16:35 Southwell

Thursday 25 October 2018

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toals.com Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:35 | Winning time: 5m 6.4s

Guard Of Honour¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: M Goldstein| T: George Baker| OR: 115

33/1

Racing on the Flat since finishing third in a Stratford (good) novice hurdle over an extended 2m in May 2015. Below par of late but worth a check in the market on handicap debut.

Form: R23163/

Barbrook Star¹⁶⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: M G Nolan| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 114

7/2

Couple of decent efforts in handicap company in the spring including when 16½L fourth over 2m5f at Warwick (good) in May. Interesting following a break.

Form: 0/3006-4

Royal Ruby¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: N de Boinville| T: N J Henderson| OR: 114| C| D

11/10

Victorious over an extended 2m3f at Bangor (good) when returning from a break earlier this month. Raised 7lb for that victory and represents a leading stable in this contest.

Form: 0-73351

Reckless Behavior^p1¹³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: S Bowen| T: Mrs Caroline Bailey| OR: 112

7/1

Finished runner-up in a three runner novice chase at Towcester (good) over an extended 2m5f in May. Absent since finishing well beaten over fences the following month. Cheekpieces tried for the first time.

Form: 4619-27

The Go Tou Man²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Harry Bannister| T: H Whittington| OR: 111

20/1

Returning from a break when finishing well beaten over an extended 2m5f at Newton Abbot (good) earlier this month. Likely to have improved for the run.

Form: 24944-0

Galactic Power⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: J M Quinlan| T: R Dickin| OR: 105

12/1

Victorious in a 2m5f handicap hurdle on soft going at Ludlow in February. Placed since and ran respectably when seventh at Huntingdon (3m1f, good) recently when returning from a break. Drop in trip in his favour.

Form: 2413P-7

Queen Of The Wind¹⁹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: P J Brennan| T: C L Tizzard| OR: 105| C

11/1

Soft ground winner over an extended 1m7f on handicap debut here in March. Disappointed at Ludlow back in novice company the following month and remains open to improvement on seasonal debut.

Form: U54P16-

Agincourt Reef^p¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-1| J: Harry Teal⁽⁷⁾| T: R A Teal| OR: 104| CD

11/1

Fair fifth beaten 13L in a 2m4f handicap hurdle at Worcester (good) on his return from a break earlier this month. Worth a check in the market.

Form: 469-5P5

Bertie Moon^p²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-7| J: Edward Austin⁽⁷⁾| T: A Forbes| OR: 96

125/1

Well beaten in two starts on the AW since joining this stable. Probably best watched on his first hurdles start in over two years.

Form: 607717/

Non-Runners

The Tangler Barry⁵⁸

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: P W Middleton J: J E Moore

Forecasts

Royal Ruby (11/10), Barbrook Star (7/2), Reckless Behavior (7/1), Agincourt Reef (11/1), Queen Of The Wind (11/1), Galactic Power (12/1), The Tangler Barry (14/1), The Go Tou Man (20/1), Guard Of Honour (33/1), Bertie Moon (125/1)

ROYAL RUBY is taken to follow up a recent Bangor victory by taking this handicap hurdle contest. The selection hails from a top yard and is taken to get the better of Galactic Power who can finish runner-up dropping in distance. Third place can go to Queen Of The Wind who is returning from a break.