18:10 Worcester

Monday 18 September 2023

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Thank You Bagsy Happy Retirement Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 18:10 | Winning time: 5m 50.80s

Hungry Hill^p⁶^{(ex 7)}

Age: 6| Weight: 12-1| J: Nick Scholfield| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 109| CD

4/1

Resumed his progress after a blip over C&D with a win in 8-runner handicap hurdle 6 days ago. Not taken lightly under a 7 lb penalty.

Form: 2-62161

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Halifax^p,t¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Conor Ring⁽³⁾| T: G Harris| OR: 115| D

6/1

Bagged his third success for his current yard in 7-runner handicap hurdle at Bangor (23f, good) 13 days ago. On the upgrade recently so must enter calculations despite taking a 4 lb rise.

Form: 9-21631

Edison Kent¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Lily Pinchin⁽³⁾| T: James Owen| OR: 108

11/2

Winner of a big-field Killarney maiden hurdle for Jessica Harrington back in May 2021. Largely struggled since but shaped more encouragingly on his yard debut when fourth of 8 at Newton Abbot (21.6f) 16 days ago. Weighted to go well off a 4 lb lower mark.

Form: P95-9P4

Peaceful Sunday^p⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Lewis Stones⁽³⁾| T: J Candlish| OR: 105

40/1

Fair ex-Irish winner who posted his best effor for his current yard when fourth of 8 in handicap hurdle at Stratford (18.7f, good) 9 days ago. Up in trip now and enters calculations.

Form: 934-244

Dynamic Kate^p,t¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Joe Anderson⁽⁵⁾| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 100| CD

9/2

Returned to her best of late following a breathing operation, cosily winning over C&D before good third of 11 in handicap hurdle here 15 days ago. Not ruled out off an unchanged mark.

Form: 1F-3613

Daranova^p⁴⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 10-11| J: K Brogan| T: G Hanmer| OR: 98

33/1

Gained two 3m chase wins in May 2022 but struggling for form at present, tried in a change of headgear when pulled up at Uttoxeter last month. Has lots to prove back in this sphere.

Form: 12P5-PP

Classic Concorde^p²⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 10-11| J: C Brace| T: D Brace| OR: 98| CD

7/2

Ended a losing run stretching back nearly 3 years in 9-runner handicap hurdle over C&D 20 days ago. This 10-y-o is likely to give another good account despite a 4 lb rise.

Form: 1P2321

Coal Fire²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-5| J: S Bowen| T: P & M Bowen| OR: 92

4/1

Opened his account at Market Rasen (20.6f) in July and backed it up with a solid third of 10 in 2m6f Cartmel handicap hurdles 21 days ago. He's one to consider off an unchanged mark.

Form: 8-6P213

Non-Runners

Glengeever⁹

Weight: 11-6| Age: 7

T: B Lund J: G Sheehan

Forecasts

Classic Concorde (7/2), Coal Fire (4/1), Hungry Hill (4/1), Dynamic Kate (9/2), Edison Kent (11/2), Halifax (6/1), Glengeever (7/1), Daranova (33/1), Peaceful Sunday (40/1)

A case can be made for most of these so at the likely odds it is worth siding with EDISON KENT to build on his encouraging Newton Abbot debut fourth for James Owen and capitalise on a reduced mark. Halifax is feared most on the back of his recent Bangor success, although Peaceful Sunday and Hungry Hill can both have a say too.