At The Races App Market Movers Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 20:19 | Winning time: 6m 27.00s

Fifty Ball^p⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: N F Houlihan⁽³⁾| T: G & J Moore| OR: 120

10/3

Won at Ascot off 7 lb higher last spring but he's proved more miss than hit in handful of starts since, no upturn in first-time cheekpieces (retained here) when fifth in 6-runner handicap here (19.2f) 8 days ago. Needs to leave that behind.

Form: P005P-5

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Moon King^t,v¹³⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: B Roberts⁽⁷⁾| T: C E Longsdon| OR: 116

10/3

Left pair of low-key efforts on Flat in his wake when doubling his tally over hurdles at Worcester (23f) last August. However, finished well held all 3 starts thereafter last year and subsequent 5-month break needs to have perked him up ahead of this.

Form: 24/196P-

Carlow Farmer^p,t⁴⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 11-7| J: Harry Reed| T: M F Harris| OR: 113

20/1

Unreliable sort who doubled his hurdles tally at Uttoxeter (23.3f) in April but proved disappointing turned out quickly at Newton Abbot (26.5f) 7 days later. Given more of a break ahead of this and he's not out of things if in the mood.

Form: 7PU31P-

Good News^v²⁵

Age: 11| Weight: 11-7| J: Tom Cannon| T: Mrs L Richards| OR: 113| CD

13/2

4-time course winner who enjoyed a highly-productive 2022, registering fifth success at Kempton (24.5f) in November. Not in same groove more recently, only fifth in 7-runner Plumpton handicap (25f) 25 days ago but his mark is steadily easing at least.

Form: 141495-

Pontresina^p⁵⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-1| J: Ellis Collier⁽⁷⁾| T: B Lund| OR: 107

33/1

Hasn't stood much racing since joining this yard from Oliver Sherwood and failed to come on for his reappearance run sporting first-time cheekpieces at Taunton (19f) in March. Significantly back up in trip but he has a fair bit to prove here.

Form: F2U3/P7-

San Pedro^p²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Harry Cobden| T: P Henderson| OR: 94

5/4

Aided by first-time cheekpieces when opening his account over hurdles at Lingfield (23f) in February and bettered next 2 starts when fourth at Plumpton (25f) last month, weakening only late on. Not out of things with Harry Cobden an eye-catching booking.

Form: 331P64-

Non-Runners

Scamallach Liath⁴⁶

Weight: 11-6| Age: 6

T: O Sherwood J: Brendan Powell

Forecasts

San Pedro (5/4), Scamallach Liath (11/8), Fifty Ball (10/3), Moon King (10/3), Good News (13/2), Carlow Farmer (20/1), Pontresina (33/1)

A winner in points, SCAMALLACH LIATH is yet to finish out of the frame over hurdles, finding only one firmly on the up too strong at Ascot on his latest outing in April and, with the Oliver Sherwood team amongst the winners, he looks sure to go well again upped slightly in trip. Multiple-course winner Good News and San Pedro head up the dangers.