12:20 Huntingdon

Tuesday 14 November 2023

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Racing TV Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 12:20 | Winning time: 5m 6.93s

State Legend⁵²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: Alice Stevens⁽³⁾| T: Ian Williams| OR: 98

12/1

Fairly useful 14f winner on the Flat but yet to show anything like that form over hurdles. Needs this switch to handicaps to spark a major improvement.

Form: 76P-

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On Se Calme²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Oscar Palmer⁽¹⁰⁾| T: A King| OR: 97

5/1

Irish point winner who easily got off the mark over hurdles in 6-runner novice at Hereford (16.2f) 28 days ago despite making some mistakes. Up in trip for his handicap debut. Player.

Form: 5/10-741

Deja Rouge⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Fergus Gillard| T: Kate Hazard| OR: 96

125/1

Regressive form for Gordon Elliott and he has offered little on all 3 runs for current yard, hooded last time.

Form: 600P5-P

Rafferty¹⁷⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-4| J: Lewis Dobb⁽⁶⁾| T: L Morgan| OR: 95

28/1

Won 2 of first 3 starts over fences for this yard but his form has tailed off, only eighth over hurdles at Southwell on his return. Hard to warm to.

Form: 413P/4-8

Ipso Falco³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Freddie Gordon| T: C Gordon| OR: 94

25/1

Well beaten in bumpers and has fared no better in three starts over hurdles. Lots more needed now going into handicaps.

Form: 8-7956

Furkash^p²⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: Harry Kimber⁽³⁾| T: J Tizzard| OR: 94

9/4

Placed on 3 of last 4 starts over fences last term and ran well returned to timber when second of 9 in handicap at Wincanton (21.4f, soft) 26 days ago. Not taken lightly off the same mark.

Form: 2523-U2

Sir Rock³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Ben Bromley| T: T Lawes| OR: 94

5/2

Irish point winner who made all over hurdles at Fontwell (21.7f) in May. Refused to race there on his return but got back on track with solid Stratford third last month. Not discounted.

Form: 12P-1R3

Celtic Fortune¹⁸⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Jack Hogan| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 93

13/2

Lightly-raced maiden who was contesting only his second handicap when an improved third of 12 over C&D when last seen in May. Good shout if ready to roll on return.

Form: 57B99-3

Apologise^t³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Toby Wynne⁽³⁾| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 94

9/1

Fair Flat winner in Ireland but yet to better modest form over hurdles, including well held in a pair of 2m Uttoxeter handicaps this autumn. Too soon to write off but arrives with a bit to prove.

Form: 643P-69

Forecasts

Furkash (9/4), Sir Rock (5/2), On Se Calme (5/1), Celtic Fortune (13/2), Apologise (9/1), State Legend (12/1), Ipso Falco (25/1), Rafferty (28/1), Deja Rouge (125/1)

ON SE CALME still looked a work in progress despite easily opening her hurdling account at Hereford last time and she can follow up on her handicap bow with this longer trip also a likely plus. Furkash is next on the list on the back of his good Wincanton second, with the returning Celtic Fortune and handicap-debutant State Legend both in the mix too.