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Monday 11 September 2023

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Talk Tidy Marketing Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 16:26 | Winning time: 6m 30.90s

Go Chique^p²³

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: N de Boinville| T: N J Henderson| OR: 123

14/1

Resumed winning ways in 5-runner handicap hurdle at Market Rasen (23.1f, good to firm) 23 days ago. Can go well again.

Form: 0/12-601

Tommie Beau¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: M G Nolan| T: J W Mullins| OR: 119| CD

8/1

Dual chase winner in the summer who posted a respectable fourth of 8 in handicap chase at Cartmel (25.5f, soft) 14 days ago. Switches to hurdles now and much respected.

Form: 6-61174

Mr Yeats^v1¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Daire Davis⁽⁷⁾| T: M F Harris| OR: 116| CD

7/1

Took this event 12 months ago and arrives on the back of a good second of 8 in handicap hurdle at Cartmel (25.4f, soft) 16 days ago. Visor on for 1st time and not taken lightly.

Form: 632222

Hunting Percival^t¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: James Best| T: S Hosie| OR: 114| D

28/1

Bagged his second hurdles success at Stratford in August but only fifth of 6 in handicap hurdle there 11 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: P12P15

Slate Lane²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: R P McLernon| T: E Mullins| OR: 113

1/2

Much improved for Emmet Mullins and went 2-2 for the yard when landing 8-runner handicap hurdle at Bangor (23f, good) 21 days ago with plenty in hand. Up 10 lb but is very much the one to beat.

Form: 300D-11

Valentino³⁰³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: Harry Kimber⁽³⁾| T: Miss J Du Plessis| OR: 110| CD

11/1

C&D winner but off 10 months since a creditable sixth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Cheltenham (24f, good). Has won off a break so can't be ruled out on his comeback run.

Form: 14/1U26-

Presenting Yeats^p³⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: Bradley Harris⁽⁵⁾| T: M F Harris| OR: 107| CD

14/1

C&D winner who posted a creditable third of 7 in handicap hurdle at Market Rasen (23.1f, good) 36 days ago. Unreliable type, however.

Form: 11-F443

Sammylou^t²⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 10-11| J: Bryony Frost| T: D Killahena & G McPherson| OR: 106| CD

50/1

3-time C&D winner for Fergal O'Brien. Only tenth of 11 on yard debut in handicap hurdle (40/1) at Worcester (23f, good to soft) 20 days ago so needs to take a big step forward.

Form: 4479-60

Forecasts

Slate Lane (1/2), Mr Yeats (7/1), Tommie Beau (8/1), Valentino (11/1), Presenting Yeats (14/1), Go Chique (14/1), Hunting Percival (28/1), Sammylou (50/1)

SLATE LANE arrives firmly on the up for Emmet Mullins and a 10 lb hike in the weights doesn't look sufficient to prevent him from completing a hat-trick judged on his easy Bangor success. Mr Yeats is feared most in his bid to follow up last year's victory, with Go Chique and Valentino also in the picture.