Barkby Conditional Jockeys' Selling Hurdle

Off time: 13:11 | Winning time: 5m 14.1s

King's Song^t¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: Harry Reed| T: G Elliott| OR: 115| D

12/1

Handicap hurdle winner over 3m3f on good ground at Sedgefield in September. Held in four subsequent starts and worth a check in the market dropped into a seller.

Form: 314669

Never Equalled^b1¹³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-4| J: Robert Williams⁽³⁾| T: B J Llewellyn| OR: 126| D

7/2

Winner four times over hurdles including at Ffos Las (2m4f, heavy) in April. Well beaten on seasonal debut in a 2m6f contest at the same venue a fortnight ago and is one to note with blinkers tried for the first time.

Form: 6U314-7

Regulation⁷⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-4| J: Max Kendrick| T: N B King| OR: 124

5/1

Good second over 2m1f at Newton Abbot (good) in early September. Fair fifth at Plumpton (2m, good) later that month and is interesting following a break.

Form: 724425

Rightdownthemiddle^p⁴⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 11-4| J: Fergus Gregory| T: G Elliott| OR: 112| D

6/1

Disappointing in two starts since finishing runner-up at Perth (3m, good) in a handicap chase off a mark of 131 in September. Looks the pick of his trainers two runners dropping markedly in grade on his return to hurdling.

Form: 0-17200

Shadow's Boy¹³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-4| J: Rex Dingle⁽³⁾| T: B J Llewellyn| OR: 113| D

20/1

Struggled in three handicap hurdles in recent months. Interesting to see how he fares on his first start in selling company.

Form: 258608

Elysian Prince^b,t³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: Bryony Frost| T: N B King| OR: 96

16/1

Ran well to finish 1L second at Exeter (2m1f, good-to-firm) in first time blinkers on his penultimate start. Has been set a tough task at these weights.

Form: V36424

Oscar Hoof^p¹⁰⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 10-12| J: Edward Austin⁽⁸⁾| T: Ian Williams| OR: 125

11/8

Dual winner for Nicky Henderson in 2014 but not had much racing in recent years. Beaten 1¼L in a 2m4f claiming hurdle at Worcester (good) in first time cheekpieces (retained) on debut for this yard in August and is returning from a break.

Form: 1FP2P/2

Forecasts

Oscar Hoof (11/8), Never Equalled (7/2), Regulation (5/1), Rightdownthemiddle (6/1), King's Song (12/1), Elysian Prince (16/1), Shadow's Boy (20/1)

OSCAR HOOF was returning from an absence when placed in a claiming hurdle last time out and he can go one better than when finishing runner-up that day. The trip and ground should both suit and he can get the better of useful chaser Rightdownthemiddle who can get the better of the blinkered Never Equalled in the battle for second.