16:34 Newton Abbot

Saturday 16 April 2022

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Good Luck Stuart And Thank You Handicap Hurdle (Div 2)

Off time: 16:35 | Winning time: 3m 57.7s

Cogital^h²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Eoin O'Connell⁽⁵⁾| T: B J Llewellyn| OR: 105

12/1

Hurdles winner at Ffos Las in October 2020. Since added a couple of Flat wins to his tally but not so good under both codes last 3 starts.

Form: 42/13-55

Ladykiller^b³³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: T Scudamore| T: D Pipe| OR: 103

3/1

Smart on the Flat in Germany, including listed/Group 3 wins in 2019. Not really got going over hurdles this season but his mark is dipping all the time.

Form: 3-348F

Balleticon^p1,t¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: David Bass| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls| OR: 102

13/2

Maiden hurdle winner tumbling in the weights and he's showing a lot more of late. Cheekpieces go on and worth considering for all he shapes as if he'll stay further.

Form: 3-36345

Chadlington Lad^t1²²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: Luca Morgan⁽³⁾| T: B Pauling| OR: 107

8/1

Good runs in 2m juvenile hurdles the last twice and while that hasn't done him any favours from a handicapping perspective he probably has races in him in this sphere. Tongue tie goes on.

Form: U0622

Noble Savage¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Jordan Nailor⁽³⁾| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR: 98

5/1

Some good efforts in handicap hurdles this season but probably only averagely treated as it stands and he looks like a chaser.

Form: 5-22945

Folly Gate^t²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Chester Williams⁽³⁾| T: Mrs J Williams| OR: 94

5/1

Without a win but several creditable efforts this season in both spheres, yet to be asked for effort when hampered and unseated rider 2 out in novice handicap chase at Wincanton 4 weeks ago. Same mark back over hurdles here.

Form: 24253U

Tarseem^h1¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: Kevin Jones| T: M F Harris| OR: 93

11/1

Modest form over hurdles for Dan Skelton over 2m this term. Hood goes on starting out for new yard who have enjoyed a tremendous campaign. Worth a look.

Form: 3U364

Ascot Day^p⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-4| J: Jordan Williams⁽⁷⁾| T: B J Llewellyn| OR: 83

15/2

Fair Flat winner last summer who fared better than of late from a falling mark at Taunton last week, chasing home one who completed hat-trick at Exeter on Thursday. Good shout if backing that up.

Form: 5-28752

Canal Rocks^p⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Conor Ring⁽³⁾| T: B J Llewellyn| OR: 78

33/1

Fairly useful at best on Flat but has lost his way, making a low-key start over hurdles, well held again on handicap debut at Taunton last week. Plenty to find.

Form: U639

McGregors Charge¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: James Best| T: L Hurley| OR: 85

25/1

Seemed to show a bit when third at Hexham (2m) on debut last summer but has failed to build on that since, including in handicaps back from 4 months off recently.

Form: 368P6

Non-Runners

Letter At Dawn²

Weight: 10-0| Age: 5

T: C J Down J: Harriet Tucker

Smartmandarcy¹³

Weight: 10-0| Age: 7

T: Claire Hitch J: Harry Kimber

Forecasts

Ladykiller (3/1), Folly Gate (5/1), Noble Savage (5/1), Balleticon (13/2), Ascot Day (15/2), Chadlington Lad (8/1), Tarseem (11/1), Cogital (12/1), McGregors Charge (25/1), Canal Rocks (33/1), Letter At Dawn (33/1), Smartmandarcy (66/1)

Tricky stuff, with BALLETICON chanced having shown more from a falling mark the last twice. Folly Gate, and Tarseem, who starts out for Milton Harris, are a couple of others to consider.