H Brown & Son Recycling Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 13:57 | Winning time: 3m 53.62s

Castle Quarter²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Thomas Doggrell⁽⁶⁾| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 99

7/2

Fair Flat winner and probably should have opened his account in this sphere in 2m Worcester handicap 3 weeks ago, conceding first run and just failing. Obvious shout.

Form: 46-32

Time Leader^p⁴¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Dylan Kitts⁽¹⁰⁾| T: T Lacey| OR: 94

3/1

Hurdles winner for Tim Reed last season and fair efforts over fences the last twice, including under this rider at Ffos Las (19.4f) 6 weeks ago. Drop back in trip returning to hurdling should suit and he could figure.

Form: 4435-32

Tarseem^t²²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Mitchell Bastyan⁽³⁾| T: M F Harris| OR: 93

2/1

Has hit top form recently, once more doing little wrong when second again at Newton Abbot 3 weeks ago. Back in trip and seems sure to give another good account.

Form: 45-4222

Lively Livvy¹⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Tom Midgley| T: M Walford| OR: 87

28/1

Form of her Wetherby fourth looks flimsy and she was well beaten at Market Rasen next time. Goes handicapping back from 141 days off now.

Form: 67044-

Druk⁵⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Toby Wynne⁽⁶⁾| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 85WS

14/1

Flat winner in Ireland, but has offered little in 4 starts switched to hurdles for new yard, including on handicap debut at Market Rasen 8 weeks ago. Has had a wind op.

Form: 764-0

Diamond Joel³⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 10-4| J: Tabitha Worsley| T: Sarah Hollinshead| OR: 75

11/2

Poor maiden hurdler but placed again at Fontwell 5 weeks ago, admittedly never really looking like winning.

Form: 5353-22

Agent Saonois^t²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Miss Thomosina Eyston⁽¹⁰⁾| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 71

9/1

Maiden under both codes, well beaten in handicaps the last twice having appeared to show a bit more at Worcester.

Form: 583-457

Forecasts

Tarseem (2/1), Time Leader (3/1), Castle Quarter (7/2), Diamond Joel (11/2), Agent Saonois (9/1), Druk (14/1), Lively Livvy (28/1)

CASTLE QUARTER probably should have made a successful handicap hurdle debut at Worcester, going down by just a neck, and he's fancied to gain compensation here. Tarseem seems sure to go well again, while Time Leader could also make his presence felt.