15:30 Huntingdon

Tuesday 28 March 2023

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Racing TV Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:30 | Winning time: 5m 2.04s

Invincible Nao^h³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 12-2| J: Caoilin Quinn⁽⁵⁾| T: G & J Moore| OR: 112

11/2

French juvenile hurdle winner last spring and produced his best effort yet on these shores when third in a 7-runner Fontwell handicap (21.8f, good). Should be in the mix here if able to build on that with this slight drop back in trip no bad thing.

Form: 61-8303

Ike Sport^t⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Danny Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 108

15/8

Raised his game considerably back from 4 months off when pushed out to land a 19f Taunton handicap (good to soft) last week. Escapes a penalty for that and he has to be high on any shortlist.

Form: 332641

Hardy Boy^p⁴⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Luca Morgan| T: B Pauling| OR: 107| C| D

10/3

Signed off last term with a brace of handicap wins at around 2½m, including here. Comfortably best effort so far this season (in first-time cheekpieces) when runner-up at Kempton last time and likely to be on the premises once again.

Form: 11-7082

Mikhailovich^t⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: David Bass| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls| OR: 103

11/1

Offered little on first 2 starts in this sphere but seemingly took a step in the right direction when third in a 19f Taunton novice last month. Perhaps capable of better now upped in trip for this handicap debut.

Form: 3-P73

Stroll On By^t²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: J J Burke| T: C E Longsdon| OR: 102

11/2

Performed to a fair level in bumpers last term and has made the frame on all but one of his 5 starts since switched to hurdles. Runner-up off 1 lb lower at Ludlow (21.2f, good to soft) last time and live each-way chance.

Form: 5-23042

Kalmoor^b1²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: J M Quinlan| T: Miss A Murphy| OR: 101

33/1

Second in a bumper on debut here in March 2021 and again shaped with promise when third on Wetherby hurdles bow in October of that year. Blinkers enlisted now handicapping on the back of a low-key comeback run at Southwell.

Form: 2/3U-P

Gladiatus⁶⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Jack Tudor| T: Christian Williams| OR: 101WS

14/1

Runner-up sole start in Irish points and shaped with promise when third of 10 in a novice hurdle at Chepstow (2m, good) in November. Rather disappointing since but interesting to see what the market has to say now pitched into a handicap following a wind op.

Form: 2-358

Eyed^t1⁶⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: D A Jacob| T: P R Webber| OR: 99

9/1

Only modest form in 3 qualifying runs and improvement was not forthcoming on handicap debut (first start following a wind op) here in January. Now tried in a tongue strap.

Form: 4P-7P

Non-Runners

Global Famenglory⁵⁷

Weight: 11-10| Age: 7

T: D Skelton J: Non Runner

Alghazaal¹¹⁰

Weight: 10-3| Age: 6

T: C E Longsdon J: Lily Pinchin

Forecasts

Ike Sport (15/8), Hardy Boy (10/3), Global Famenglory (9/2), Invincible Nao (11/2), Stroll On By (11/2), Eyed (9/1), Mikhailovich (11/1), Alghazaal (12/1), Gladiatus (14/1), Kalmoor (33/1)

GLOBAL FAMENGLORY pulled clear of the rest when going close on return from an 11-month absence here in January and, with the likelihood of better to come given her relatively low mileage, she is taken to go one better this time. The clear main danger is Ike Sport, who escapes a penalty for his decisive recent Taunton success, while Invincible Nao and Hardy Boy are others with possibilities in a competitive race.