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Saturday 2 December 2023

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At The Races App Expert Tips Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:07 | Winning time: 4m 49.54s

Peking Rose^t³³⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: P J Brennan| T: F O'Brien| OR: 131

3/1

Latest win in hurdle at Aintree in October 2022. 12/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Newbury (20.5f, soft) when last seen. Has a good record fresh and back from 11 months off on a feasible mark, so worth a look in the betting.

Form: 227/16P-

Gaelik Coast^t¹⁸⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: Charlie Maggs⁽¹⁰⁾| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 124| C

8/1

Useful winning chaser and he added to his tally over hurdles last year. Form rather tailed off during first half of this year but back from a 6-month break on a handy mark.

Form: 82F60-6

Matchless^p²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Sean Quinlan| T: J Candlish| OR: 123| C

15/8

Cheekpieces on for 1st time in this code, career best when winning 9-runner handicap hurdle at Musselburgh (15.6f, good to soft, 11/2) 24 days ago. Up in trip. Should go well again.

Form: 2613-21

Fricotin^t²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Henry Brooke| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 115

33/1

A fairly useful hurdles/chase winner for Francois Nicolle in 2022. Pulled up over fences at Wetherby on stable debut last month, leaving him with a bit to prove.

Form: 31556-P

Rath Gaul Hill²⁷⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-8| J: Toby Wynne⁽³⁾| T: S Drinkwater| OR: 111

7/2

Narrowly denied on sole start in Irish points and looked a good prospect when going one better on Rules/hurdling debut at Ffos Las last November. Disappointed both starts subsequently, though, and remains to be seen if switch to handicapping/break revitalises him.

Form: 2/105-

Presenting Pete⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-6| J: B S Hughes| T: J Mackie| OR: 109

5/1

Looked on the up when bagging 2m4f handicap hurdle at Uttoxeter in August but has run poorly on both subsequent starts. Others make more appeal.

Form: F421P6

Non-Runners

Cobblers Dream¹⁹

Weight: 12-3| Age: 7

T: B I Case J: 2nd Preference

Foster'sisland²⁷

Weight: 11-10| Age: 8

T: Micky Hammond J: Emma Smith-Chaston

Forecasts

Matchless (15/8), Peking Rose (3/1), Rath Gaul Hill (7/2), Cobblers Dream (9/2), Presenting Pete (5/1), Foster'sisland (5/1), Gaelik Coast (8/1), Fricotin (33/1)

COBBLERS DREAM is well treated on the pick of his efforts and returned with a solid showing at Kempton 19 days ago. He's worth chancing to get back to his best but the likes of Foster'sisland and Matchless look serious opponents.