14:15 Plumpton

Monday 20 November 2023

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Cranbrook Underwriting Novices' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:15 | Winning time: 4m 1.25s

Afta Party^h,t⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Fergus Gillard⁽³⁾| T: Mark Gillard| OR: 105

11/4

Fairly useful Flat winner for Alice Haynes and, having left Syd Hosie, left previous hurdling efforts behind when landing a novice at Newton Abbot 49 days ago. Can do better still, so worth a chance to follow up.

Form: 4F-7431

Duhallow Tommy⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Tom Cannon| T: T Lawes| OR: 100

1/1

Runner-up in a point and made it third time lucky in bumpers at Fontwell in January. Yet to match that form over hurdles but type to do better now handicapping, so worth chancing.

Form: 3310-44

Ede'iffs Rock¹⁷³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Ben Ffrench-Davis⁽⁷⁾| T: W G M Turner| OR: 94

8/1

Just poor form in two hurdling outings to date and, while bumper form gives her some scope for improvement, the handicapper has taken no chances with opening mark.

Form: 39-22

Birdman Bob²²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: Philip Armson⁽³⁾| T: A Irvine| OR: 87

13/2

Offered something to work on when fourth on his Lingfield hurdling debut in November but it's been a struggled since, albeit his latest effort in a handicap at this course was a step back in the right direction. Has a 7-month absence to overcome.

Form: 40P9P4-

Onnaroll^h²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Bryony Frost| T: Cynthia Woods| OR: 71

11/1

Just poor form over hurdles, making an impact on only one occasion, and hard to make a case for from out of the weights.

Form: U5P2P5

Qeyaady²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Caoilin Quinn⁽⁵⁾| T: P Phelan| OR: 67

33/1

Fairly useful at best on the Flat but has shown precious little to date over hurdles. Fit from a run on the level and might do better now switched to handicaps.

Form: 070-

Call Me Sainte^h,t¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Lorcan Murtagh| T: N J Hawke| OR: 67

25/1

Little form in a bumper/over hurdles to date and looks up against it again from out of the weights.

Form: 60/958-0

Non-Runners

Atreides²

Weight: 11-9| Age: 5

T: N P Mulholland J: Dylan Whelan

Mi Sueno²⁸

Weight: 10-10| Age: 4

T: P Butler J: J E Moore

Hildenley²⁹⁸

Weight: 10-9| Age: 6

T: J & S Best J: Harry Reed

Forecasts

Duhallow Tommy (1/1), Afta Party (11/4), Atreides (4/1), Birdman Bob (13/2), Ede'iffs Rock (8/1), Hildenley (10/1), Mi Sueno (10/1), Onnaroll (11/1), Call Me Sainte (25/1), Qeyaady (33/1)

DUHALLOW TOMMY should be spot on having seemed in need of his reappearance and he's potentially well-in based on bumper efforts, so he's worth a chance to make a successful handicap debut. Afta Party looks the main danger on the back of a successful debut for this yard and Atreides would warrant respect if taking his chance.