14:25 Newcastle

Thursday 23 November 2023

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Get The Favourite Pullout Every Day Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:27 | Winning time: 4m 20.58s

Grand Soufle⁴⁵³

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Leah Noreci⁽¹⁰⁾| T: James Moffatt| OR: 110| D

11/1

Won 9-runner novice hurdle at Cartmel (17.2f, good, 4/1). Off 15 months ahead of his handicap hurdle debut with his fitness to prove.

Form: 4542/21-

Ravenscar²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-13| J: Joe Williamson⁽⁵⁾| T: P A Kirby| OR: 109| C| D

17/2

Course winner. Off 6 months before fading seventh of 15 in handicap hurdle at Kelso (16.2f, heavy, 40/1) 26 days ago. Can take a step forward.

Form: 14173-7

Imaginary Dragon²⁹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Ryan Mania| T: A M Thomson| OR: 107

9/2

Best run when third of 11 in novice hurdle (33/1) at Southwell (20.4f, good) 9 months ago. First run for yard after leaving William Muir & Chris Grassick with more needed on his handicap hurdle debut.

Form: P/303-

Coral Blue^t²⁴³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: Craig Nichol| T: D Bourke| OR: 107| BF

25/1

Latest win in hurdle at Ayr in February. 5/1, eighth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Kelso (20.9f, soft). Off 8 months and needs to hit the ground running.

Form: 126118-

It's A Love Thing¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Jonathan England| T: S England| OR: 106| D

11/4

Latest win in hurdle at Ayr in February. 5/1, eighth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Kelso (20.9f, soft). Off 8 months and needs to get back on track.

Form: 8P1

Vocal Duke^p³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Charlotte Jones⁽³⁾| T: James Moffatt| OR: 106| D

9/2

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, back on song when second of 12 in handicap hurdle (9/1) at Carlisle (17.2f, soft) 35 days ago. Weighted to go well nudged up 1 lb with headgear retained.

Form: 056762

Moonlight Glory²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Tom Midgley⁽³⁾| T: M Walford| OR: 105| CD

14/1

C&D winner. 1 win from 3 runs this season. 33/1, last of 11 in handicap hurdle at Carlisle (17.2f, soft) 28 days ago. Can give a good account if shrugging off latest effort.

Form: 722-150

Atlantic Dancer²²⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 11-6| J: Bruce Lynn⁽³⁾| T: N W Alexander| OR: 102

9/1

Ended last term wtih a win in 9-runner handicap hurdle (9/2) at Kelso (18.1f, good), responding well. Off 7 months but not ruled out.

Form: 8/27121-

Liberty Flame³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Sam Coltherd| T: W Coltherd| OR: 100

33/1

First run since leaving Peter Flood when pulled up in handicap hurdle at Carlisle (17.2f, soft) 35 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 35-763P

Dakota Moirette^p¹⁹¹

Age: 10| Weight: 10-11| J: J Kington| T: A Crook| OR: 93

80/1

One win from 42 NH runs. Seventh of 8 in handicap hurdle (11/1) at this C&D (good). Off 6 months with others preferred.

Form: 6U064-7

Lincoln Burrows¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: Sean Quinlan| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 92| C

11/1

Course winner. 14/1, eighth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Kelso (20.9f, soft) 12 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 8871-P8

Frightened Rabbit^p¹⁸

Age: 11| Weight: 10-2| J: B S Hughes| T: Miss L Harrison| OR: 83| C| D

11/1

C&D winner. Below form sixth of 11 in handicap hurdle (8/1) at Carlisle (17.2f, soft) 18 days ago. Cheekpieces back on with more required.

Form: P5P686

Non-Runners

Very Excellent⁸⁹

Weight: 11-9| Age: 7

T: M E Sowersby J: Non Runner

Forecasts

It's A Love Thing (11/4), Imaginary Dragon (9/2), Vocal Duke (9/2), Very Excellent (8/1), Ravenscar (17/2), Atlantic Dancer (9/1), Grand Soufle (11/1), Lincoln Burrows (11/1), Frightened Rabbit (11/1), Moonlight Glory (14/1), Coral Blue (25/1), Liberty Flame (33/1), Dakota Moirette (80/1)

Not so competitive as the numbers suggest and VOCAL DUKE is fancied to capitalise on a handy-looking mark and go one better than his recent Carlisle second. Very Excellent is feared most on the back of his good Cartmel second ahead of course-scorer Ravenscar and the returning Atlantic Dancer.