Actuate Marketing Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 13:55 | Winning time: 3m 59.10s

Leapaway⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-2| J: R Johnson| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 133| D

1/4

Bidding to complete a four-timer and impressed when winning by 6L over an extended 2m at Stratford (good) in July. Leading contender returning from a break.

Form: 0-33111

Havisham^p,t⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: G Sheehan| T: Jamie Snowden| OR: 113| DWS

6/1

Beaten 6L when finishing runner-up to Leapaway over an extended 2m at Stratford (good) last time out. Had wind surgery since and likely to run well once more.

Form: 60P-1P2

Dream Free^b¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: David Noonan| T: D Pipe

40/1

Winner off a mark of 48 at Beverley (1m4f, good-to-soft) in July. Well held in a selling hurdle on stable debut and more needed.

Form: P-7

Il Sicario^p¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Sean Houlihan⁽⁵⁾| T: W G M Turner| OR: 105

25/1

Dual Flat winner but beaten off a mark of 107 over 2m1f on good ground here last time out. Others hold stronger claims.

Form: 5729-7

Plymouth Sound^b⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Robert Williams⁽³⁾| T: B J Llewellyn

50/1

Pulled up in a 2m maiden hurdle at Worcester (good) at the end of July and well beaten last of ten on the Flat subsequently. Others hold stronger claims.

Form: P

Throckley^t¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: P J Brennan| T: Mrs S Leech

7/1

Fair fourth over 2m at Worcester (good) on hurdles debut last month. hood worn for the first time that day is absent on this occasion.

Form: 265/4

Vanderbilt^p²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Edward Austin⁽⁷⁾| T: Mark Gillard

66/1

24 race maiden under all codes. Ran well off lowly handicap marks on the Flat since joining this yard but probably best watched on his return to hurdling.

Form: 74P-

Forecasts

Leapaway (1/4), Havisham (6/1), Throckley (7/1), Il Sicario (25/1), Dream Free (40/1), Plymouth Sound (50/1), Vanderbilt (66/1)

The top two can fight out the finish to this novices' hurdle with preference for top weight LEAPAWAY who had chief rival Havisham back in second when winning last time out. The selection can confirm that form here while third place can go the way of Throckley who wasn't beaten far on hurdling debut last time.