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Monday 15 January 2024

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Play Beat Sav! At PlanetSportBet Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:38 | Winning time: 6m 40.4s

A Dublin Job^t³⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Paul O'Brien| T: Harry Derham| OR: 95| BF

10/3

First run since leaving Ciaran Murphy when good third of 7 in handicap hurdle (11/8) at Market Rasen (23.1f, heavy) 39 days ago. Tongue strap back on. Expected to be bang there off an unchanged mark.

Form: 2D0-F73

Moonlight Artist³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Brendan Powell| T: J Tizzard| OR: 94| BF

9/2

Got off the mark at Exeter in November and backed it up with a solid third of 7 in handicap at Aintree (24.7f, heavy) 37 days ago. Merits consideration once more.

Form: 564-013

Stamina Chope⁵⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Lee Edwards| T: Dave Roberts| OR: 90

25/1

Has returned over hurdles in good form, winning over 25f at Plumpton. Found 2m an inadequate test when third at Leicester latest and not ruled out now stepping back up in trip.

Form: 442213

Mac's Legacy¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Ben Jones| T: Miss R Curtis| OR: 90

20/1

Lightly-raced maiden who posted his best effort when seventh of 14 in novice hurdle at Chepstow (19.4f, soft) 19 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Makes handicap debut but others look better treated at these weights.

Form: 49-767

Wonder Of The Seas^t1⁴⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR: 85

20/1

Well held in bumper/over hurdles and needs a big step forward now going handicapping. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 684-0

Arctic Footprint^p,t³⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 10-13| J: Lewis Stones⁽³⁾| T: Kerry Lee| OR: 82

12/1

Had wind op (also tongue tied) before landing 9-runner handicap hurdle at Ffos Las (20f, heavy) 34 days ago. Up in trip and can give another good account despite taking an 8 lb rise in the weights.

Form: 8P48-P1

Major Fortune²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 82

6/5

Confirmed earlier promise to get off the mark in 11-runner handicap hurdle at Market Rasen (20.6f, good to soft) 20 days ago. Open to further progress so he's a player despite taking a 3 lb rise.

Form: 393-451

Joyful Kit²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-7| J: Dylan Johnston⁽⁷⁾| T: H Brown| OR: 76

40/1

Long-standing maiden has been finding jumping an issue over fences. Not disgraced back hurdling when third of 9 in handicap at Fontwell (19.2f, soft) 20 days ago but others remain more persuasive.

Form: 933P23

Newtonian^p¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-6| J: Stan Sheppard| T: M Sheppard| OR: 75

28/1

Remains a maiden after 16 runs and he failed to build on Ludlow second for new yard when pulled up in handicap over C&D 11 days ago. Cheekpieces go back on with lots to prove.

Form: 665P2P

One Man Party¹⁴⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-5| J: Caoilin Quinn⁽³⁾| T: D G Bridgwater| OR: 69| BF

22/1

Poor maiden hurdler. Fourth in 3 handicap hurdles in the summer without seriously threatening a win. Unseated switched to fences at Fontwell when last seen in August. 5 lb out of the handicap too.

Form: F-5444U

Starvidov^p,t³³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-5| J: Rex Dingle| T: J Scott| OR: 69

22/1

Well held in bumpers and it's been a similar story over hurdles so far. 5 lb 'wrong' at the weights and likely to come up short once more.

Form: 95-P705

Non-Runners

Grandmaster Flash⁴⁷

Weight: 10-10| Age: 8

T: B J Llewellyn J: Robert Williams

Forecasts

Major Fortune (6/5), A Dublin Job (10/3), Moonlight Artist (9/2), Arctic Footprint (12/1), Mac's Legacy (20/1), Wonder Of The Seas (20/1), Starvidov (22/1), One Man Party (22/1), Stamina Chope (25/1), Newtonian (28/1), Grandmaster Flash (33/1), Joyful Kit (40/1)

MAJOR FORTUNE looked a young hurdler on the up when prevailing late on at Market Rasen and can defy a 3 lb rise in the weights for that breakthrough success. A Dublin Job made a promising start for Harry Derham when third at the same track and rates a big threat though, while Ffos Las scorer Arctic Footprint and in-form Moonlight Artist and Stamina Chope also need factoring in.