15:00 Southwell

Tuesday 4 December 2018

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Bet At toals.com Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:00 | Winning time: 5m 38.20s

Oregon Gold^p¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Charlie Hammond⁽⁵⁾| T: N Kent| OR: 100

14/1

Improved on return from a break when finishing third in a handicap hurdle here on good ground last month. Cheekpieces worn for the first time that day are retained.

Form: F78-783

Nicely Indeed⁵⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: Sean Quinlan| T: P A Kirby| OR: 99

7/1

Decent effort in finishing third over C&D on good going here in October. Given a break since and interesting once more.

Form: 48P-873

Extreme Appeal^p¹⁷⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Tabitha Worsley⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss Kelly Morgan| OR: 99| D

8/1

Winner of a couple of point-to-points last season including over 2m4f at Dingley (good) in June. Rookie trainer is 2/3 with her Rules runners in recent months.

Form: 1/661-01

Barley Hill³³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: N de Boinville| T: B Pauling| OR: 98

10/1

Maiden after seven starts and beaten 50L in a novice hurdle over an extended 2m at Stratford (good) a month ago. More needed on handicap debut.

Form: 24-56U0

Concealed Ambition²⁵⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: James Best| T: Tim Vaughan| OR: 98

50/1

Struggled in four starts so far and hopes seem to lie with the better ground forecast suiting on his switch to handicaps.

Form: 0968-

Oologist²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Daniel Hiskett⁽⁵⁾| T: J Gallagher| OR: 95

7/1

12 race maiden has placed on his last two starts including over an extended 2m4f at Huntingdon (good) three weeks ago. Returning from a break that day and is one to note in this event.

Form: 88P6-32

Winido^t³⁶³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: David Noonan| T: Tim Vaughan| OR: 94

50/1

Failed to complete in three starts since finishing third at Warwick (2m3f, good-to-soft) in May last year. Returning from nearly 11 months off the track.

Form: 6P/3FFP-

Riviere Argentee⁴⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: W T Kennedy| T: R Dickin| OR: 92WS

16/1

Winner of four of her 17 Flat starts but beaten 27L in a novice hurdle over an extended 2m2f at Stratford (good-to-firm) on her most recent jumps outing. Making her handicap debut following wind surgery.

Form: 733

Bare Necessities³⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: M Goldstein| T: S Lycett| OR: 91

33/1

Point-to-point winner drops markedly in distance following a 42L defeat in a 3m1f handicap hurdle at Huntingdon (good) a month ago.

Form: 32FP/P-8

Turbotim²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: T Scudamore| T: M Scudamore| OR: 91

10/1

Improved on previous efforts when finishing 10½L fifth in a 2m novice hurdle at Hereford (good) last time out. Worth a check in the market on handicap debut.

Form: 0496-7

Polarbrook^v²¹

Age: 11| Weight: 11-0| J: B S Hughes| T: D Shaw| OR: 88| BF| CD

6/1

Decent third in a handicap hurdle over an extended 2m4f at Huntingdon (good) three weeks ago. Top jockey booked to ride once more.

Form: 652-453

Tower Of Allen^t¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: A M Hales| OR: 87

8/1

Beaten just 2L over this trip on good-to-soft ground at Market Rasen in March. Likely to have improved for last months seasonal debut at Uttoxeter (2m, good)

Form: 34FF3-7

Birch Bank²³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Lorcan Murtagh⁽³⁾| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 87

18/1

Well beaten 36L third over an extended 2m3f on heavy going at Carlisle in March. Well beaten in a 3m3f contest on handicap debut subsequently and drops markedly in distance on seasonal bow.

Form: 9/86635-

Scartare¹⁹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-7| J: Benjamin Poste| T: Mrs R Gasson| OR: 81WS

6/1

16 race maiden has finished fourth on his last two starts. Had wind surgery since a 10½L defeat over an extended 2m7f at Uttoxeter (good) in May.

Form: 2245-44

Naasik¹⁹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: Colm McCormack⁽³⁾| T: J R Norton| OR: 81

40/1

Placed twice in bumpers in 2017 but has struggled since switching to hurdles including in handicap company the last twice. Others hold stronger claims.

Form: 30057-8

Grimthorpe¹⁹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-7| J: Ross Chapman⁽³⁾| T: Miss T Jackson| OR: 81

100/1

Put a run of three pulled up efforts behind him when beaten 77L over 2m4f at Hexham (good) last time out. Making his handicap debut.

Form: 8/8PPP-0

Forecasts

Scartare (6/1), Polarbrook (6/1), Nicely Indeed (7/1), Oologist (7/1), Tower Of Allen (8/1), Extreme Appeal (8/1), Barley Hill (10/1), Turbotim (10/1), Oregon Gold (14/1), Riviere Argentee (16/1), Birch Bank (18/1), Bare Necessities (33/1), Naasik (40/1), Concealed Ambition (50/1), Winido (50/1), Grimthorpe (100/1)

EXTREME APPEAL showed some fair form over hurdles a couple of years ago and he can make a winning return to Rules racing having won three times in point-to-points in the interim. Oologist ran a good race on his return to action last month and he can take second ahead of top weight Oregon Gold who is improving with racing this season.