16L)	11/2	126	122
14 Mar 20	Kem Kempton	21f GS	NvHcHG3	11-3 t	10/18	McFabulous (17L)	22/1	126	120
30 Dec 19	Hay Haydock	15.5f Sft	3NvH	11-4 t¹	2/7	Ebony Jewel (¾L)	13/8	126	119
3 Dec 19	Sth Southwell	15.5f Sft	4MdH	11-0	1/13	South Seas (2¼L)	11/8F	-	122
9 Nov 19	Wcn Wincanton	15.5f Gd	3NvH	10-12	4/8	Edwardstone (12L)	9/1	-	121
18 Mar 19	Plu Plumpton	18f GS	5NHF	11-0	1/7	Mr Harp (13L)	7/4F	-	116

Top Gamble ^tp

J: Richard Patrick ³

T: Kerry Lee

Distance Winner - Won before at this distance

Veteran; beaten a neck in March latest; last raced beyond 2m1f in December 2018

F3662-

Age: 12

Weight: 11-8

OR: 124

Days: 250

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
3 Mar 20	Exe Exeter	17f Sft	4HcH	11-9 tb	2/10	Daytime Ahead (nk)	14/1	120	124
19 Feb 20	Lud Ludlow	16f Sft	3HcH	11-9 tb	6/10	Bean In Trouble (19L)	14/1	123	108
29 Jan 20	Lei Leicester	15.5f Hy	3HcH	11-9 tb	6/8	Applesandpierres (6L)	14/1	125	120
21 Dec 19	Hay Haydock	15.5f Hy	3HcH	11-7 tb¹	3/5	Minella Charmer (9¼L)	8/1	128	124
16 Oct 19	Wet Wetherby	15f GS	3HcCh	11-9 tp	F/9	Ballyvic Boru ()	7/1	135	121
15 Mar 19	Chl Cheltenham	16.5f GS	HcChG3	11-2 tp	14/19	Croco Bay (39L)	18/1	143	118

Espalion ^t

J: Rex Dingle

T: Jeremy Scott

3 x Distance Winner - Won 3 times before at this distance

Hot Recent Form Jockey - 5 wins from 19 in the last 14 days (26%)

Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 12 in the last 14 days (0%)

Improving; despite April 2019 win, all his form on softer than good is a cause for concern

60-211

Age: 6

Weight: 11-6

OR: 122

Days: 31

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
8 Oct 20	Exe Exeter	18.5f GF	4HcH	11-12 t	1/12	Level Of Intensity (1¼L)	9/2	119	124
2 Sep 20	Utt Uttoxeter	20f Gd	4HcH	11-5 t	1/17	Minella Mojo (7L)	11/2	111	121
23 Jul 20	Utt Uttoxeter	20f Gd	4HcH	11-3 t	2/10	Yes No Maybe So (nk)	4/1	109	112
28 Feb 20	Nby Newbury	20.5f Sft	4HcH	11-5 t¹	10/14	Flight Deck (22L)	12/1	112	94
30 Jan 20	Wcn Wincanton	20f Sft	3HcH	10-10	6/11	Espoir De Romay (12½L)	9/1	114	107
12 Dec 19	Tau Taunton	19f Sft	3HcH	10-9	7/15	Annsam (17½L)	20/1	115	105

Twenty Twenty ^v

J: Niall Houlihan ⁶

T: Gary Moore

Distance Winner - Won before at this distance

Ended last term in top form; took some time to find his form last autumn

22281-

Age: 5

Weight: 11-2

OR: 118

Days: 239

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
14 Mar 20	Fon Fontwell	19f Sft	4HcH	11-1 v	1/6	Flagrant Delitiep (3½L)	2/1J	113	118
22 Feb 20	Kem Kempton	21f GS	3HcH	9-11 v	8/17	Downtown Getaway (12L)	16/1	113	107
24 Jan 20	Hun Huntingdon	20.5f Sft	4HcH	11-4 v	2/14	Sermando (1½L)	8/1	112	114
30 Dec 19	Tau Taunton	19f Sft	4HcH	11-5 v	2/16	Lightly Squeeze (7L)	4/1	111	108
8 Dec 19	Hun Huntingdon	20.5f GS	4HcH	11-2 v¹	2/15	Pagero (8L)	15/2	108	118
8 Nov 19	Fon Fontwell	19f Sft	3HcH	10-11	3/9	Paseo (3½L)	16/1	106	112

Iconic Sky ^p

J: Maxime Tissier

T: Lucy Wadham

Distance Winner - Won before at this distance

Entitled to have been ring-rusty last month; hard to know whether she has come on enough

1231/P

Age: 7

Weight: 11-0

OR: 116

Days: 23

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
16 Oct 20	Fak Fakenham	20f Gd	4HcH	11-6 p	PU/13	Carys' Commodity ()	11/1	119	-
22 Apr 18	Mar Market Rasen	20.5f Gd	3HcHM	11-5 p	1/7	Just Milly (¾L)	11/4F	119	122
7 Apr 18	Fak Fakenham	20f GS	3HcH	9-13 p	3/7	Le Breuil (5L)	11/2	117	119
12 Mar 18	Plu Plumpton	20.5f Hy	4HcHM	11-1 p	2/7	Snippetydoodah (3½L)	5/1	114	118
18 Feb 18	Mar Market Rasen	18.5f Sft	4HcHM	10-13 p	1/11	Dahills Hill (1½L)	8/1	109	115
11 Jan 18	Lei Leicester	15.5f Hy	3HcH	10-7 p	5/12	Mr Antolini (9L)	25/1	112	106

Gortroe Joe

J: Liam Harrison ⁸

T: Fergal O'Brien

2 x Distance Winner - Won 2 times before at this distance

Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out

Well handicapped and needs a close look despite his disappointing seasonal/stable debut

3049-0

Age: 8

Weight: 11-0

OR: 116

Days: 24

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
15 Oct 20	Crl Carlisle	20f Gd	4HcH	11-9 t¹	16/17	Bannixtown Glory (52L)	100/30F	118	74
11 Jan 20	Kem Kempton	21f GS	HcHL	10-7	9/13	Burrows Edge (40L)	14/1	121	90
26 Dec 19	Kem Kempton	21f Sft	3HcH	11-0	4/16	Honest Vic (14L)	40/1	123	117
23 Nov 19	Hay Haydock	19f GS	2HcH	10-8	11/12	Bold Plan (43L)	16/1	123	87
2 Nov 19	Wet Wetherby	19.5f Sft	3HcH	11-4	3/15	Mr Scrumpy (4½L)	14/1	122	124
12 Oct 19	Chp Chepstow	16f Sft	2HcH	10-12	9/9	Speed Company (47L)	14/1	127	85