15:40 Worcester

Friday 23 September 2022

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Download Vickers.Bet App Fixed Brush Hurdle Series Final Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:41 | Winning time: 4m 55.1s

Light N Strike³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: Miss E C Lavelle| OR: 130| C

5/1

Useful chaser who didn't need to get anywhere near that level to land the odds in a novice hurdle at Worcester last month. Back up trip and this asks a different question but he is lower in the weights over hurdles.

Form: 31-3171

Give Me A Moment⁵⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Harry Bannister| T: R Bandey| OR: 125| C

11/2

Useful chaser who won 5 times last season and outclassed the opposition in a brace of novice hurdles this summer. Jury out whether he will match form over fences but he's clearly open to improvement.

Form: 111-211

Presentandcounting³⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 125| CD

11/4

Prolific over fences last season, winning 5 times in novice company and aside from when turned over upped to 23f, he's been far too good for his rivals in novice hurdles of late. Assessor has taken big chance with his mark.

Form: 6-91211

San Giovanni⁶⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: K Brogan| T: H Fry| OR: 118| CD

13/2

Unlucky when carried out at Newton Abbot in April and has made amends in maiden/novice company this summer. Bare form nothing to get carried away with so needs to improve from current mark.

Form: 303R-11

Doncesar De Pretot^t⁸¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-1| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 117| C

18/1

Won novice hurdle here over 23f in May and nothing wrong with a brace of placed efforts in handicaps since, latterly over fences at Worcester. Current mark doesn't appear to be over generous.

Form: U/2-4132

Oceanline⁸¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: T Scudamore| T: D Pipe| OR: 118| CD

8/1

Useful winner at 14f on the level for Alan King and made perfect start for new connections when a smooth winner of 8-runner C&D novice in July. Likely has more to offer in this sphere.

Form: 25352-1

Lunar Shadow⁷²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King| OR: 115

40/1

Fair Flat winner who made a successful start over hurdles in 2m Southwell maiden in May and might have followed up had she not fallen at the last at Stratford. Quickly gained compensation at Uttoxeter (2m) but isn't crying out for this trip.

Form: 1F1

Pop The Champagne^t³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: Kielan Woods| T: F O'Brien| OR: 111| C

7/1

Bumper winner who was expertly placed to land 4 novice hurdles this summer around 2m. Opening mark looks perfectly fair assuming she sees out this new trip.

Form: 69-1111

First Soldier³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-8| J: Cillin Leonard⁽⁵⁾| T: Dr R D P Newland| OR: 110

33/1

Fair maiden hurdler but fared about as well as could be expected after a long absence when third of 6 over 2m here in August. That wasn't a deep race and he isn't obviously well treated.

Form: 77442/3

Biowavego⁶³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-8| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 110| D

10/1

Main rival failed to fire when opening account in 7-runner maiden hurdle at Uttoxeter. In good hands and not yet exposed but opening mark does demand more.

Form: 43-21

Ike Sport^t⁵⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: Harry Reed| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 110

28/1

Runner-up in a French claiming hurdle and better form when giving Give Me A Moment something to think about in a Stratford novice (18.7f) in July. Open to progress in handicaps.

Form: 2-332

Alioski^t³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: R P McLernon| T: G Brown| OR: 100| C

40/1

Gained reward for consistency in maiden company over 2m here in June. Fair efforts on the level since but he's pitched in quite deep from out of the weights in a handicap.

Form: 542-F1

Non-Runners

Huflower¹¹

Weight: 10-6| Age: 5

T: P F Nicholls J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Presentandcounting (11/4), Light N Strike (5/1), Give Me A Moment (11/2), San Giovanni (13/2), Pop The Champagne (7/1), Oceanline (8/1), Biowavego (10/1), Huflower (16/1), Doncesar De Pretot (18/1), Ike Sport (28/1), First Soldier (33/1), Alioski (40/1), Lunar Shadow (40/1)

Useful chasers PRESENTANDCOUNTING, Give Me A Moment and Light N Strike have all been seen outclassing inferior opposition over hurdles this summer and a case can clearly be made for the trio from reduced hurdles marks. They are preferred in that order, with Ike Sport perhaps the pick of the rest.