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Sunday 17 December 2023

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Off time: 13:56 | Winning time: 4m 19.3s

Blow Your Horn²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: C J Todd| T: Ian Williams| D

25/1

Fairly useful handicapper on Flat (stays 2¼m) who recorded a hat-trick in the summer. Off nearly 3 months before a never-dangerous tenth on his hurdles debut at Hereford 26 days ago. Will need to leave that well behind.

Form: 0

Clarehill^p1³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: David Noonan| T: Olly Williams

300/1

Maiden Irish pointer who didn't shape with any obvious encouragement on last month's Market Rasen hurdle debut.

Form: PPP64-0

Colonel Whizz³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: S Bowen| T: O Murphy

6/5

Shaped like a stayer when runner-up in bumper at Market Rasen in May. Better effort over hurdles in recent months when second over 2½m at Fakenham 5 weeks ago. Isn't sure to benefit from this drop back to 2m but he should still figure in a race lacking depth.

Form: 262

Great Warford²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: William Shanahan⁽⁵⁾| T: J Candlish

150/1

Well held in a Carlisle bumper and Hexham novice hurdle last month. Looks more one for the longer term.

Form: 86

Pearly King²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr Huw Edwards⁽⁷⁾| T: Simon Edwards

300/1

80/1, last of 15 in bumper (80/1) at Hereford (2m, good to soft) on debut 26 days ago. Outsider now hurdling.

Form: 0

Saint Vic⁴⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams

125/1

33/1, last of 16 in bumper (33/1) at Chepstow (2m, soft) on debut 47 days ago. Can only watch now switching to hurdles.

Form: 0

Schmilsson^h¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Fergus Gregory| T: O Murphy

7/1

Fairly useful on Flat for Andrew Balding but possibly more one for handicaps in this sphere judged on his 2 efforts so far.

Form: 37

Stardhem³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Kielan Woods| T: B Pauling

50/1

40/1, fourteenth of 17 in bumper at Wincanton (15f, soft) on debut 36 days ago.

Form: 0

Tommie Gun³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N & W Twiston-Davies

11/5

Much better effort in bumpers when 6 lengths second of 13 at Newbury (2m, good to soft) last month. Should be up to making his presence felt in a race like this now hurdling.

Form: 0-2

Total Lockdown^h²²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: J M Quinlan| T: Martin Dunne

28/1

Fair on Flat (stays 1½m) but might be more one for any handicaps in this sphere if his first attempt at Huntingdon is any guide.

Form: 8

Warrior's Fate²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Lewis Dobb⁽⁷⁾| T: C & A Pogson

125/1

Placed on last of 3 starts in Irish points but pulled up on his 25f Huntingdon hurdle debut 22 days ago. Drops markedly in trip now.

Form: 6/53-P

Gladys Eva Jane⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Charlie Hammond| T: J Coulson

150/1

Showed ability in bumpers, albeit without looking genuine, and having changed hands for only £5,000 in August she offered precious little on her hurdles debut at Hereford.

Form: 48-23P

Whisperonthewind^p1²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: H Cobden| T: Mrs M Rowley

9/2

Posted a promising debut second in bumper at Warwick a year ago but has disappointingly failed to build on that in her 3 starts since, finishing a well-held fifth on her Exeter hurdle debut/reappearance 4 weeks ago. Cheekpieces are added now.

Form: 209-5

Non-Runners

Bhaloo³⁴

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: N J Henderson J: N de Boinville

Forecasts

Bhaloo (10/11), Colonel Whizz (6/5), Tommie Gun (11/5), Whisperonthewind (9/2), Schmilsson (7/1), Blow Your Horn (25/1), Total Lockdown (28/1), Stardhem (50/1), Saint Vic (125/1), Warrior's Fate (125/1), Gladys Eva Jane (150/1), Great Warford (150/1), Pearly King (300/1), Clarehill (300/1)

This looks to represent a good opportunity for BHALOO to build on a promising opening run over hurdles at Kempton. Tommie Gun shaped quite well when runner-up in a Newbury bumper last month and is preferred for the forecast spot to Colonel Whizz, who may not be ideally suited by the return to 2m.