19.05

12/1

Form: 05P4-8 D

Last run: 19 days

W: 11st 13lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 140

Form & Verdict

Grade 1 novice chase winner in his prime; has looked a shadow of his former self this year, pulled up over hurdles at the Cheltenham Festival in March and well beaten over fences at Kempton 19 days ago; thrown in on best form but can't be trusted.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
7th 2	20th May 2023 Good 2m 7f 70y Class 2	19:05 Uttoxeter Sporting John 11st 13lb J: Aidan Coleman T: Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	in touch with leaders, headway after 8th, ridden after 3 out, weakened after 2 out	12/1
8th 4	1st May 2023 Good 3m 0f 0y Class 3	15:40 Kempton Sporting John 11st 9lb J: Aidan Coleman T: Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	Grade 1 novices' chase winner in his prime; no trip/ground issues, but 21lb descent since pulling up in the Rowland Meyrick says plenty about a pretty poor 2022-23 season, including dropped to Class 3 latest.	14/1
4th 2	10th Apr 2023 Good To Soft 2m 7f 131y Class 3	14:35 Chepstow Sporting John 11st 10lb J: Aidan Coleman T: Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	Smart in his prime but has become disappointing this season; will find this much easier than Cheltenham Festival handicap hurdle he contested last month but he was never competitive there and now switches back to chasing with some questions to answer.	12/1

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7th

20th May 2023

Good

2m 7f 70y

Class 2

19:05 Uttoxeter

11st 13lb

in touch with leaders, headway after 8th, ridden after 3 out, weakened after 2 out

12/1

8th

1st May 2023

Good

3m 0f 0y

Class 3

15:40 Kempton

11st 9lb

Grade 1 novices' chase winner in his prime; no trip/ground issues, but 21lb descent since pulling up in the Rowland Meyrick says plenty about a pretty poor 2022-23 season, including dropped to Class 3 latest.

14/1

4th

10th Apr 2023

Good To Soft

2m 7f 131y

Class 3

14:35 Chepstow

11st 10lb

Smart in his prime but has become disappointing this season; will find this much easier than Cheltenham Festival handicap hurdle he contested last month but he was never competitive there and now switches back to chasing with some questions to answer.

12/1

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On The Blind Side

J: Daryl Jacob

T: Nicky Henderson

10/1

Form: /PP1P- D

Last run: 31 days

W: 12st 0lb

11 yo Gelding

OR: 141

Form & Verdict

Long in the tooth and has become hard to predict, a battling win at Newbury (3m, soft) in March sandwiched between two poor runs; pulled up on good ground at Cheltenham last month; others preferred.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
9th 1	10th Feb 2024 Soft 3m 0f 52y Class 3	13:30 Newbury On The Blind Side 12st 0lb J: James Bowen T: Nicky Henderson	12yo whose form is very patchy, and tailed off at Plumpton last month; however, prior to that he showed some spark on his reappearance at Sandown and his two hurdle runs here have yielded a Grade 2 second and a 50-1 win over C&D last March (soft; off today's mark); interesting now back here.	16/1
7th 4	7th Jan 2024 Soft 3m 0f 217y Class 2	14:15 Plumpton On The Blind Side 11st 8lb J: James Bowen T: Nicky Henderson	Formerly a smart staying hurdler and proved he retains a significant chunk of ability when causing 50-1 surprise at Newbury (3m, soft) in March; also ran well when third (behind Hititi) on last month's seasonal debut at Sandown (2m7f, heavy) but younger rivals appeal more all the same.	7/1

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9th

10th Feb 2024

Soft

3m 0f 52y

Class 3

12st 0lb

12yo whose form is very patchy, and tailed off at Plumpton last month; however, prior to that he showed some spark on his reappearance at Sandown and his two hurdle runs here have yielded a Grade 2 second and a 50-1 win over C&D last March (soft; off today's mark); interesting now back here.

16/1

7th

7th Jan 2024

Soft

3m 0f 217y

Class 2

11st 8lb

Formerly a smart staying hurdler and proved he retains a significant chunk of ability when causing 50-1 surprise at Newbury (3m, soft) in March; also ran well when third (behind Hititi) on last month's seasonal debut at Sandown (2m7f, heavy) but younger rivals appeal more all the same.

7/1

J: Toby Wynne

10/1

Form: 12269- D

Last run: 36 days

W: 11st 6lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 133

Form & Verdict

Has raced solely over fences since joining this yard, rare poor effort in Topham at Aintree last time (previously had a good record over the National fences); switches back to hurdling off a 7lb lower mark; not discounted.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
0 4	15th Dec 2023 Soft 3m 5f 56y Class 2	15:00 Cheltenham Gesskille 10st 12lb J: Henry Brooke T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	Very effective in cheekpieces but has gone 2-2 since fitted with blinkers, winning a Listed chase in France before enhancing his excellent record over Aintree's Grand National fences with a 2l success in last month's Grand Sefton (2m5f, heavy); the mud is by no means a necessity for him to show his best form and he seems to possess the tools for a test of this nature provided he gets home (unraced beyond 3m2f when keeping on); high on the list.	4/1
1st 5	11th Nov 2023 Heavy 2m 5f 19y Class 2	14:45 Aintree Gesskille 11st 7lb J: Henry Brooke T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	Had form on heavy in France; beaten a nose in this race last year and also runner-up in the 3m2f Becher here last December, both on good to soft; off the boil afterwards, including in the C&D Topham in April, but he returned from three months off with a narrow win when blinkers replaced cheekpieces at Auteuil (2m6f, very soft) in September, suggesting he is back in the mix.	11/4
5	20th May 2023 Good 2m 7f 70y Class 2	19:05 Uttoxeter Gesskille 11st 6lb J: Toby Wynne T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	led narrowly, prominent when headed 8th, ridden after 9th, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up after 2 out	10/1

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Starting price

15th Dec 2023

Soft

3m 5f 56y

Class 2

15:00 Cheltenham

10st 12lb

J: Henry Brooke

Very effective in cheekpieces but has gone 2-2 since fitted with blinkers, winning a Listed chase in France before enhancing his excellent record over Aintree's Grand National fences with a 2l success in last month's Grand Sefton (2m5f, heavy); the mud is by no means a necessity for him to show his best form and he seems to possess the tools for a test of this nature provided he gets home (unraced beyond 3m2f when keeping on); high on the list.

4/1

1st

11th Nov 2023

Heavy

2m 5f 19y

Class 2

14:45 Aintree

11st 7lb

J: Henry Brooke

Had form on heavy in France; beaten a nose in this race last year and also runner-up in the 3m2f Becher here last December, both on good to soft; off the boil afterwards, including in the C&D Topham in April, but he returned from three months off with a narrow win when blinkers replaced cheekpieces at Auteuil (2m6f, very soft) in September, suggesting he is back in the mix.

11/4

20th May 2023

Good

2m 7f 70y

Class 2

19:05 Uttoxeter

11st 6lb

J: Toby Wynne