16:50 Ludlow

Thursday 29 February 2024

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Plush Flush Leap To The Restroom Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 16:51 | Winning time: 3m 58.16s

Schmilsson^h²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: S Bowen| T: O Murphy| OR: 112

10/3

Fairly useful on Flat for Andrew Balding and going the right way over hurdles, confirming abundant promise from Southwell with a smooth success in maiden company at Sedgefield (16.8f) 3 weeks ago. Penalised now but highly likely there's more to come.

Form: 3721

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Fixed Wing^t²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Brendan Powell| T: D Killahena & G McPherson

150/1

No better than mid-field in a pair of bumpers and ran only to a poor level on first of 2 starts over hurdles since the turn of the year. Rates a likely type for low-grade handicaps moving forward.

Form: 0589

Fourtowns¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Ben Jones| T: B Pauling

7/4

Steadily progressive in bumpers for Stuart Crawford and encouraging yard/hurdles debut display when fourth of 13 in novice at Newbury (16.3f) 3 weeks ago. Yard have been in great nick and respected with progress anticipated.

Form: 7-534

Jour D'Evasion^t³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: H D Daly| OR: 112

11/10

Shaped quite well in a bumper on debut and has steadily improved with each start over hurdles, second of 14 in Huntingdon maiden (15.8f) 5 weeks ago. Entitled to be in the mix again on that evidence.

Form: 33422

Mambo Beat¹⁰⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Lee Edwards| T: B J Llewellyn

150/1

Fair on Flat (stays 1¼m) for Clive Cox but changed hands cheaply (2,000 gns) and he offered little starting out over hurdles at Hereford (16.2f) in November. Can only be watched back from 3 months off.

Form: 9

Implied⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Luke Scott⁽⁵⁾| T: J Candlish

125/1

Oasis Dream gelding. Brother to a winner and half-brother to 3 winners on Flat, including smart 1m-9f winner Pocket Square. Modest form at best in handful of outings on the level and he's likely best watched now tackling hurdles for the first time.

Form:

Karakoy^h1²²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Liam Harrison| T: R L Llewellyn

50/1

Fair form on Flat, won minor event in 2023, but well held in handicaps last 2 starts. Sold from Harry & Roger Charlton 30,000 gns later in October and he offered little when tenth of 11 in a C&D juvenile 3 weeks ago. Hood reached for now.

Form: 0

Non-Runners

Express Surprise²⁷

Weight: 11-0| Age: 5

T: C Boultbee-Brooks J: Mr Tommie M O'Brien

Forecasts

Jour D'Evasion (11/10), Fourtowns (7/4), Schmilsson (10/3), Express Surprise (12/1), Karakoy (50/1), Implied (125/1), Mambo Beat (150/1), Fixed Wing (150/1)

JOUR D'EVASION again ran well when finding only one too good in novice company at Huntingdon 5 weeks ago and a repeat should see him thereabouts again. Sedgefield scorer Schmilsson is improving nicely and he's feared under a penalty, with Fourtowns another expected to figure following an encouraging fourth at Newbury in a good contest.