Elizabeth Day Supporting Injured Jockeys Fund Novices' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 13:35 | Winning time: 6m 14.43s

Worthy Farm²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 116| D

11/4

Point-to-point winner that has joined a top yard, has made a solid start to career with two placed efforts and clearly stays very well. Drop of rain may help his chances and interesting connections go into handicaps after just two runs.

Form: 13-3

Farm The Rock²³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Sean Houlihan⁽⁵⁾| T: Katy Price| OR: 114| D

9/4

In cracking form, winning last two starts from the front and battling on gamely when asked to. May face slower ground here but may still have more to offer and dangerous to rule out simply on that.

Form: FF4-911

Winter Spice^h¹⁰^{(ex 7)}

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: James Bowen| T: J Farrelly| OR: 107

4/1

Had been counting down to a win so it was far from unexpected that he got his head in front at Plumpton last time, beating a useful yardstick with plenty in hand. Penalty to carry less of a worry than this new trip, which asks a new question.

Form: 263221

Rosemary Russet^t¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Miss A B O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: H Fry| OR: 112

5/1

Placed in a couple of novice hurdles but latest couple of starts very disappointing, and hard to know what sort of trip might suit her best at the moment. Best left alone until showing a bit more, despite being with top yard.

Form: 852-276

The Groovy Hoovy^p1¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: L P Aspell| T: O Sherwood| OR: 110

9/1

Winner at Southwell in May, sticking well to the task to get on top late on, but ran below that form at Hereford last time, weakening out of it too quickly for comfort. Needs to bounce back now, but this new trip may help.

Form: 547-P16

Little Windmill^p,t¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: Bryony Frost| T: N B King| OR: 108

25/1

Made hay during the summer and early autumn period but last couple of runs suggest the handicapper has rather caught up with her now. Goes back over hurdles on a lower mark but wellbeing to prove at present. Tends to front-run.

Form: 1312PP

Mrs Miggins^t¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: T Scudamore| T: D Pipe| OR: 106

14/1

Placed in a couple of maiden/novice hurdles and has shown more than enough ability to win a race of this nature. Breeding suggests this step up in trip will suit, so some improvement on handicap debut here far from out of the question.

Form: 38-33

Forecasts

Farm The Rock (9/4), Worthy Farm (11/4), Winter Spice (4/1), Rosemary Russet (5/1), The Groovy Hoovy (9/1), Mrs Miggins (14/1), Little Windmill (25/1)

Tricky little race to solve. WORTHY FARM looked like a run would do him good before his race at Warwick and that was very much the way he ran, seemingly blowing up before running on well late in the day. He can come on for that to take this. Mrs Miggins looks a likely improver for this step up in trip and may hit the frame along with Farm The Rock, who has developed a nice habit of winning races.