FIRST RACE 1.35

The

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(CLASS 5)

for four yrs old and upwards x Total prize fund £8000 Owners Prize Money. 1st £3231, 2nd £1615, 3rd £808, 4th £404, 5th £202. (Penalty Value £4224.80) 1 Eliminated Under Rules (I)9 and (I)10

Leading course trainer (17-22): D Skelton (29 wins from 150 runners, 19%) runs WILLIAM OF YORK

Trainer-in-form (last 14 days): D Skelton (7 wins from 47 runners, 15%) runs WILLIAM OF YORK colours no horse age st-lb

Longest Traveller: PERCY WILLIS trained by J O’Keeffe, Leyburn, 179 miles.

1 SAMTARA (GB) (23) 5FP541

9 12-2

Br B g Kayf Tara - Aunt Harriet Finn Lambert J

O Roger & Yvonne Allsop Martin Keighley, Cheltenham T

B Mrs Yvonne Allsop Fbc Manby Bowdler S

TIMEFORM VIEW Came good at the 22nd time of asking when seeing off six rivals over 19.5f at Hereford 23 days ago Overall record doesn’t mark him down as an obvious type to follow up

2 HARDY BOY (FR) (19) 1-00024 CD 6 12-1

107

Br Gr g Diamond Boy (FR) - Alize du Berlais (FR) Beau Morgan (6) J

O Martin & Lynn Jones Ben Pauling, Naunton T

B Mr Andre Jean Quesny Fitzdares S

TIMEFORMVIEWSignedofflasttermwithabraceofhandicapwinsataround21/2m,includingthisrace BackonsongwithKemptonnear-missinFebruaryand showedenoughtothinkhe’sstillinformwhenfourthhere19daysago,somesloppyjumpingnothelping.Likelytobeintheshake-up.

3 CITY ROLLER (IRE) (30) 22P53P

Br B g Scorpion (IRE) - Pearl’s A Singer (IRE)

O The City Rollers

B F. R. Jarvey TIMEFORM VIEW Runner-up in bumpers and also placed in a Newcastle novice hurdle in February. Does need to shrug off a poor effort on last month’s handicap debut, though.

4 SONNEMOSER (FR) (26) 40F-202 BF

Br B g Great Pretender (IRE) - Rainallday (FR)

O Mr Peter Green

B Mr Olivier Tricot et al Coulthursts Ltd

TIMEFORMVIEWSomepromiseinbumpersandnovicehurdlesforEvanWilliamsandmadeasoundstartinhandicapsfornewstablewhenlength second toWilliamof York over 2m at Wetherby last month.Longer trip should suitand likely hasa race in him soon.

5 WILLIAM OF YORK (GB) (26) 0/-60P01

Br B g Kayf Tara - Shady Anne

O Mike and Eileen Newbould

B Mr & Mrs G. L. Edwards

7 11-9

Tristan Durrell (3) J

Dan Skelton, Alcester T

The Air Ambulance Service (Warwickshire & Northamptonshire) S

TIMEFORM VIEW Bounced straight back from a disappointing handicap debut when beating the reopposing Sonnemoser a length at Wetherby (2m, soft) underTristanDurrelllastmonth.4lbriseunlikelytopreventanotherprominentshowingifhisstaminaholdsnowsteppingupintrip.

6 PERCY WILLIS (GB) (16) P-406

5 11-3

TFRHHHHI BHA100

Br B g Sir Percy - Peace Lily Emma Smith-Chaston J

O The Unlikely Lads Jedd O’Keeffe, Leyburn T

B Mrs R. F. Johnson Houghton

Jedd O’Keeffe Racing S

TIMEFORMVIEWInreasonableheartontheleveloverthewinter Modestformin2mnovicehurdlesinrecentweeksbut could take a step forward now handicapping over a longer trip

TFRHHHII BHA94

7 BLACK LIGHTNING (IRE) (18) 00P303 D 10 10-2

Br Br g Whitmore’s Conn (USA) - Annie May (IRE)

Tabitha Worsley J

O Ms G. Howell Georgie Howell, Tenbury Wells T

B Mr M. Daly DRILL SERVICE (HORLEY) LTD, Nds Equine Nutrition S

TIMEFORMVIEWWontwiceinthefirsthalfof2021/22campaign.LargelystruggledsincebutlatestSouthwellthirdwas a slight step back in the right direction. Needs to build upon that now.

8 ACE TIME (GB) (52) 00-6P0P

TFRHHIII BHA75

9 10-2

Br B g Sinndar (IRE) - Desert Run (IRE) Liam Harrison J

O Mr B. Dowling

J. R. Jenkins, Royston T

B W. G. H. Barrons & Thomas Barrons Tote S

TIMEFORM VIEW Dual hurdles winner late in 2021 but his form has nosedived since. 9lb out of the weights here and a big outsider TFRHIIII BHA70

DECLARED RUNNERS 8 2022: HARDY BOY (FR) 5 11 2 Luca Morgan 5-2 (Ben Pauling) 8 ran Hood worn by No 1. Blinkers worn by No 7. Tongue Strap worn by No 5. Sheepskin Cheek Pieces worn by No 2, 3.

Probable S.P’s: 3-1 Sonnemoser (FR), 7-2 William of York (GB), 9-2 Samtara (GB), 5-1 Hardy Boy (FR), 8-1 Percy Willis (GB), 16-1 Black Lightning (IRE), 25-1 City Roller (IRE), 250-1 Ace Time (GB)

SONNEMOSER was behind William of York when second on his 2m handicap/yard debut at Wetherby last month, but he is 8lb better off at the weights with Dan Skelton’s charge this time if jockey claims are taken into account, and today’s extra yardage promises to suit so he’s taken to turn the tables. Last year’s winner Hardy Boy looks best of the remainder

TIMEFORM PREDICTION: 1.SONNEMOSER (FR) 2.WILLIAM OF YORK 3.HARDY BOY (FR)

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