15:00 Worcester

Wednesday 29 June 2022

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Get Pulling With PJ Nicholls SsangYong Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:02 | Winning time: 5m 39.38s

Champagne Well⁴⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: Tom Broughton⁽⁷⁾| T: F O'Brien| OR: 130

12/1

Below par since bagging 2m4f Plumpton handicap in November, tailed-off last at Aintree (20f, good) just under 7 weeks ago. Should find this drop in class easier but he's tough to recommend on recent exploits.

Form: P158-50

Rookie Trainer^p,t⁵⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: K Brogan| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 122| CD

7/2

Won over timber at Fontwell (19f) early in 2021/22 but after 3 underwhelming efforts over fences, showed improved form to make it back-to-back successes in this sphere when scoring over C&D a couple of months ago. Up 5 lb but fancied to be in the mix again.

Form: 2/1465-1

Thunderstruck²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: Miss E C Lavelle| OR: 120| BF

9/2

Posted good couple of runner-up efforts prior to being pulled up when sent off 5/4 favourite at Fontwell 3 weeks ago, his hurdling typically not a pretty sight (jumped right throughout). Needs to bounce back quickly but that's not out of the equation.

Form: 27P2-2P

Itacare^b,t¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: T Scudamore| T: D Pipe| OR: 119

7/1

Took advantage of a reduced mark when scoring for the first time for this yard at Ludlow in March (on the back of a breathing op). Similar form when third at Ffos Las just under a fortnight ago and he looks a shade too high enough in the weights for now.

Form: 9P12-43

Starsky^p⁴²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: Tristan Durrell⁽⁷⁾| T: D Skelton| OR: 118

9/1

Consistent sort who was in the process of running well when departing at the last at Warwick 6 weeks ago, likely to have come off second best. Fancied to give another good account provided that spill hasn't affected his confidence.

Form: 1P452-F

Get The Appeal^p,t1³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-9| J: Angus Cheleda⁽⁵⁾| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 111

14/1

Patchy form over hurdles last season and ran no sort of race back over fences at Newton Abbot 5 weeks ago. Has become disappointing and so it's easy to look elsewhere quickly switched back over timber despite a first-time tongue tie being applied.

Form: 27P33-P

Dalkingstown^p,t¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-3| J: S Bowen| T: P & M Bowen| OR: 105| CD

2/1

Dual point winner who came good over fences in Sedgefield handicap in January and doubled his tally in that sphere when scoring over C&D 10 days ago, leading 2 out and digging deep under pressure. Fancied to translate that good recent form back over timber.

Form: 366-221

Kabrit^h⁵²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Alex Edwards⁽³⁾| T: A Ralph| OR: 102| CD

12/1

Improved for the switch to fences last summer, winning a couple of handicaps. Shaped as if needing the run after 7 months off over timber at Ludlow last month and this outing should reveal more.

Form: 11425-3

Forecasts

Dalkingstown (2/1), Rookie Trainer (7/2), Thunderstruck (9/2), Itacare (7/1), Starsky (9/1), Kabrit (12/1), Champagne Well (12/1), Get The Appeal (14/1)

Cases can be made for most but preference is for DALKINGSTOWN. Peter Bowen's charge dug deep under pressure to notch a second success over the larger obstacles over C&D 10 days ago and, racing from the same mark here, he's fancied to continue his good work back over hurdles. Rookie Trainer is put forward as the main danger following his C&D victory early last month, with Starsky another fancied to go well.