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Friday 20 December 2019

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Paul James Knitwear Handicap Hurdle (Conditionals And Amateurs)

Off time: 12:07 | Winning time: 5m 35.9s

Seymour Sox²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Bryan Carver| T: A Ralph| OR: 97

8/1

Returning from a break when finishing a well beaten eighth in a 2m5f novice hurdle at Ludlow (soft) last month. Interesting to see how he performs on handicap debut.

Form: 7007-8

Cosheston^p1³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: N F Houlihan| T: J Candlish| OR: 95

9/2

Seven race maiden was beaten 23L when finishing fifth at Huntingdon (good) over an extended 2m4f last time out. Returning from a break that day and wears cheekpieces for the first time.

Form: 75337-5

Thats My Rabbit³³

Age: 10| Weight: 11-3| J: Luca Morgan| T: J & S Best| OR: 88| CD

7/2

Missed well over two years following a C&D victory in December 2015. Beaten 27L when fourth in a 2m3f handicap hurdle at Fontwell (soft) last time out and market support would be notable racing off a career low mark.

Form: 1768/04

Georgian Firebird^t³⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-1| J: Lewis Stones| T: B Leavy| OR: 86

12/1

Ran well when finishing 13½L seventh in a big field handicap hurdle at Chepstow (2m, good-to-soft) on seasonal debut and first start since wind surgery in October. Still going well when falling the following month and is of interest upped in trip.

Form: 22PP-7F

Our Delboy^p²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: William Marshall| T: S Allwood| OR: 83

22/1

Ten race maiden has struggled in two starts since joining this stable including when 40L last of eight over 3m at Ludlow (soft) last time out. Interesting to see how he fares dropping in distance.

Form: 64/8P-P8

Pot De Fleur³⁸⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-9| J: Jack Tudor| T: Christian Williams| OR: 80

66/1

Failed to figure in two completed starts over hurdles so far most recently when 66L eighth in a claiming event at Ludlow (2m, good-to-soft) earlier this month. Worth a check in the market upped in trip on handicap debut.

Form: P/P08-

Talkingpicturestv²²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: Mr Nathan Brennan⁽³⁾| T: Henry Oliver| OR: 78

11/4

Running well in defeat of late finishing runner-up on each of her last three starts. Beaten 9L in a 2m4f handicap hurdle at Ffos Las (heavy) at the end of last month and looks likely to play a leading role once more.

Form: 145222

Quarry Wizard^h²³⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 10-7| J: Ben Godfrey| T: M F Harris| OR: 78

8/1

12 race maiden was beaten 30L when eighth in a 3m2f handicap chase at Chepstow (good) in April. Probably best reverting to hurdles and dropping markedly in distance on seasonal reappearance.

Form: 04/6958-

Suffice^t⁵²³

Age: 10| Weight: 10-3| J: Tom Buckley| T: Mrs L J Young| OR: 74| D

25/1

Finished a good 1¼L second in a C&D handicap hurdle on good ground in June last year. Beaten when falling at Stratford (good) subsequently and is returning from over 16 months off the track.

Form: 109/72F-

Kilcaragh Boy^t⁷⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 10-0| J: Philip Armson⁽³⁾| T: R J Armson| OR: 70

11/1

Ran well in finishing 8½L third in a 2m handicap hurdle on soft ground here at the start of October. Given a break since but races from out of the handicap in this contest.

Form: 652783

Franz Klammer^h⁵⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Alice Stevens⁽³⁾| T: P A Pritchard| OR: 69

25/1

14 race maiden was beaten 46L when finishing sixth in a selling hurdle over an extended 2m2f at Stratford (soft) at the end of October. Returning from a year off the track that day and others make more appeal racing from out of the handicap.

Form: P7P50-6

Non-Runners

Affaire D'Honneur³⁴

Weight: 11-7| Age: 8

T: A W Carroll J: Liam Harrison

Forecasts

Talkingpicturestv (11/4), Thats My Rabbit (7/2), Cosheston (9/2), Seymour Sox (8/1), Quarry Wizard (8/1), Affaire D'Honneur (10/1), Kilcaragh Boy (11/1), Georgian Firebird (12/1), Our Delboy (22/1), Suffice (25/1), Franz Klammer (25/1), Pot De Fleur (66/1)

A weak looking handicap hudle that can see TALKINGPICTURESTV build on some promising placed efforts in recent months to record her second career success. The trip and forecast ground are both in the selections favour and she can see off Thats My Rabbit who is well handicapped on his old form and he can finish runner-up ahead ofPot De Fleur who represents a shrewd stable on handicap debut.