17:45 Huntingdon

Thursday 25 April 2024

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Off time: 17:45 | Winning time: 4m 54.54s

Scudamore^p³⁰⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Luke Scott⁽⁵⁾| T: J Candlish| OR: 100

10/1

Fair winner on Flat who has shown a similar level of form over hurdles. Ran with credit on both outings last season and not without hope if he's tuned up for this return from 10 months off.

Form: 8431-22

Spirit Of Regulus^t¹⁵⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: Peter Kavanagh⁽³⁾| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 99

12/1

Creditable seventh of 12 in handicap hurdle at Ludlow (15.8f, soft) 150 days ago. Still not fully exposed and step up in trip should suit, so can't be ruled out.

Form: 1724-P7

Ferrobin^b,t³⁰⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Murray Dodd⁽⁷⁾| T: M Young| OR: 98| C

66/1

One-time fairly useful hurdler but struggling badly when last seen 10 months ago.

Form: 8/6458-P

Highway One O Five¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Freddie Gordon⁽⁵⁾| T: C Gordon| OR: 97

6/4

Placed on first 2 outings in bumpers and, while he hasn't quite matched that level of form over hurdles yet, his last couple of outings have been much more encouraging. Worth a chance to open his account in a race that lacks depth.

Form: 649562

Champagne Town^t¹⁹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: K Frost| OR: 96

16/1

Produced a couple of decent efforts around this time last year but has a bit to prove back from 6 months off. Worth a market check, though.

Form: 3/3-626P

Grasshopper Time⁴³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Harry Bannister| T: A M Hales| OR: 94

11/1

Fair ex-Irish maiden hurdler who ran best race for this yard when third of 6 at Plumpton on penultimate outing but failed to back it up here last time. Not completely dismissed.

Form: 265P34

Times Are Blue²⁹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Tom Cannon| T: Miss H C Knight| OR: 88

22/1

Blinkered for 1st time, unseated rider in handicap hurdle (18/1) at Market Rasen (20.6f, good). Off 9 months. First run for yard after leaving Oliver Sherwood. Returns with a bit to prove.

Form: 234-3PU

Endofconversation^h,t⁴⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Jonathan England| T: S England| OR: 84

18/1

Well held in a 2-finisher point and hasn't offered much over hurdles to date, pulled up in a handicap at Sedgefield 44 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 2-P87P

The Dark Edge⁶⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: Lily Pinchin| T: C E Longsdon| OR: 81

8/1

Yet to trouble the judge in a couple of starts in bumpers or over hurdles. Handicapping after a break, so potential to do better if the market speaks in his favour.

Form: 97569

Just Chasing May²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-6| J: Ben Jones| T: B Pauling| OR: 78

7/2

Yet to offer anything in a bumper and three outings over hurdles. Feasible that he could make more impact from a very lowly mark on handicap debut, but hard to weigh up.

Form: 7-547

Fox's Socks^t¹⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 10-5| J: Aaron Anderson⁽⁵⁾| T: M E Sowersby| OR: 77| D

16/1

Poor hurdler who wasn't disgraced at Market Rasen last time but isn't all that interesting for win purposes.

Form: 393P27

Non-Runners

Begoodtoyourself⁷⁹

Weight: 10-3| Age: 9

T: C N Kellett J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Highway One O Five (6/4), Just Chasing May (7/2), The Dark Edge (8/1), Scudamore (10/1), Grasshopper Time (11/1), Spirit Of Regulus (12/1), Fox's Socks (16/1), Champagne Town (16/1), Endofconversation (18/1), Times Are Blue (22/1), Begoodtoyourself (25/1), Ferrobin (66/1)

HIGHWAY ONE O FIVE arrives on the back of a couple of creditable efforts and he still looks well treated based on bumper form, so he's a confident choice to open his account in a race where most have something to prove. Spirit of Regulus is liable to bounce back after a break, so he's considered the main threat ahead of Scudamore.