15:55 Fakenham

Monday 22 January 2018

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Longham Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:56 | Winning time: 5m 34.87s

Alpha Indi¹⁴

Age: 15| Weight: 12-1| J: Unknown| T: H J Evans| OR: 102

Form: 72-3496

General Bux³⁴

Age: 15| Weight: 12-1| J: Fergus Gregory⁽⁸⁾| T: O Murphy| OR: 102

Form: 5/P-674

Astrum^b,t⁴⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Daniel Sansom⁽³⁾| T: P W Middleton| OR: 101

9/4

Both his wins last year came in selling grade (one a handicap) and although he's holding his form fairly well he still looks a quirky and awkward ride. Others have more potential and he is struggling a little off a 5lb higher mark than last win.

Form: 125352

Beyeh¹³

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Jack Sherwood| T: M Appleby| OR: 99| D

10/1

Have to go way back to December 2013 to find her latest hurdles win (2m4??f, good to soft) at Southwell. Out of form recently and hard to make a case for.

Form: 2-55050

Carraigin Aonair¹⁴²

Age: 14| Weight: 11-10| J: Unknown| T: O Murphy| OR: 97

Form: 70700/-

Wood Pigeon²²

Age: 17| Weight: 11-10| J: Unknown| T: O Murphy| OR: 97

Form: 359-64U

Grecian King²⁵

Age: 13| Weight: 11-9| J: Unknown| T: Laura Morgan| OR: 96

Form: /706

Hurricane Rita³⁵

Age: 16| Weight: 11-9| J: Unknown| T: O Murphy| OR: 96| BF| D

Form: 9612-2P

Little Windmill^p,t²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: Harry Teal⁽⁶⁾| T: N B King| OR: 95| C| D

7/4

Not the most reliable, though defied fears over testing ground to win a chase around here on New Year's Day. On a potentially lenient mark if transferring that level of form to this sphere.

Form: 3723P1

Flow With Eve^t1²⁷²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-8| J: C Gethings| T: O Murphy| OR: 95

10/1

Now an 11-race maiden, eight of them over timber. Poor when last spotted at Ludlow in April. Since joined Olly Murphy and sports a new tongue tie on return to action. Improved effort cannot be ruled out. Watch betting.

Form: 584277-

Heresmynumber^p,t³²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: James Bowen| T: A Stronge| OR: 94

12/1

Unconvincing Kalanisi gelding, didn't shape with any great enthusiasm at Towcester (3m, good to soft) last month on return from 578 days off. Much to prove before meriting support.

Form: 5692/F-0

Lubatic⁶¹

Age: 13| Weight: 11-7| J: Unknown| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 94

Form: 41-P077

Landscape¹⁵

Age: 18| Weight: 11-5| J: Unknown| T: D Steele| OR: 92| D

Form: 324-P24

Ataman³⁴

Age: 14| Weight: 11-3| J: Unknown| T: O Murphy| OR: 90

Form: /5969P

Pray For A Rainbow²⁷

Age: 15| Weight: 10-13| J: C Gethings| T: S Drinkwater| OR: 86

Form: 3PFP4-5

Courtinthemiddle²⁸²

Age: 15| Weight: 10-10| J: Unknown| T: D Faulkner| OR: 83

Form: 079814-

Bisoubisou^p,t²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: Fergus Gregory⁽⁶⁾| T: O Murphy| OR: 82

4/1

Mare ran her best race (from six) at Market Rasen on Boxing Day to be 13L fourth of then in a novice hurdle over 2m4??f on soft ground. Trainer has a strong record of improving this type, but she'll almost certainly need to build on that again.

Form: 77-9864

Windy Writer²⁶

Age: 16| Weight: 10-8| J: Unknown| T: S England| OR: 81

Form: 6-P054P

Does It In Style⁴⁶

Age: 13| Weight: 10-4| J: Unknown| T: D Skelton| OR: 77

Form: F400-2

Karl Marx⁶⁰

Age: 16| Weight: 10-4| J: Unknown| T: Mark Gillard| OR: 77

Form: 6-33P04

Forecasts

Little Windmill (7/4), Astrum (9/4), Bisoubisou (4/1), Flow With Eve (10/1), Beyeh (10/1), Heresmynumber (12/1)

Any money coming for Flow With Eve on debut for this shrewd yard would be noted, albeit she was poor when last spotted in April. Stablemate Bisoubisou ran her best race for the yard on Boxing Day but must build on that again to collect here. Astrum has been running fairly consistently of late but does have some quirks and so the tentative call rests with LITTLE WINDMILL. He was a good winner around here over fences last time out and is on a lenient mark if transferring that level of form to this sphere.