15:45 Worcester

Monday 10 July 2023

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Get Pulling With PJ Nicholls SsangYong Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:46 | Winning time: 5m 3.60s

Soldat Forte^t²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: B S Hughes| T: C E Longsdon| OR: 115| BF

3/1

Fair form in bumpers and well prepared to make a successful hurdles debut at Southwell in April. Similar form when runner-up at Ludlow and Uttoxeter since. Likely to be in the thick of things again.

Form: F/421-22

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Baikal^t³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Lee Edwards| T: A West| C

28/1

Fair maiden on the Flat. Left hurdle debut behind when springing a 25/1 surprise in 2m course maiden in May, despite doing plenty wrong (hung left). Well held back on Flat since. Stamina not assured now stepping up in trip.

Form: 6-1

Ballylinch¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Alice Stevens⁽⁷⁾| T: Micky Hammond

66/1

Winning pointer but ran to only a modest level when fourth of 6 on 23f Market Rasen hurdle debut 17 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: R2152-4

Ike Sport^p,t³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 116

8/11

Raised his game considerably back from 4 months off when seeing off a subsequent winner in handicap at Taunton (19f) in March. Good runner-up efforts in handicap company on 3 of his 4 starts since and leading form claims back in a novice.

Form: 4126-22

Ipso Falco¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Tom Cannon| T: C Gordon

150/1

Well held in bumpers 7 months apart. Longer trip should suit now hurdling but still hard to fancy.

Form: 8-7

Our Brother John²²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: David Bass| T: Mrs L Hill

28/1

Winning pointer, third last time (Nov 2022). Betting should guide now hurdling.

Form: P3PP/13-

Roll With It^h⁴⁹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: S Bowen| T: R Spencer

7/1

Fair form when placed twice in bumpers at the start of 2022. Off for 16 months ahead of this switch to hurdles but this race lacks depth and he needs a betting check.

Form: 8326/

Seefin³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Bridget Andrews| T: D Skelton

33/1

Failed to complete in points. 10/1, barely modest form when fourth of 8 in maiden at Southwell (20.5f, good to soft) on hurdle debut 34 days ago. From a top yard but he will need a decent chunk of improvement to go close here.

Form: PF/PF-4

Sforza Castle²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Ben Jones| T: B Pauling

18/1

Has hinted at ability in a bumper and maiden hurdle in recent months. May do better.

Form: 65

Ykikahobbsie⁴⁸¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: James Best| T: Joe Ponting

200/1

Poor form in 2 outings on the Flat early last year ahead of this switch to hurdles.

Form:

Our Friend Mo⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill

11/1

Third in her sole Irish point. Has shown ability in 2 hurdles this spring but possibly more one for handicaps after this.

Form: 36-3

Non-Runners

Fulgurant⁶²

Weight: 11-2| Age: 6

T: Mrs S J Humphrey J: Nick Scholfield

Forecasts

Ike Sport (8/11), Soldat Forte (3/1), Roll With It (7/1), Our Friend Mo (11/1), Sforza Castle (18/1), Our Brother John (28/1), Baikal (28/1), Seefin (33/1), Fulgurant (50/1), Ballylinch (66/1), Ipso Falco (150/1), Ykikahobbsie (200/1)

IKE SPORT escapes a penalty for his win in a conditional jockeys' handicap and that just tips things in his favour ahead of fellow previous hurdle winner Soldat Forte. Roll With It hasn't been seen for 16 months but did achieve enough in bumpers at the beginning of 2022 to think he could make his presence felt in a race like this now hurdling.