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Monday 24 May 2021

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G.C.Rickards Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Div 1)

Off time: 13:15 | Winning time: 3m 51.40s

Secret Potion^p,t⁵^{(ex 7)}

Age: 5| Weight: 12-1| J: Bryony Frost| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 92| D

2/1

Flat winner in Germany and left previous hurdles form well behind following a wind op when striking at Warwick (2m, good to soft) in a first-time tongue strap. This 5-y-o probably has more to offer.

Form: 6568-1

Caffe Macchiato^t,v⁷⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Alan Johns| T: Tim Vaughan| OR: 87

11/1

Dual Flat winner in France and, having undergone a wind op, he bettered previous hurdles efforts when fourth of 16 in first-time visor/tongue strap at Southwell in March. Place possibilities.

Form: 5/0U94-

White Turf¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Lee Edwards| T: A Ralph| OR: 86| BF

9/4

Fair maiden on Flat for Andrew Balding. Surely would've opened hurdles account at Market Rasen (16.6f, good) last time but for a mistake 2 out, and another bold show is very much on the cards.

Form: 66833-2

Youvebrokenmydream^h³³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Jay Tidball⁽¹⁰⁾| T: W G M Turner| OR: 82

13/2

Step back in the right direction when second in a 13-runner Taunton handicap (16.5f, good to firm) last month. Forecast slower ground no problem, but she remains vulnerable from a win point of view.

Form: 2/F8852-

Debbonair^p¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: Brendan Powell| T: F Brennan| OR: 79

20/1

Fair Flat performer for Hugo Palmer, but he has offered precious little in a trio of novice hurdles and vast improvement needed on handicap debut in this sphere.

Form: 66P-

Khanisari^b1¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-7| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams| OR: 77

15/2

Winless following 17 starts and was pulled up over fences at Ffos Las recently. Still, he resumes in this sphere on a potentially handy mark and will be a threat if first-time blinkers do the trick.

Form: 89722-P

Rathnure Ranger^h³³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-5| J: Benjamin Poste| T: Katy Price| OR: 75

15/2

Maiden pointer who posted much his best effort yet under Rules when third of 10 in a handicap hurdle at Taunton (16.5f, good to firm) last month. Still, no more than an each-way squeak.

Form: 8/F3P93-

Non-Runners

Foresee²⁰

Weight: 11-12| Age: 8

T: A W Carroll J: Mr Jason Dixon

Ranco²⁸

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: D Pipe J: T Scudamore

Ingenuity⁸⁸

Weight: 11-1| Age: 6

T: B Barr J: Patrick Cowley

Diamond Joel²⁰

Weight: 10-8| Age: 9

T: Sarah Hollinshead J: Katie O'Farrell

Forecasts

Secret Potion (2/1), White Turf (9/4), Ranco (7/2), Youvebrokenmydream (13/2), Foresee (7/1), Rathnure Ranger (15/2), Khanisari (15/2), Caffe Macchiato (11/1), Debbonair (20/1), Ingenuity (66/1), Diamond Joel (66/1)

Alastair Ralph has been among the winners of late and WHITE TURF could be another for the yard. His recent near miss at Market Rasen was all the more agonising given that the outcome probably would've been different had he not made a hash of the second-last. Secret Potion made a winning handicap debut in this sphere at Warwick last week and is feared greatly, while Ranco is also of interest.