15:50 Hereford

Monday 6 November 2023

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Off time: 15:50 | Winning time: 4m 2.63s

Fiveonefive²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: D F O'Regan| T: C Collins| OR: 129| D

8/15

Much improved switched to handicaps, making up considerable ground to double his tally at Cartmel (17f) in July. Shaped as if still in top form when 10 lengths third in Welsh Champion Hurdle at Ffos Las last time and a bold show looks assured back in a handicap.

Form: 6-12163

Gaius³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Dylan Johnston⁽⁷⁾| T: O Murphy| OR: 107| D

8/1

:Fairly useful Flat winner for Richard Hannon and off the mark over hurdles in a 2m Worcester maiden in June. Well-held sixth in a handicap there last time, though, and likely vulnerable under a penalty back in a novice.

Form: 221026

Beau Nash^h,t⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Sean Houlihan| T: M Hunt

150/1

AW Flat winner for the Gosden stable in 2020 but well held in 3 comeback runs for this yard. Outsider on hurdle debut.

Form:

Deadlock¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: C Gethings| T: A Ralph

125/1

Fair form on Flat but last of 4 in novice at Aintree on hurdle debut in May and well held on return at Ludlow 11 days ago.

Form: 40

Grandmaster Flash^p⁷³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Conor Ring⁽³⁾| T: B J Llewellyn| D

100/1

Fairly useful stayer at best on the Flat but below that level of late. This quite a belated hurdle debut.

Form:

Johnny Blue¹⁵⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: James Bowen| T: N J Henderson| D

11/4

Overcame greenness to make a winning bumper debut at Worcester in June. Muich respected now hurdling for his top stable.

Form: 1

Muskoka¹⁷⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: Miss E C Lavelle

20/1

Closely related to 3 winners and showed a fair level of ability in bumpers earlier in the year. One to note in the betting now hurdling after 6 months off.

Form: 76-5

Omaha Wish³³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton

10/1

Point winner who was third on the first of 2 starts in bumpers and filled the same position on last month's hurdle debut after a break, albeit she again looked a bit ungainly under pressure.

Form: 139-3

Tara Vango^h¹⁰¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Dylan Whelan⁽⁷⁾| T: J Coulson

250/1

66/1 and hooded, last of 6 in bumper at Uttoxeter (2m, good to soft) on debut 101 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 6

Non-Runners

Fresh Speculation¹⁸²

Weight: 11-0| Age: 5

T: H D Daly J: R Patrick

Molly's Third Man¹⁷⁷

Weight: 11-0| Age: 4

T: H D Daly J: Sam Twiston-Davies

My Friend Sean¹³

Weight: 11-0| Age: 4

T: T Lacey J: Stan Sheppard

Party Vibes²¹¹

Weight: 10-7| Age: 5

T: H D Daly J: Alice Stevens

Forecasts

Fiveonefive (8/15), Johnny Blue (11/4), Gaius (8/1), Omaha Wish (10/1), My Friend Sean (12/1), Party Vibes (12/1), Fresh Speculation (16/1), Muskoka (20/1), Molly's Third Man (25/1), Grandmaster Flash (100/1), Deadlock (125/1), Beau Nash (150/1), Tara Vango (250/1)

FIVEONEFIVE brings some quite useful handicap form into this novice and is the percentage call, although market confidence behind Nicky Henderson bumper winner Johnny Blue would put a slightly different slant on things.