17:05 Worcester

Friday 28 September 2018

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7bets4free.com Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 17:05 | Winning time: 4m 47.8s

Captain Peacock²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: L P Aspell| T: O Sherwood| OR: 128| D

3/1

80+ rated handicapper on the Flat has improved to land his last two over hurdles (both at Bangor) since getting better ground. Has won both with plenty in hand and not ruled out under a double penalty.

Form: 56P-11

Serosevsky^t²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: N D Fehily| T: H Fry| OR: 129| BF

2/1

Placed to advantage in two minor races before going down narrowly to a more streetwise stable companion in a class 2 race at Newton Abbot. Improving with every run and does not have much to find to gain another win.

Form: 55-1212

Francky Du Berlais^t²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: James Bowen| T: P & M Bowen| OR: 120

4/1

Winner at Ffos Las and placed twice since. This represents a stiffer test but stable are having a good spell.

Form: 62-3122

Truckers Lodge¹³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 122| D

9/4

Has moved from Tom George's yard having comfortably gained a first hurdle success on good ground in May. A line through Sonic matches him closely with Captain Peacock yet he receives 7lb here. The one to beat if fit.

Form: 311/42-1

Dollnamix^t²³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: Nick Scholfield| T: Miss E C Lavelle

50/1

Well beaten in all five starts so far including his last three over hurdles. Should find this equally as tough and probably one for handicaps further down the line.

Form: 09/544

Orchard Lane⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Mr Tommie M O'Brien⁽⁵⁾| T: Katy Price

50/1

Not disgraced here on hurdles bow but has not looked ready for a test as tough as this on his two subsequent starts.

Form: 2523B6

Twentyoneblackjack²⁶²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Harry Stock⁽⁵⁾| T: M Keighley

100/1

Has offered nothing thus far and pulled up on last two starts. Impossible to fancy against a field of more promising types.

Form: 9PP-

Bit More³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-5| J: R T Dunne| T: N P Mulholland

50/1

50/1 and well beaten on hurdling debut and in a much stronger contest this afternoon. Will improve when learning to settle.

Form: 8-U266

The Overflow¹¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-5| J: Sean Houlihan⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs S Gardner

50/1

Winner of two minor point-to-points makes rules debut and doubtful she will be good enough to take advantage of a generous weight allowance.

Form: 1P2-2P1

Non-Runners

The Boom Is Back¹⁵⁴

Weight: 10-12| Age: 6

T: Christian Williams J: T J O'Brien

Forecasts

Serosevsky (2/1), Truckers Lodge (9/4), Captain Peacock (3/1), Francky Du Berlais (4/1), The Boom Is Back (20/1), The Overflow (50/1), Orchard Lane (50/1), Dollnamix (50/1), Bit More (50/1), Twentyoneblackjack (100/1)

A hot novice hurdle with some top yards represented. Captain Peacock has been impressive on his last two starts and he is marginally preferred to Serosevsky who might not be able to match him for speed. Both face a stiff task in trying to concede 7lb to TRUCKERS LODGE who improved on a sound surface when last seen and a line through the runner-up gives him an edge over Oliver Sherwood's charge.