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Thursday 8 December 2022

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Happy Birthday Lana Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 12:15 | Winning time: 5m 10.39s

Heros De Moutiers²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Theo Gillard⁽³⁾| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 98

11/1

Off mark in Irish points at fourth attempt and best of three runs over hurdles when fourth of 7 in novice at Uttoxeter (15.8f) 26 days ago. Up in trip for his handicap bow with more required.

Form: F2-1004

Kings Justice⁵⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr Benjamin Abbott⁽¹⁰⁾| T: S Allwood| OR: 93

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 100/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Carlisle (17.2f) 56 days ago. Hard to enthuse over.

Form: P8-5P

Coup De Gold²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Peter Kavanagh| T: D Thompson| OR: 92

15/2

It's now twenty two runs since his last win in 2019 but he posted a respectable sixth in handicap hurdle at Market Rasen last time. No forlorn hope.

Form: 47-3376

Aazza²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Dylan Johnston⁽¹⁰⁾| T: R Dobbin| OR: 90

5/2

Fair hurdles winner who has failed to go on in three runs over fences this term. Reverts to this sphere now and she can't be discounted off an easing mark.

Form: 275-3U4

Dakota Beat^p1,t²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Conor Rabbitt⁽³⁾| T: J R Norton| OR: 85| D

28/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2021. Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Southwell (20.4f) 27 days ago. Cheekpieces are reached for now.

Form: 5807-5P

Blue Shark³²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: Jamie Brace⁽⁶⁾| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 80| D

2/1

20/1, left his previous efforts behind to get off the mark in 10-runner handicap hurdle at Ffos Las (20f) 32 days ago. Form has been franked so he's expected to be bang there off 4 lb higher mark.

Form: 654701

Ex S'elance^p¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 10-8| J: Daire Davis⁽⁷⁾| T: V Thompson| OR: 78| C

8/1

C&D winner who posted a creditable seventh of 13 in handicap hurdle at Musselburgh (23.8f) 17 days ago. It's fifteen runs since his last win in 2021 though.

Form: 33-6P47

Brickadank³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Joshua Thompson⁽¹⁰⁾| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 72

7/2

Still winless after 21 runs and below form eighth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Hexham (16.2f) 34 days ago. Others appeal more.

Form: 07-2548

Royal Flush⁷⁹⁵

Age: 11| Weight: 10-2| J: Thomas Willmott| T: S Waugh| OR: 70WS

125/1

Poor maiden. Off over 2 years since coming in ninth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Kelso (20.9f). Hard to enthuse over on his comeback run.

Form: 21U859/

Ballyfarsoon⁹

Age: 11| Weight: 10-2| J: P W Wadge⁽⁵⁾| T: P Winks| OR: 69| D

33/1

Not disgraced when fourth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Southwell (20.4f) 9 days ago. It's twenty runs since his last win in 2019, however.

Form: P007-P4

Non-Runners

Zwicky²⁷⁷

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: P A Kirby J: Jay Kozaczek

Wandering West²²

Weight: 11-9| Age: 4

T: M Walford J: Tom Midgley

Ultra Violet⁴⁷

Weight: 11-6| Age: 4

T: N W Alexander J: Bruce Lynn

Lone Star²¹

Weight: 11-1| Age: 5

T: P A Kirby J: Joe Williamson

Euchan Falls²⁹

Weight: 10-13| Age: 5

T: R M Smith J: William Shanahan

Big Arthur²⁸

Weight: 10-3| Age: 5

T: H Graham & G Rutherford J: Edward Austin

That's Your Lottie¹⁷

Weight: 10-3| Age: 7

T: K Scott J: Emma Smith-Chaston

Halcyon Dreams¹⁴

Weight: 10-2| Age: 7

T: K Scott J: Lewis Dobb

Forecasts

Blue Shark (2/1), Aazza (5/2), Brickadank (7/2), Lone Star (6/1), Coup De Gold (15/2), Ex S'elance (8/1), That's Your Lottie (10/1), Heros De Moutiers (11/1), Halcyon Dreams (14/1), Zwicky (16/1), Ultra Violet (25/1), Dakota Beat (28/1), Ballyfarsoon (33/1), Big Arthur (33/1), Wandering West (33/1), Euchan Falls (50/1), Kings Justice (66/1), Royal Flush (125/1)

BLUE SHARK took a big step forward when opening his account at Ffos Las last month and with that form working out well he looks capable of defying a 4 lb higher mark. Halcyon Dreams is also weighted to have a say in her bid for a breakthrough success, with Azza worth a second look too now reverted to hurdles after an unsuccessful stint chasing.