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Tuesday 26 December 2017

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Free Spins At 188Bet Casino Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:21 | Winning time: 4m 13.35s

Asum^h,t⁷⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: A Nicol| T: P A Kirby| OR: 115| D

8/1

Winner for Dan Skelton but lost his form and tailed off on sole start for Jaqueline Stephen last time. Market likely to reveal expectations on return to action.

Form: 410F-57

Royal Beekeeper^p²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-11| J: B S Hughes| T: C R Dore| OR: 114| D

11/2

Won two of his last three starts and stayed on strongly when winning on final start for Dan Skelton at Ludlow last time. 6lb rise looks fair and likely to run well again with the Champion Jockey booked.

Form: P-54151

Astaroland⁴³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean Quinlan| T: J Candlish| OR: 110

5/1

Seen sparingly since back-to-back wins in 2015 and tailed off on return to action at Carlisle last month. Has a bit to prove at present.

Form: 11/552-9

No Boundaries²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: S Mulqueen⁽³⁾| T: S Waugh| OR: 107

12/1

Well beaten on first five starts under Rules but outran his odds of 100/1 at Newcastle last time when fourth of 10. Not without a chance if he can build on that for handicap debut here.

Form: 6-06704

Georgian Firebird⁶⁷⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Danny Cook| T: B Leavy| OR: 107| D

25/1

Didn't do much on the Flat and she was poor on first two hurdles runs but produced a much better performance at Towcester when last seen. Similar conditions here over the same trip but has a significant absence to overcome and may need the run.

Form: 1228U1/

Mac Cennetig^t¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Joe Colliver| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 104

14/1

Very inconsistent sort who finished a close runner-up on final hurdles start when trained in Ireland. Showed very little on debut for this yard though and handicap mark looks a little stiff on achievements to date.

Form: 0-66426

Strike West³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: H Thompson Brown⁽¹⁰⁾| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 103

10/1

Yet to get competitive in seven career starts but may do a little better on handicap debut. Probably the second-string on jockey bookings and market likely to be informative.

Form: 7/753-86

Miss Amelia³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Jamie Hamilton⁽³⁾| T: M Walford| OR: 101

8/1

Well beaten on first three starts but produced a much better performance when dropped in trip here finishing a 4L fourth of eight last time over C&D. More needed on handicap debut in a stronger contest but entirely unexposed at least.

Form: 8054

Something Brewing⁶⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 10-11| J: Henry Brooke| T: I Jardine| OR: 113| D

4/1

Winner on hurdles debut at Hexham in August and would have finished closer over C&D last time if not for a mistake at the last. Capable of more improvement on handicap debut.

Form: 14

Jacarno²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: Ross Turner⁽⁷⁾| T: A Crook| OR: 98

16/1

Unplaced on all seven Rules starts and tailed off in similar conditions at Newcastle last time. Needs to take a big step forward on handicap debut.

Form: 985-456

Bahrikate^t²³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: James Corbett⁽⁵⁾| T: S Corbett| OR: 96| D

5/1

Just one win from 20 starts so far but more consistent than some in here and tends to give his running. Not beaten far at Carlisle two starts back and she's an each-way player on that form.

Form: 364434

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Non-Runners

Gran Maestro¹⁰

Weight: 11-6| Age: 8

T: P Winks J: Ryan Winks

Forecasts

Gran Maestro (10/3), Something Brewing (4/1), Bahrikate (5/1), Astaroland (5/1), Royal Beekeeper (11/2), Asum (8/1), Miss Amelia (8/1), Strike West (10/1), No Boundaries (12/1), Mac Cennetig (14/1), Jacarno (16/1), Georgian Firebird (25/1)

SOMETHING BREWING was running well over course and distance last time and if it wasn't for a mistake at the last he would have finished much closer. A 6lb rise for Royal Beekeeper looks on the lenient side and he ought to run well again after winning two of his last three starts. The consistent Bahrikate could provide best of the rest and she's more likely than some in here to give her running.