toteplacepot Selling Hurdle

Off time: 14:00 | Winning time: 4m 15.50s

Ascendant⁴⁷

Age: 12| Weight: 11-12| J: Patrick Cowley⁽⁵⁾| T: J Farrelly| OR: 120| C| D

4/11

Successful in a claimer and a couple of selling hurdles so far this season including over C&D at the start of January. Likely to prove hard to beat today.

Form: 111311

Hurricane Rita^b¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: N P Madden| T: C R Dore| OR: 99| CD

11/1

Winner of a handicap hurdle on heavy ground here in January and placed twice since. Disappointing on debut for this yard earlier this month and more needed today.

Form: 2P1326

Saucysioux^b,t²⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: David England| T: O Murphy| OR: 115| C

5/2

Successful twice over an extended 2m7f here earlier in the season but struggled in two outings since returning from a break and dropping markedly in trip today.

Form: 2111P8

Changing The Guard^t,v⁷

Age: 12| Weight: 11-0| J: Jordan Nailor⁽⁷⁾| T: F Brennan| OR: 75| CD

20/1

Successful 11 times in all but most recent success came in this race two years ago. Struggled of late and needs to return to form to figure in this contest.

Form: 545344

L'Es Fremantle¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: T E Whelan| T: M C Chapman| OR: 60

100/1

Maiden after 41 starts and failed to place in that time. Well beaten over fences the last twice. Likely to struggle once more.

Form: 050655

Forecasts

Ascendant (4/11), Saucysioux (5/2), Hurricane Rita (11/1), Changing The Guard (20/1), L'Es Fremantle (100/1)

ASCENDANT can complete a hat-trick by taking this opening selling hurdle for trainer Johnny Farrelly. The veteran has done well in similar races to this of late and can see off Saucysioux today while Hurricane Rita looks capable of finishing third.