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Wednesday 15 May 2024

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AK Bets Watch All UK Racing Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:01 | Winning time: 4m 55.0s

Moorefields³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Bryan Carver| T: C J Down| OR: 105

14/1

Built on debut promise when landing 16-runner Exeter maiden hurdle (18.5f heavy) on New Year's Day. Beaten a long way in a couple of handicaps there this spring but given a chance by the assessor if staging a revival.

Form: 4/41336-

Activist^p⁶⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Jack Tudor| T: D Pipe| OR: 105| BF

14/1

Fairly useful on Flat in France and improved efforts over hurdles for new yard when winning handicaps in the mud at Plumpton (2m) and Taunton (19f) in February. Presumably found a third outing in quick succession too much when pulled up at Exeter in March. Freshened up since. One to consider.

Form: 56211P-

Tregele⁴⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: C Gethings| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls| OR: 105

12/1

Looked an interesting one for handicaps after placing in maiden/novice events but his 2 efforts to date have been disappointing. Still early days but can only watch this time.

Form: 54/335P-

Queen Antoinette²²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: Miss E C Lavelle| OR: 105| D

25/1

Third in a bumper at Worcester in June 2021 and made light of an 826-day absence to strike on Bangor hurdle debut last autumn. Off a further 7 months. Evidently not the easiest to train but totally unexposed.

Form: 3/1-

Pentire Head^b,t1³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 104| BF

5/1

Shrugged off a poor run on handicap debut when second in 3m Taunton handicap in first-time blinkers (retained) 5 weeks ago. Has a tongue tie added now too. Player for top stable.

Form: 2/523P2-

Energy One^t,p³⁸⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Ben Jones| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 103

16/1

Made a winning handicap debut at Ludlow in March 2023 but not seen since refusing to race at Warwick a year ago. Needs treating with a degree of caution after that.

Form: 2618U/R-

Shuil Ceoil^h,p1³²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr Adam Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 103

11/2

Confirmed earlier promise when winning 15-runner handicap at Exeter (21f, heavy) in December. Runner-up twice since, including at Chepstow last month. Looked a bit tricky under pressure there and now has first-time cheekpieces added to his hood.

Form: U124P2-

Jubilee Gold^b²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: Charlie Hammond| T: R & J & J Insole| OR: 102

11/1

Lightly-raced hurdle winner who has got back on track of late, placing in 3 times in handicaps this spring. Likely to be in the shake-up again.

Form: 1/PF233-

Hallwood^t²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Adam Wedge| T: M G Rimell| OR: 101

80/1

Different proposition on the back of a wind op when making second hurdles start a winning one in maiden company at Carlisle in February 2023 but 4 heavy defeats since means he has plenty to prove at present.

Form: 71P/P4P-

Long Draw³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: S Bowen| T: O Murphy| OR: 100

6/1

£60,000 Irish point recruit who finished a creditable fourth of 11 making a quick switch to handicaps at Market Rasen last month. An unexposed profile provides hope that he can build on that.

Form: F2/344-

Quian²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Liam Harrison| T: F O'Brien| OR: 98

10/1

Won a Taunton handicap hurdle for Thomas Gallagher in December. Below that form in 4 outings since but back on that successful mark if a switch to Fergal O'Brien sparks a revival. One to note in the betting.

Form: 515549-

Faded Fantasy^t²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Nick Scholfield| T: Christian Williams| OR: 97| D

7/1

Opened his account in a 20.5f Southwell maiden last summer but hasn't been able to match that form since, never dangerous when sixth of 13 back at Southwell 3 weeks ago.

Form: 753426-

Robber's Bridge³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-8| J: James Best| T: Simon Earle| OR: 85| BF

11/2

Career best when winning 11-runner handicap hurdle at Wincanton (15f, heavy) in March. Just as good when a close second over 21f there since. Nudged up another 3 lb but still has to enter the reckoning.

Form: 363212-

Tiger Blade²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Ben Godfrey| T: H Brown| OR: 74

150/1

Showed just modest form in a pair of bumpers for Tom Weston last spring and has been soundly beaten all 4 starts over hurdles for current connections. More realistic chance now handicapping but still tough to make a case for.

Form: 6/65064-

The Wire Flyer^b,t1⁴⁴³

Age: 9| Weight: 10-2| J: R T Dunne| T: Christian Williams| OR: 71| C

125/1

Former course winner but has struggled for John Flint in recent years. Absent for 443 days ahead of this first outing for Christian Williams. Has a first-time tongue strap added to regular blinkers. A watching brief is advised unless the betting strongly hints otherwise.

Form: U0PP7P/

Non-Runners

Bread And Butter²¹

Weight: 12-0| Age: 9

T: O Murphy J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Pentire Head (5/1), Robber's Bridge (11/2), Shuil Ceoil (11/2), Long Draw (6/1), Faded Fantasy (7/1), Quian (10/1), Jubilee Gold (11/1), Tregele (12/1), Moorefields (14/1), Bread And Butter (14/1), Activist (14/1), Energy One (16/1), Queen Antoinette (25/1), Hallwood (80/1), The Wire Flyer (125/1), Tiger Blade (150/1)

The Paul Nicholls-trained PENTIRE HEAD is given a chance to build on his latest Taunton second with a tongue tie added to his blinkers now. Activist, Jubilee Gold and unexposed pair Long Daw and Queen Antoinette head the many dangers in this wide-open handicap.