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Friday 25 September 2020

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Follow At The Races On Twitter Handicap Hurdle (Div 2)

Off time: 14:00 | Winning time: 5m 51.8s

Ratfacemcdougall^p,t¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Max Kendrick⁽³⁾| T: D Killahena & G McPherson| OR: 102

5/1

Successful twice in this sphere for Ben Case during 2018/19 campaign, but hasn't shown much in 4 starts for this yard, including on recent reappearance at Perth.

Form: 3P454-7

Airton^t,v⁴⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-13| J: Fergus Gillard⁽⁷⁾| T: D Pipe| OR: 101

5/1

More bad efforts than good ones subsequent to landing a Taunton novice early last year, but the handicapper has shown mercy and he's dangerous to rule out off this career-low mark.

Form: F620-58

Always Able²⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: T J O'Brien| T: Mrs F Kehoe| OR: 100

11/1

Positives to glean from efforts in maiden/novice hurdles at up to 21f last season, and it's likely that she'll be seen in a better light now moving up in trip on this handicap debut.

Form: 862547-

The Black Squirrel^p³³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: B S Hughes| T: H Hogarth| OR: 99| BF

7/1

Improved when opening account in this sphere at Cartmel (22.1f) last month. Failed to reproduce that level of form over the same C&D next time, but claims if able to bounce back.

Form: 464-B14

Rebel Leader^t²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr Jamie Neild⁽¹⁰⁾| T: H Whittington| OR: 98

7/1

Good second in 2m maiden hurdle here last October, but subsequent efforts in this sphere and over fences have lacked spark.

Form: 32F-3P8

Quivvy Lough²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Cillin Leonard⁽⁷⁾| T: J Coulson| OR: 96| CD

5/1

Belied odds of 100/1 when landing a similar event over this C&D on debut for new yard 23 days ago. 5 lb rise fair and she has to enter calculations.

Form: 322P-81

Shantou Tiger^b,t³⁵

Age: 11| Weight: 11-6| J: Mr Huw Edwards⁽⁷⁾| T: M Young| OR: 94| C| D

66/1

Hasn't got his head in front under Rules for best part of 4 years, and beaten a long way on return/debut for new yard at Newton Abbot (26.5f) last month.

Form: 164/FP-8

Knight Commander²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Ben Jones⁽³⁾| T: Sheila Lewis| OR: 90| C

5/1

Best effort for a while when finding just one too good at at Newton Abbot (21.6f) last time, finishing clear of the rest. However, up 4 lb for that and he hasn't won a race since July 2017.

Form: 68/0-652

Short Flight^p1¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-12| J: Henry Brooke| T: D Brooke| OR: 86

22/1

Off the mark in Cartmel handicap off 1 lb higher mark in July 2018, but below par in 4 subsequent appearances and now tried in cheekpieces.

Form: 715/896

Whiskey Moon^v1³¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-12| J: M D Grant| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR: 86

28/1

Successful between the flags, but efforts under Rules so far have been uninspiring and hopes pinned on first-time visor working the oracle here.

Form: 35/P0P-P

Drumreagh^t1³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-6| J: C Gethings| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls| OR: 80

16/1

Runner-up on completed start in Irish points, but she's offered little in 7 runs under Rules to date. Tongue strap applied.

Form: 909P-68

Earcomesali^t²³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-3| J: Charlie Hammond⁽³⁾| T: P A Pritchard| OR: 77

80/1

Looks decidedly limited judged on what she's shown in a trio of bumpers and 4 starts over hurdles. Big step forward needed now making the switch to a handicap.

Form: 09PP/P-6

Dorette²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Dave Crosse| T: C N Kellett| OR: 74

20/1

Bumper winner for Olly Murphy a couple of years ago and posted best effort yet over hurdles when third over 19.8f at Sedgefield last time. This trip will be more suitable and she's not discounted.

Form: 4P86F-3

Stripe Of Honour²³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Danny Burton⁽⁵⁾| T: A Day| OR: 66

150/1

No form in points or over hurdles and he's 8 lb 'wrong' at the weights.

Form: 0P/60P-0

Non-Runners

Aheadfullofdreams²⁴⁵

Weight: 11-3| Age: 7

T: D Skelton J: Harry Skelton

Princess Roania¹⁹⁵

Weight: 10-10| Age: 9

T: C J Gray J: M G Nolan

Forecasts

Airton (5/1), Quivvy Lough (5/1), Knight Commander (5/1), Ratfacemcdougall (5/1), Rebel Leader (7/1), The Black Squirrel (7/1), Always Able (11/1), Aheadfullofdreams (12/1), Drumreagh (16/1), Dorette (20/1), Princess Roania (20/1), Short Flight (22/1), Whiskey Moon (28/1), Shantou Tiger (66/1), Earcomesali (80/1), Stripe Of Honour (150/1)

This doesn't look as competitive as the first division and ALWAYS ABLE could be the answer. She showed clear signs of ability in a handful of runs last term and is very much of interest now faced with a stiffer test on this handicap debut. Quivvy Lough sprung a surprise when scoring over C&D at the start of the month and is next on the list ahead of Dorette and The Black Squirrel.