SECOND RACE 2.25

The Eastbury Hotel

HANDICAP

HURDLE RACE (CLASS 3)

for four yrs old and upwards x Total prize fund £15000

Owners Prize Money. 1st £6059, 2nd £3029, 3rd £1515, 4th £758, 5th £378 (Penalty Value £7921.50) Weights raised 1lb and paragraph 34 of the Weights and Handicapping Code complied with where applicable

Leading course trainer (17-22): P Hobbs & J White (25 wins from 185 runners, 14%) runs UMNDENI

Trainer-in-form (last 14 days): N Henderson (6 wins from 26 runners, 23%) runs SCARPIA & THE BOMBER LISTON colours no horse age st-lb

Longest Traveller: HERMES DU GOUET trained by V Williams, Hereford, 87 miles.

1 LOCK’S CORNER (IRE) (20) 211505

9 12-0

Br B g Gold Well - Last Century (IRE) Kevin Brogan J

O Mr John P. McManus Jonjo O’Neill, Cheltenham T

B Peter McCrea Wasdell Group S

TIMEFORM VIEW Ran out a decisive winner at Catterick and Ayr (both at around 2 1/2m) at the end of last year

Appears to have gone off the boil for now, though. TFRHHIII BHA124

2 THE BOMBER LISTON (IRE) (29) 12-04P2

7 12-0

Br B g Yeats (IRE) - True Britannia Max Kendrick J

O Mr John P. McManus Nicky Henderson, Lambourn T

B Mrs Una Sinnott

TIMEFORM VIEW Seemingly hard to train but ran well after 8 months off to hit the frame at Kempton on Boxing Day and returned to form over the same C&D last month. Respected.

3 RESTITUTION (FR) (34) 21010P

5 11-13

HHHHI BHA124

Br B g Frankel - Restiana (FR) Gavin Sheehan J

O Highclere T’Bred Racing - Restitution Alan King, Barbury Castle T

B Guy Pariente Holding SPRL Highclere Thoroughbred Racing Ltd S

TIMEFORM VIEW Well suited by the emphasis on speed when showing much improved form to land a third handicap hurdle success of his career at Doncaster (2m) over Christmas. Struggled since, though, and will probably find this too competitive again. TFRHHIII BHA123

4 POSEIDON (IRE) (43) 6-P1066

9 11-12

Br Ch g Born To Sea (IRE) - Maskaya (IRE) Fergus Gillard (3) J

O David Pipe Racing Club David Pipe, Wellington T

B Epona Bloodstock Ltd and P.A Byrne W & S Recycling S

TIMEFORM VIEWUsefulchaser at hisbestwho made asuccessfulreturnto hurdling ina sellerat Taunton inDecember Only respectable effort sincefor newyardcamewhensixthatNewburyinatonguetie43daysagoandhedoesn’tmakeagreatdealofappealforwinpurposes. TFRHHIII BHA122

5 SCARPIA (IRE) (50) 1r0-P34

9 11-12

Br Ch g Sans Frontieres (IRE) - Bunglasha Lady (IRE) Nico de Boinville J

O Mrs T. Brown Nicky Henderson, Lambourn T

B Desmond Devereux

TIMEFORM VIEW Won at Plumpton last year and back to form the last twice, again hitting the frame at Kempton last time Ideally suited by further, though. TFRHHHII BHA122

6 EL MUCHACHO (IRE) (22) 211203

6 11-11

Br Gr g Walk In The Park (IRE) - La Segnora (FR) Bradley Harris (7) J

O Four Candles Partnership

Milton Harris, Warminster T

B Mrs Dale Adams Bresbet S

TIMEFORM VIEWPointwinnerwhohasprogressednicelyoverhurdles,winningacoupleof2mhandicaps(latestatCatterickinJanuary) before a near-miss in February Quickly back to form at Bangor last time and should give another good account. TFRHHHHI BHA121

7 HERMES DU GOUET (FR) (34) 22-6413 BF 6 11-10

Br B g Saddler Maker (IRE) - Dolly du Gouet (FR) Charlie Deutsch J

O My Racing Manager Friends Venetia Williams, Hereford T

B Thierry Lemoine My Racing Manager S

TIMEFORM VIEWWell-regardedpointwinnerwhowasmuchimprovedashemadeallin16.7fExeternovicehurdleinJanuary Solid effort when third at Plumpton next time and could do better for a switch to handicaps.

8 THE PINK’N (GB) (20) 24/-4004

Br Gr g Dunaden (FR) - Lady Friend

TFRHHHHI BHA120

7 11-9

Daniel Sansom (3) J

O Mrs P. de W. Johnson Seamus Mullins, Amesbury T

B Mrs P. de W. Johnson We Do Vans S

TIMEFORM VIEW Pretty useful form in this sphere a couple of seasons back but not firing of late Others make more appeal. TFRHHIII BHA119

9 UMNDENI (FR) (43) 1320-45

9 11-9

Br B or Br g Balko (FR) - Marie Royale (FR) Ben Jones J

O Salvo & Alex Giannini Philip Hobbs & Johnson White, Minehead T

B Mr Clovis Bardin & Mme Florence Bardin Philip Hobbs Racing S

TIMEFORM VIEW Won off this mark at Newton Abbot in August 2021 and better effort since a long absence when fifth at Newbury 43 days ago Could build on that and he’s edging down the weights. TFRHHHII BHA119

10 HERMES BOY (FR) (40) 3-542P6

6 11-7

Br B g Diamond Boy (FR) - Roche Brune (FR) David Noonan J

O The Culverhill Racing Club IV Mrs Jane Williams, South Molton T

B S.C.E.A. Ecurie JC Laisis Culverhill Farm Racing S

TIMEFORM VIEW Looked a horse to follow this time last year but added to patchy record when pulled up in Lanzarote at Kempton and wasn’t really on song at Sandown last time. Tongue tie goes on. TFRHHIII BHA117

11 BUCKHORN ROCCO (GB) (21) 16-2423 BF 7 11-4

Br Ch g Saddler’s Rock (IRE) - Waimea Bay Harry Kimber (3) J

O The Buckhorn Racing Team Joe Tizzard, Sherborne T

B M. M. Hooker Coral Racing Limited, Great Taste Awards S

TIMEFORMVIEWBumperwinnerwhohasmadetheframein4novicehurdles.BitdisappointingwhenonlythirdatExeter last time but looks the sort to benefit from first-time headgear now handicapping. Interesting. TFRHHHHH BHA114

12 THE STREET (IRE) (34) 25-FFPP

Br B g Fame And Glory - Baileys Partytime

O Exors of the late Mr Trevor Hemmings

7 11-2

Marlborough T

B Mrs D. Cashman Trust Inns Limited S

TIMEFORM VIEW Fairly useful hurdles winner last term but things haven’t gone to plan so far this season and he was pulled up at Plumpton last time Hard to fancy.

13 WAY OUT (IRE) (23) 020620

Br B g Getaway (GER) - Send To War

6 11-0

O Syd Hosie Syd Hosie, Sherborne T

B Eamonn Bracken Sherborne Utilities Ltd, Steven James Hosie S

TIMEFORM VIEW Off the mark in Irish points at the third attempt and displayed plenty of ability on first 2 starts in bumpers. More miss than hit so far over hurdles, though.

14 LIFETIME LEGEND (IRE) (39) 6P3415

5 10-10

HHIII BHA110

Br B g Pride of Dubai (AUS) - Livia Galilei (IRE) Jack Quinlan J

O Ken Lawrence & Roy Mousley Neil King, Burderop T

B Kevin J. Molloy Tote S

TIMEFORM VIEW

Built on early promise to get off the mark in female jockeys’ event at Catterick (19f, good, 9/4) in February. Not in the same form when fifth at Fontwell the following week but he might have found the run coming too soon. TFRHHHII BHA106

DECLARED RUNNERS 14 2022: NEON MOON (IRE) 6 11 9 Tom Scudamore 11-4 (David Pipe) 7 ran

Tongue Strap worn first time by No 10 Sheepskin Cheek Pieces worn first time by No 11. Hood worn by No 14. Tongue Strap worn by No 1, 4. Hood, Tongue Strap worn by No 6. Sheepskin Cheek Pieces worn by No 1, 4, 9, 10

Stewards Note:

RESTITUTION: Following its run on 13/3/2023 it was reported that the horse lost a shoe

THE STREET: Following its run on 13/3/2023 it was reported that the horse stopped quickly

LIFETIME LEGEND: Following its run on 8/3/2023 it was reported that the horse ran flat.

Probable S.P’s: 7-2 Buckhorn Rocco (GB), 9-2 The Bomber Liston (IRE), 15-2 Hermes du Gouet (FR), 9-1 Scarpia (IRE), 10-1 El Muchacho (IRE), 14-1 Lifetime Legend (IRE), 18-1 Hermes Boy (FR), 25-1 Restitution (FR), The Pink’n (GB), 33-1 Lock’s Corner (IRE), Umndeni (FR), Way Out (IRE), 40-1 Poseidon (IRE), 50-1 The Street (IRE)

PLAY SMARTER

BUCKHORN ROCCO has already spurned a couple of good opportunities over hurdles but he’s unexposed and well treated on bumper form, so he’s worth a chance to make a winning handicap debut in first-time cheekpieces. The Bomber Liston and Hermes du Gouet are both feasible dangers.

TIMEFORM PREDICTION: 1.BUCKHORN ROCCO 2.THE BOMBER LISTON (IRE) 3.HERMES DU GOUET (FR)