19:15 Huntingdon

Thursday 25 April 2024

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Racing TV Handicap Hurdle (Div 2)

Off time: 19:15 | Winning time: 3m 51.68s

Pickanumber³³

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Dylan Johnston⁽⁵⁾| T: O Murphy| OR: 115| D

5/1

Won a Catterick maiden and Lingfield handicap on first 2 starts for Olly Murphy. Lost his unbeaten record for this yard when third of 8 at Bangor last month but it was a Class 2 and no shock were to resume his progress back in slightly calmer waters.

Form: 042113

Balhambar^t⁵^{(ex 7)}

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Lorcan Williams| T: Harry Derham| OR: 106| D

4/6

Fairly useful on the Flat for Michael Bell and much improved over hurdles since handicapping, winning at Ludlow and Bangor this month. Did it in straightforward fashion at the latter track on Saturday and a 7 lb penalty may not stop him with further progress likely.

Form: 66311

Give Me A Moment⁷³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-11| J: Harry Bannister| T: R Bandey| OR: 112| D

14/1

Useful chaser at best but signs of decline this season, pulling up at Plumpton when last seen in February. Remains to be seen whether a return to hurdling helps.

Form: 7-4544P

Dancing In Brazil⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King| OR: 111| C

6/1

Fairly useful bumper winner. Reached the frame on his completed starts in maiden/novice hurdles this winter and is a potential improver in handicaps.

Form: 43-U244

Flight Of Freedom¹⁴⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: Miss E C Lavelle| OR: 109| D

10/1

Won a 2m mares' novice on Warwick hurdle debut in October. Seemingly stretched by just short of 2½m when fourth on her Hereford handicap debut in November and remains unexposed now dropping back to 2m after a break.

Form: 265-124

Harel Du Marais^h²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: M Walford| OR: 107

18/1

Still looking for his first win and not enough in recent chase efforts to make a good case for him now back hurdling.

Form: 2244F5

Charlie My Boy²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Charlie Hammond| T: J R Jenkins| OR: 104

66/1

Big improver over hurdles when winning a pair of handicaps at up to 2½m for Keiran Burke at the start of last summer but well held in 2 runs back with John Jenkins this spring.

Form: 211508

Master Malachy^t¹⁹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: Theo Gillard| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 103| CD

66/1

Won 4 handicaps (2 hurdle, 2 chase) in 2022 but not in the same form in only 3 outings in 2023 and been off for a further 6 months.

Form: 13P-53P

Non-Runners

Kado De Joie³²

Weight: 10-13| Age: 4

T: N J Henderson J: James Bowen

Forecasts

Balhambar (4/6), Pickanumber (5/1), Kado De Joie (5/1), Dancing In Brazil (6/1), Flight Of Freedom (10/1), Give Me A Moment (14/1), Harel Du Marais (18/1), Master Malachy (66/1), Charlie My Boy (66/1)

BALHAMBAR is firmly on the up for the Harry Derham yard and can complete a quick hat-trick. Although Kado de Joie failed to fire on his Ascot handicap debut his mark looks very workable on his Market Rasen juvenile win and he might give the selection most to do ahead of fellow unexposed sorts Flight of Freedom and Dancing In Brazil.