15:00 Ludlow

Wednesday 21 February 2018

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Alfa Aggregates Products Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:00 | Winning time: 3m 51.30s

Black Mischief⁵⁷

Age: 14| Weight: 12-1| J: Unknown| T: H Fry| D

Form: 3F-1553

Fixed Rate^b,t⁵¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Angus Cheleda⁽¹⁰⁾| T: C J Mann| OR: 124| D

12/1

Handicap hurdle winner at Doncaster (good-to-soft) in December but remains of interest despite finishing held since including when runner-up at Fakenham last time out.

Form: 51P162

Otter Moon³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr N George⁽⁷⁾| T: T R George| OR: 124

4/1

Winner of a Perth maiden hurdle on good ground last July and likely to strip fitter for last months first outing since when fifth on handicap debut at Hereford. Drops in trip today.

Form: 76-2315

Gassin Golf³⁶

Age: 17| Weight: 11-10| J: Unknown| T: Kerry Lee| D

Form: 5F0-834

Casterly Rock⁶³

Age: 14| Weight: 11-8| J: Unknown| T: P Hobbs & J White

Form: 94-52

Saxo Jack¹²²

Age: 16| Weight: 11-8| J: Unknown| T: Mrs S Leech

Form: /42125

Royal Irish Hussar¹²³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: J McGrath| T: N J Henderson| OR: 120| D

5/1

Successful three times over hurdles as a juvenile in 2013 but failed to score since and finished well beaten at Stratford (good-to-soft) on his only run of 2017 in October.

Form: 3/4244-7

Awake At Midnight⁶²

Age: 14| Weight: 11-7| J: Unknown| T: P Hobbs & J White

Form: 85-23

Le Precieux³⁹

Age: 13| Weight: 11-6| J: Unknown| T: G & J Moore

Form: 510-05F

Shalakar¹³

Age: 13| Weight: 11-5| J: Unknown| T: Miss V Williams

Form: -P333

Shambra¹⁸

Age: 12| Weight: 11-4| J: Unknown| T: L Wadham| CD

Form: /11

Pointed And Sharp⁹⁹

Age: 14| Weight: 11-4| J: Unknown| T: P Hobbs & J White| D

Form: 5-601

Birch Hill²⁵

Age: 16| Weight: 11-3| J: Unknown| T: Mrs S Leech

Form: 29/11P-P

Subcontinent⁴⁶

Age: 14| Weight: 11-3| J: Unknown| T: Miss V Williams

Form: 5/P46

Vado Forte¹¹

Age: 13| Weight: 11-2| J: Unknown| T: T Lacey| BF| D

Form: 868212

Excellent Team^t¹¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Bridget Andrews⁽³⁾| T: D Skelton| OR: 113| CD

8/1

Winner over C&D on good-to-firm ground in October and finished a respectable fifth here later that month. Returning from a break and yet to race on ground as soft as is forecast today.

Form: 084415

Baratineur¹⁷²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Lorcan Williams⁽⁷⁾| T: K Bishop| OR: 112| D

9/1

Struggled in two runs for Richard Hawker last year and making his debut for a new yard today. Well handicapped on his old form.

Form: 349-687

Wildmoor Boy^t,v³⁷⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: C Poste| T: R Dickin| OR: 110| D

9/1

Placed on both starts early last season including on heavy ground at Warwick just over a year ago. Dropped 2lb for that effort and returning from an absence today.

Form: 121623-

Captain Jack⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: Benjamin Poste| T: R J Price| OR: 108

5/1

Yet to win in eight career starts but performed better over hurdles the last twice including when fifth on soft ground here last month. Making his handicap debut today.

Form: 76-5535

Voodoo Doll³²

Age: 13| Weight: 10-6| J: Unknown| T: Evan Williams

Form: 774

Comber Mill^h,t²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Andrew Tinkler| T: A Ralph| OR: 100| D

4/1

Bidding to complete a hat-trick following two wins on heavy ground at Uttoxeter. Raised 4lb for the most recent of those and likely to put up a bold show receiving weight from all of his rivals today.

Form: 944811

Forecasts

Comber Mill (4/1), Otter Moon (4/1), Captain Jack (5/1), Royal Irish Hussar (5/1), Excellent Team (8/1), Baratineur (9/1), Wildmoor Boy (9/1), Fixed Rate (12/1)

COMBER MILL can complete a hat-trick by taking this competitive handicap hurdle. The selection has made all when winning twice at Uttoxeter and he can record his third career success today. Otter Moon can register his first placed effort in handicap company by finishing runner-up today while top weight Fixed Rate can claim third on this occasion.