14:40 Wetherby

Wednesday 23 November 2022

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Off time: 14:43 | Winning time: 3m 57.82s

Battle Of Toro^v⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Charlotte Jones⁽³⁾| T: James Moffatt| OR: 111

12/1

Useful on Flat in France earlier in career and he made it third time lucky over hurdles when landing Cartmel novice in June. Has continued in good nick, but there's a suspicion he'll prove vulnerable for win purposes under his penalty.

Form: 263234

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Dickens^h¹⁶⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Adrian Heskin| T: A King

33/1

Fairly useful dual Flat winner for this yard. A touch disappointing in his 2 Flat outings earlier this year but he's still quite an interesting recruit to hurdles.

Form:

Henry Gray²⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr

17/2

The form of his narrow 3m Irish point win in March isn't anything special but he's joined a good yard ahead of his hurdle debut and would enter the reckoning if the betting vibes are strong.

Form: 1-

Lightening Company³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: R P McLernon| T: B Haslam

22/1

Half-brother to fair hurdler Mr Chua (19f winner). Fairly useful form on Flat up to 1m. Jumped awkwardly when a modest fourth of 5 on his 2m Kelso hurdle debut in March but he's a likely improver if more clued up this time.

Form: 4-

Magic Wave³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: M Walford| D

11/10

Promise when runner-up in 2 bumpers in the spring and improved when easily going one better in a 10-runner Ayr bumper on his reappearance a month ago. Should be more than capable of making his presence felt in a race like this now hurdling.

Form: 22-1

Out For The Count¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Sean Quinlan| T: J Candlish

300/1

Soundly beaten in 2 Irish bumpers for Philip Fenton and fared no better on 2½m course hurdle debut for new stable 11 days ago.

Form: 709

Pembroke²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| D

11/8

Impressed as he made a winning bumper debut at Huntingdon back in March, running a little green but still forging clear. 11/4, caught out by lack of experience when seventh of 15 on his Chepstow hurdle 3 weeks ago. Could leave that bare form well behind. Leading claims.

Form: 2F1-7

White Rhino

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Henry Brooke| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero

28/1

£22,000 half-brother to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser Toviere (21f-3m winner). Rather belated debut but his yard is enjoying quite a good spell so he's worth a precautionary betting check.

Form:

Non-Runners

American Sniper²¹

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: D Pipe J: Non Runner

Calcutta Dream¹⁸

Weight: 11-0| Age: 4

T: M & D Easterby J: C O'Farrell

Prairie Wolf²⁵

Weight: 11-0| Age: 5

T: J Parkinson & S Smith J: Sean Quinlan

Forecasts

Magic Wave (11/10), Pembroke (11/8), American Sniper (9/2), Henry Gray (17/2), Battle Of Toro (12/1), Prairie Wolf (12/1), Lightening Company (22/1), White Rhino (28/1), Dickens (33/1), Calcutta Dream (33/1), Out For The Count (300/1)

PEMBROKE should be all the wiser with his hurdle debut behind him and is taken to come good for a top yard which does so well here. Magic Wave was impressive when winning his bumper last month and is feared most ahead of David Pipe's Chepstow scorer American Sniper.