14:30 Ludlow

Thursday 29 February 2024

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Prestigious Loo Of The Year Awards Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:30 | Winning time: 4m 3.03s

Hara Kiri^h²³

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Dylan Johnston⁽³⁾| T: O Murphy| OR: 104

13/8

Stepped up on his promising return/yard debut when winning 10-runner handicap hurdle at Market Rasen (16.6f, good to soft) 23 days ago, running on. Looks capable of following up.

Form: 3563/31

Wrong Way Harry²²⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-11| J: Jack Hogan| T: Mrs S Leech| OR: 101

40/1

Suited by a sound pace when off the mark in a Huntingdon handicap (20.7f) in December 2021. Not disgraced in the face of a stiff task on his stable debut at Clairefontaine 18 months later and would have run creditably had he completed there when last seen in July.

Form: 5531/5F

Lady Alex²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Alice Stevens⁽³⁾| T: H D Daly| OR: 98

25/1

Promising start over hurdles when third in 2m Uttoxeter maiden in October 2022 but offered little after 14 months off at Wetherby on Boxing Day and was on the retreat when departing at the last back there last time. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 7/3-6F

Odin's Quest¹⁰⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: N F Houlihan⁽³⁾| T: G & J Moore| OR: 98| D

6/1

Bumper winner who built on earlier promise when landing a weak Wincanton maiden hurdle in April and belatedly backed that up when third of 15 at Taunton (16.5f) in November.

Form: 4P1-PP3

Churchman⁹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Jay Tidball⁽³⁾| T: A Ralph| OR: 90

11/2

Made a much better fist of it on his second handicap start back down markedly in trip when fourth over C&D in November, late headway under considerate handling. Must enter calculations from 1 lb lower.

Form: 07-6684

Pollyonesock¹¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Toby Wynne⁽³⁾| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 88

20/1

Modest in bumpers and hasn't shaped without promise in maiden/novice hurdles. First run for yard after leaving Alastair Ralph and remains capable of better now switched to a handicap.

Form: 96U3-65

Night Jet^v²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Tom Buckley| T: T Symonds| OR: 76

7/2

Poor maiden who was again below form in a first-time visor when fifth of 11 at Ffos Las (15.8f, heavy) 28 days ago.

Form: P4-9575

Duneomeno⁵⁴³

Age: 8| Weight: 10-2| J: Ben Godfrey| T: Henry Oliver| OR: 73| CD

7/1

Showed much improved form when off the mark on chase/handicap debut here (2m) in February 2022. Disappointing after, leaving Christian Williams after finishing a well-held fifth of 6 at Fontwell that September. Reverts to hurdles now setting out for a new yard after long absence.

Form: 14P/765-

Forecasts

Hara Kiri (13/8), Night Jet (7/2), Churchman (11/2), Odin's Quest (6/1), Duneomeno (7/1), Pollyonesock (20/1), Lady Alex (25/1), Wrong Way Harry (40/1)

HARA KIRI did well to sustain his run from so far back to overhaul another thrown-in rival at Market Rasen 23 days ago and looks capable of defying an 8 lb rise on that evidence. Churchman caught the eye making late headway under considerate handling on just his second handicap start over C&D in November and must enter calculations, with handicap-debutante Pollyonesock another to consider.