12:20 Ludlow

Wednesday 6 December 2023

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G.C.Rickards Ltd Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 12:20 | Winning time: 6m 16.47s

Regal Renaissance²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Alice Stevens⁽⁶⁾| T: H D Daly| OR: 105| C

9/4

Emphatically doubled her tally here in April and has run creditably both starts back this season. Likely to give another good account.

Form: 161-824

Glance From Clover^p²¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Jay Tidball⁽³⁾| T: A Ralph| OR: 103

16/1

Improved in first-time cheekpieces when finally off the mark in 8-runner Warwick handicap hurdle in March. Overall profile isn't particularly compelling, though, and he ran poorly tried over fences when last seen during the spring.

Form: 0/4614-8

Sammylou^t¹⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 11-9| J: Nick Slatter| T: D Killahena & G McPherson| OR: 100

33/1

Went backwards from an encouraging run when seventh of 10 in handicap hurdle (9/1) at Hereford (25.5f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Bit to prove on the back of that.

Form: 9-60737

Propelled²⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Freddie Gordon⁽³⁾| T: N J Henderson| OR: 98

11/2

Showed fair form on first of his 2 starts in bumpers and ran to a similar level when runner-up in a Huntingdon novice (20.7f) on hurdling debut. However, it's been all downhill since then, pulling up at Stratford when last seen in April.

Form: 42/646P-

Shuil Ceoil²⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Joe Anderson| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 97

11/4

Shaped better than previously when third of 14 in maiden hurdle at Bangor (19.6f, soft) in March, keeping on without being knocked about. That form is working out well and there should be even better to come now venturing into handicaps up in trip.

Form: F/7F73-

Poppop²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-4| J: Tristan Durrell| T: J T Stimpson| OR: 81

11/2

Showed more than previously over hurdles upped in trip when fourth in 10-runner handicap at Market Rasen (23.1f, good to soft) 20 days ago, finishing with running left. May have more to offer as a stayer.

Form: 6-64764

Kimberley Eve^p⁵²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Conor Ring| T: Simon Earle| OR: 72

11/2

Ran her best race over hurdles to date when second in 11-runner handicap (9/1) at Ffos Las (23.9f, good to soft) 52 days ago, albeit flattered by proximity to idling winner.

Form: P-73632

Tis But A Scratch²²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Tabitha Worsley| T: G Howell| OR: 71

40/1

Well held at Warwick in the spring and fared little better from 7 lb out of the handicap on return at Lingfield (23f, soft) 22 days ago. Highly likely that wait for a first win will go on.

Form: 8P44-86

Dancing Dani^p,t²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-2| J: Shane Quinlan| T: Mrs N S Evans| OR: 68| D

50/1

Maiden under Rules and recent efforts in this sphere make her hard to fancy from out of the weights.

Form: 6-70496

Forecasts

Regal Renaissance (9/4), Shuil Ceoil (11/4), Kimberley Eve (11/2), Poppop (11/2), Propelled (11/2), Glance From Clover (16/1), Sammylou (33/1), Tis But A Scratch (40/1), Dancing Dani (50/1)

The vote goes to SHUIL CEOIL, who caught the eye in a race that's worked out well at Bangor in March and now goes handicapping from a potentially lenient mark over a trip he's bred to be suited by. Poppop may have more to offer as a stayer, while Regal Renaissance should give another good account.