There were 31 Races on Wednesday 1st November 2023 across 4 meetings. There was 8 races at Lingfield, 6 races at Fakenham, 8 races at Dundalk, 9 races at Kempton, no doubt Tomform helped you find a winner.
The data in the racecards below is for the past year. View the racecard key.
Info | Form | Odds | Key Rating | Tips | Win % | Place % | Betfair Place % | Dist Win % | Dist Place % | Dist Betfair Place % | Ability Rating | Horse Pace | Prediction | A.I Rating | Movement | Class Runs | LTO Speed | Top Speed | WSR | TF Rating | Course | Going | Distance | Timespeed | OR | Weight | Runs | Age | Comments |
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1st (5) (4/5 +20%) Roger Pol |
4/5(+20%) | (5) Roger Pol 4/5, Dual bumper winner who posted promising second of 11 in novice at Newton Abbot (17f, soft, 6/5) on hurdles bow a month ago. Likely to improve. Dual bumper winner; ran well enough on hurdle debut to be on the shortlist. |
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2nd (7) (13/8 +19%) Call The Dance |
13/8(+19%) | (7) Call The Dance 13/8, From a good family and struck at the second time of asking in bumpers at Southwell in April. Useful hurdle prospect for her leading stable. Comfortable bumper winner in April and obvious claims on hurdle debut. |
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3rd (3) (9/1 -20%) Hiero Sport |
9/1(-20%) | (3) Hiero Sport 9/1, Out of a fairly useful jumper and shaped with plenty of promise when second in Market Rasen bumper on debut back in March. Interesting hurdling debutant. Second in a bumper in March; worth considering on hurdle debut. |
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4th (4) (100/1 -203%) Largy Ray |
100/1(-203%) | (4) Largy Ray 100/1, Bumper winner in Ireland for Stuart Crawford but made an inauspicious start to his hurdling career for new yard at Huntingdon recently, hanging badly left and running out approaching the fourth. Irish bumper winner; ran out on stable/hurdle debut; best watched. |
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|B| (1) (20/1 -82%) Borodale |
20/1(-82%) | (1) Borodale 20/1, Fourth in a couple of bumpers in the spring and made a respectable start to his hurdle career when fifth of 10 at Uttoxeter (2m, good to soft) 24 days ago. May do better for a yard with a very good record here. Beaten favourite in two bumpers and well held when fifth on hurdle debut; needs to improve. |
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|S| (6) (20/1 +9%) Wise Guy |
20/1(+9%) | (6) Wise Guy 20/1, Point winner who has shaped with some promise in a Bangor bumper/maiden hurdle 6 months apart. May have more to offer. Point bumper winner; well held when third on last month's hurdle debut. |
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|PU| (2) (250/1 -279%) Double Powerful |
250/1(-279%) | (2) Double Powerful 250/1, Third in only point. Refused to settle when seventh of 8 in 19f Fontwell novice on hurdle debut last month and looks a longer-term project. Ability in an Irish point but well beaten on last month's hurdle debut. |
The chart reads from right to left to today's class 4 race.
HIERO SPORT made a pleasing start to his career when runner-up in a bumper at Market Rasen in March and the Alex Hales-trained six-year-old appears to have been found an excellent opportunity to go one better. Fellow jumping newcomer Call The Dance boasts a smart pedigree and is likely to serve it up to the selection having won at Southwell in April, while Roger Pol is entitled to step forward following his return effort at Newton Abbot.
CALL THE DANCE has a good jumps pedigree and her bumper success in the spring suggests she might live up to it. Roger Pol made an encouraging start to his hurdle career when runner-up at Newton Abbot last month and is second choice ahead of Hiero Sport, who was second on his bumper debut back in March.
Assuming she takes to hurdling, bumper winner CALL THE DANCE can take this.
Info | Form | Odds | Key Rating | Tips | Win % | Place % | Betfair Place % | Dist Win % | Dist Place % | Dist Betfair Place % | Ability Rating | Horse Pace | Prediction | A.I Rating | Movement | Class Runs | LTO Speed | Top Speed | WSR | TF Rating | Course | Going | Distance | Timespeed | OR | Weight | Runs | Age | Comments |
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Grain Of Hope |
(1) (2/1 -6%)2/1(-6%) | (1) Grain Of Hope 2/1, Fair maiden on Flat for Charlie Johnston and off the mark at the third attempt in this sphere when landing a juvenile maiden at Ludlow (15.8f, good) with 4 of these rivals behind. The runner-up didn't do much for the form next time, but she's a big player nonetheless. Beat four of these at Ludlow; penalty now and unraced on softer than good. |
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Majestic Jameela |
(6) (3/1 +0%)3/1(+0%) | (6) Majestic Jameela 3/1, Modest performer on Flat but placed all 4 starts since switched to hurdles, finishing 6 lengths third to Grain of Hope at Ludlow last time, despite making mistakes. 7 lb better off with the winner now and will be a big threat if able to cut out the errors. Consistent without seeming to progress; should figure after her third at Ludlow. |
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Royal Athena |
(7) (4/1 +0%)4/1(+0%) | (7) Royal Athena 4/1, Fair handicapper on Flat at up to 13.5f. Beaten 12 lengths in the Ludlow contest won by Grain of Hope on hurdles debut, but she is entitled to come on for that and may finish closer this time. Flat winner; behind three of these on last month's stable/hurdle debut at Ludlow. |
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Saisissante |
(8) (8/1 +43%)8/1(+43%) | (8) Saisissante 8/1, Fairly useful Flat winner at up to 1¼m in France. Below par on yard debut at Newmarket in July and subsequent Stratford hurdles debut was unpromising, but interesting to see how she gets on with blinkers/tongue strap refitted (form figures in this headgear combination on the Flat read 211). Well beaten on hurdle debut but may do a lot better with blinkers/tongue-strap back on. |
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Limelight |
(5) (9/1 +18%)9/1(+18%) | (5) Limelight 9/1, Modest maiden on Flat (stays 1m) for Mike Murphy & Michael Keady. Has shown ability in a trio of starts over hurdles, but behind Grain of Hope the last twice and she needs to find improvement from somewhere. Majestic Jameela appears to be the stable first-string. Improved effort when fourth to Grain Of Hope at Ludlow; could progress again. |
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Cantalupo Bella |
(4) (16/1 -14%)16/1(-14%) | (4) Cantalupo Bella 16/1, Modest maiden on the Flat, visored for the first time when sixth of 9 in handicap at Musselburgh (2m, good to soft) on latest start 16 days ago. Will probably need to improve for the switch to hurdles if she's to make a winning debut in this sphere. Modest Flat maiden but stays well and acts on soft; hurdle debut. |
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Bubblecraft |
(3) (18/1 -88%)18/1(-88%) | (3) Bubblecraft 18/1, Fair performer at up to 13f on the Flat in France, winner of a claimer at Dax (11.4f, good to soft) when last seen in July. Claimed from J. Reynier €13,256 after, then sold for 21,000 gns in September. One to note in the betting on hurdles/yard debut. Flat winner in France in July; British/hurdle debut. |
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All Blues |
(2) (150/1 -50%)150/1(-50%) | (2) All Blues 150/1, Shaped well on 2-y-o debut on the Flat in Ireland, but subsequently failed to build on that and she was beaten a long way on hurdles debut in the maiden won by Grain of Hope at Ludlow. Long way behind several of these at Ludlow last month. |
The chart reads from right to left to today's class 4 race.
GRAIN OF HOPE has to concede 7lb all round, having got off the mark at the third time of asking in this sphere, but the sharp nature of this track appears likely to play to her strengths and she gets the vote to land back-to-back victories. Majestic Jameela (third) and Limelight (fourth) were behind the selection at Ludlow and are expected to play similar roles.
Though SAISISSANTE hasn't shown much in two starts for present connections, including on her hurdles bow at Stratford when last seen in August, she could be worth chancing with headgear refitted. Indeed, her three efforts in this combination of blinkers and tongue strap on the Flat were among her very best efforts in that sphere. If Majestic Jameela avoids the mistakes she made when third to Grain of Hope at Ludlow she may well reverse the placings with that rival on 7 lb better terms here.
Despite a heavy defeat on her hurdle debut, SAISISSANTE may be the answer with the aids back on.
Info | Form | Odds | Key Rating | Tips | Win % | Place % | Betfair Place % | Dist Win % | Dist Place % | Dist Betfair Place % | Ability Rating | Horse Pace | Prediction | A.I Rating | Movement | Class Runs | LTO Speed | Top Speed | WSR | TF Rating | Course | Going | Distance | Timespeed | OR | Weight | Runs | Age | Comments |
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The Skiffle King |
(5) (9/1 +18%)9/1(+18%) | (5) The Skiffle King 9/1, Equipped with first-time cheekpieces when getting off the mark in 10-runner handicap at Southwell in February. Good third at Huntingdon next time but struggled on both subsequent starts. Makes chase debut/return. Hurdle winner in February (3m2f) but lesser efforts in the spring; chasing debut. |
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Brandisova |
(4) (11/10 +33%)11/10(+33%) | (4) Brandisova 11/10, Just about got the job done when opening hurdles account at the eighth attempt at this track in February and followed up on chase debut over C&D a month later. Ran creditably in her hat-trick attempt when runner-up at Huntingdon back in April and fancied to be in the mix on return. C&D winner in March; strong claims if ready on first outing since April. |
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Regarde |
(2) (11/10 -51%)11/10(-51%) | (2) Regarde 11/10, Achieved only a modest level over hurdles last season but this Irish point winner justified good support on debut over fences after 7 months off at Huntingdon just over 3 weeks ago. Seems sure to progress and win more races. Justified favouritism on last month's chasing debut; up 6lb. |
The chart reads from right to left to today's class 5 race.
REGARDE made a winning start to life over fences at Huntingdon on his return to action last month and he is likely to have more to offer, especially considering that his jumping was far from fluent. Brandisova improved at the back end of last season when switching to the larger obstacles and she commands plenty of respect. Staying is The Skiffle King's forte and he should be running on at the business end.
It's tough to get away from REGARDE, who made the perfect start in this sphere when winning at Huntingdon last month and Jamie Snowdon's 6-y-o appeals as the type to make a much better chaser than hurdler. The obvious danger is Brandisova, who won twice at this track back in the spring and makes her seasonal return reunited with Bryony Frost.
Dual course winner BRANDISOVA is taken to win after a break.
Info | Form | Odds | Key Rating | Tips | Win % | Place % | Betfair Place % | Dist Win % | Dist Place % | Dist Betfair Place % | Ability Rating | Horse Pace | Prediction | A.I Rating | Movement | Class Runs | LTO Speed | Top Speed | WSR | TF Rating | Course | Going | Distance | Timespeed | OR | Weight | Runs | Age | Comments |
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Sawpit Sienna |
(7) (4/1 +27%)4/1(+27%) | (7) Sawpit Sienna 4/1, Successful twice during the first half of last season and largely acquitted herself well off higher marks thereafter. Probably needed her return at Worcester recently and tongue strap/cheekpieces go back on. Won this last year and strong claims of a repeat. |
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Malina Jamila |
(1) (7/1 +13%)7/1(+13%) | (1) Malina Jamila 7/1, Listed bumper winner at Huntingdon and fair form over hurdles. Disappointing when last seen at Ffos Las 5 months ago but down in grade and could get back on track. Wasn't showing a great deal when last seen in the spring and enough to prove. |
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Trickalight |
(10) (9/1 +36%)9/1(+36%) | (10) Trickalight 9/1, Irish point winner but she remains with little form over hurdles. Likely to struggle again despite the application of blinkers. Needs to step up considerably on her recent efforts; blinkers on for first time. |
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Luna Dora |
(8) (10/3 +17%)10/3(+17%) | (8) Luna Dora 10/3, Made light of a five-month absence and a bad mistake at halfway when readily landing 8-runner handicap hurdle at Fakenham (2m, soft) in April. Right back on track when second at Uttoxeter last time and longer trip should pose no problem. Course winner and ran well latest; firmly in the argument if staying 2m4f. |
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Sinurita |
(6) (11/1 -69%)11/1(-69%) | (6) Sinurita 11/1, 11/10, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Fontwell (21.8f, good) 52 days ago, headed 3 out. Had been on the up prior to that and could get back on track after a short break. Decent claims on her Bangor second in August but she was pulled up next time. |
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Our Nel |
(3) (13/2 -63%)13/2(-63%) | (3) Our Nel 13/2, Fair form shown in bumpers and when placed in maiden hurdles at Worcester and Market Rasen recently. Could do with settling better but worth chancing now going handicapping. Plenty going for her on handicap debut but she needs to learn to settle. |
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Crem Fresh |
(5) (14/1 -56%)14/1(-56%) | (5) Crem Fresh 14/1, Only seen out twice last season and was below form at Hereford when last seen 7 months ago. On a fair mark and might be best fresh nowadays. Claims on her best form and has run well after a break. |
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Harkangel |
(9) (16/1 -33%)16/1(-33%) | (9) Harkangel 16/1, Only poor form when making the frame in pair of novice hurdles and fared little better on handicap debut at Southwell 8 months ago. Needs to do more upped in trip. Three career starts; well beaten on handicap debut when last seen in February. |
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Minnie Beets |
(4) (20/1 +9%)20/1(+9%) | (4) Minnie Beets 20/1, Lightly-raced maiden. Thirteenth of 15 in handicap hurdle (40/1) at Killarney (22.8f, good to soft) 31 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Gordon Elliott. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Plenty to prove. Well beaten all five Irish starts; British debut with cheekpieces on. |
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Courtney Silver |
(2) (25/1 -108%)25/1(-108%) | (2) Courtney Silver 25/1, Modest form at best in bumpers and matched that form when causing a surprise in 8-runner novice at Fontwell in August. Creditable run there under a penalty but handicapper has taken no chances with opening mark. Shock Fontwell winner in August; well beaten all other starts; handicap debut. |
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Div Ine Tara |
(11) (50/1 -100%)50/1(-100%) | (11) Div Ine Tara 50/1, Made the frame on a couple of occasions in bumpers. Yet to better poor form over hurdles and pulled up on chasing debut at Worcester a couple of months ago. Others make more appeal. Pulled up on chasing debut last month; hood fitted for stable debut. |
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Ceci Wells |
(12) (50/1 +24%)50/1(+24%) | (12) Ceci Wells 50/1, Little solid form on the level and hasn't fared much better over hurdles. Set for another struggle from out of the weights. Unplaced all starts; up in trip; 6lb out of the weights. |
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OUR NEL has posted a couple of solid efforts in novice/maiden company since going jumping. Harry Fry's mare moves into handicaps from a potentially workable mark and it would be no surprise were she to improve now stepped up in trip. Luna Dora bolted up on her sole visit here and must be respected with that in mind. Sawpit Sienna, who won the corresponding event from a 6lb lower mark 12 months ago, is also noted.
OUR NEL has shown some encouragement over hurdles and her opening mark is lenient based on bumper form, so she gets the nod ahead of Luna Dora, who ran well at Uttoxeter last time but may be best after a break. Sinurita also merits respect.
After an outing to put her right, SAWPIT SIENNA (nap) can repeat last year's win.
Info | Form | Odds | Key Rating | Tips | Win % | Place % | Betfair Place % | Dist Win % | Dist Place % | Dist Betfair Place % | Ability Rating | Horse Pace | Prediction | A.I Rating | Movement | Class Runs | LTO Speed | Top Speed | WSR | TF Rating | Course | Going | Distance | Timespeed | OR | Weight | Runs | Age | Comments |
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Aviles |
(5) (3/1 -9%)3/1(-9%) | (5) Aviles 3/1, Fair ex-French hurdler who has been runner-up on all 4 starts to date for current stable. One to note if the market speaks in his favour on handicap/chasing debut after 6 months off. Second in all four hurdle starts last season; could make amends on chasing debut. |
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En Avant |
(4) (4/1 +11%)4/1(+11%) | (4) En Avant 4/1, Improved form when making a winning stable debut fitted with a tongue tie over 2m at Worcester in July. Duly followed up under a penalty in a Fontwell novice (21.8f, good) but struggled upped in class at Worcester since. Back over fences now. Two hurdle wins after joining this yard; well beaten latest; of interest back in a chase. |
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Gitche Gumee |
(2) (10/3 +0%)10/3(+0%) | (2) Gitche Gumee 10/3, Overcame inexperience to make a successful bumper debut at Kempton and followed up on hurdling debut at Stratford (16.3f). Some decent efforts in defeat since but proved to be a disappointment at Fontwell final start. Off 6 months. Makes chase debut. Didn't progress over hurdles but could go very close on chasing debut. |
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Llandinabo Lad |
(1) (10/3 -33%)10/3(-33%) | (1) Llandinabo Lad 10/3, Useful hurdler. Not quite so good over fences last season but given chance by the handicapper and might have needed recent return. Every chance on his best form but was well beaten on last month's return. |
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Magistrato |
(3) (11/2 +21%)11/2(+21%) | (3) Magistrato 11/2, Won novices' handicap chase on final outing for Paul Nicholls at Warwick (16.2f) in May and ran to a similar level on first 2 starts for current yard. Did well in the circumstances when second at Huntingdon 3 weeks ago for all he also underlined that he isn't straightforward. Front-runner; best at this trip on a left-handed track but usually vulnerable. |
The chart reads from right to left to today's class 4 race.
Aviles and Gitche Gumee make plenty of appeal switched to fences for their reappearances, but it might be worth taking a chance on LLANDINABO LAD. Tom Symonds' eight-year-old showed a decent level of form over the larger obstacles last season and has dropped 13lb since going chasing. He was slightly disappointing on his return at Ffos Las, but the ease in class ought to help.
Claims can be made for all 5 but LLANDINABO LAD might have needed the run after 8 months off at Ffos Las so is worth another chance off a sliding mark. Aviles can fill the runner-up spot again on handicap/chase bow.
First time out could be the time to catch GITCHE GUMEE and he can make a winning debut over fences.
Info | Form | Odds | Key Rating | Tips | Win % | Place % | Betfair Place % | Dist Win % | Dist Place % | Dist Betfair Place % | Ability Rating | Horse Pace | Prediction | A.I Rating | Movement | Class Runs | LTO Speed | Top Speed | WSR | TF Rating | Course | Going | Distance | Timespeed | OR | Weight | Runs | Age | Comments |
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Pretending |
(4) (5/1 -50%)5/1(-50%) | (4) Pretending 5/1, AW Flat winner for Sir Mark Prescott and fair juvenile hurdler for this yard last season, finishing a good second in a Cheltenham handicap on her final start. Ought to be competitive if ready to roll after 6 months off. Second at Cheltenham when last seen in April but possibly wants better ground. |
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State Of Bliss |
(6) (7/1 +42%)7/1(+42%) | (6) State Of Bliss 7/1, Won at fourth time of asking over hurdles in C&D maiden in June but no impact in a couple of 2m Worcester handicaps later in the summer. Needs a return to this venue to spark him back to life. C&D maiden winner in June; hasn't progressed from that. |
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Sanitiser |
(7) (9/1 +0%)9/1(+0%) | (7) Sanitiser 9/1, Useful handicapper on Flat for Paul & Oliver Cole. Only modest form over hurdles for Archie Watson last season. Changed stable again prior to finishing well held back on the Flat at Goodwood last month. Too soon to rule out progress over hurdles but he does arrive with something to prove. Fair third over hurdles in April but tailed off on last month's stable debut, on the Flat. |
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Jubilee Gold |
(5) (10/1 -175%)10/1(-175%) | (5) Jubilee Gold 10/1, Promise in 2 outings in spring 2022, latterly making a winning start for this stable in a C&D maiden. Absent since but an opening handicap mark of 101 could be very generous. C&D winner in May 2022; absent since; handicap debut; market watch needed. |
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American Gerry |
(1) (11/1 -10%)11/1(-10%) | (1) American Gerry 11/1, Successful twice during first half of 2022 but operating below that level since, weakening tamely to finish a remote fourth at Uttoxeter when last seen in May. Out of sorts when last seen in the spring but on a good mark if he could bounce back. |
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Polyphonic |
(2) (11/2 -38%)11/2(-38%) | (2) Polyphonic 11/2, Flat/hurdle winner who made a solid start for his new stable after nearly 5 months off when third of 8 in 2m Southwell handicap 4 weeks ago. Entitled to come on for the outing. Respected. No more than satisfactory stable debut last month but could have more to offer for yard. |
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Seaborough |
(9) (20/1 +60%)20/1(+60%) | (9) Seaborough 20/1, Won over hurdles at Uttoxeter last autumn but more miss than hit since, finishing well held on AW Flat last month. Won off this mark in September 2022 but hasn't been at his best in recent starts. |
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Trusty Scout |
(8) (40/1 -21%)40/1(-21%) | (8) Trusty Scout 40/1, Limited impact when last seen over hurdles at the end of 2021. Has been in reasonable form on AW Flat lately but still hard to make a good case for now rather belatedly returning to hurdles. Modest Flat winner; first start over hurdles since December 2021. |
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Sergeant Wilson |
(3) (85/40 +47%)85/40(+47%) | (3) Sergeant Wilson 85/40, Keen goer who won a C&D maiden last season. Pulled too hard without a hood (off again) when well-beaten favourite in Southwell handicap on reappearance, with the reopposing Polyphonic around 10 lengths ahead in third. Talented but has his quirks. Good enough to win this if on best behaviour but flopped on last month's return. |
The chart reads from right to left to today's class 4 race.
PRETENDING hit the woodwork in a warm premier handicap at Cheltenham when last seen and, from just 2lb higher, Lucy Wadham's filly is fancied to make a successful reappearance. Sergeant Wilson was too keen to do himself justice at Southwell but he might fare better with that run under his belt. A C&D winner in May 2022, Jubilee Gold warrants a market check ahead of his return.
A chance is taken on the returning JUBILEE GOLD as Dr Richard Newland has his team in good form and this 7-y-o's mark looks generous judged on his C&D maiden success when last seen. Polyphonic made a solid start for the James Owen stable when third at Southwell and is preferred to Pretending for the forecast spot.
Doubts about all of these but POLYPHONIC is taken to improve on his Southwell effort.
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