20:25 Worcester

Thursday 13 June 2024

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Napton Golf Society Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 20:26 | Winning time: 4m 4.9s

Ascension Day³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Kielan Woods| T: S Lycett| OR: 103

7/2

Lightly-raced maiden who found improvement when second of 10 in handicap hurdle at Southwell (15.8f, good) 37 days ago. 3 lb higher now but may have more to offer yet.

Form: 9/R932-2

Jack The Savage^t¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: K Brogan| T: L Horsfall| OR: 103| CD

5/1

Disappointed on chase debut at Ffos Las last month but had returned to form when second in this sphere at Hereford (19.7f) previously and remains feasibly treated.

Form: U150-26

Shuil Donn^h,t1²⁵⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr John Dawson⁽³⁾| T: Paul Collins| OR: 101| D

25/1

Won on yard debut at Southwell in September but was found to be lame at Market Rasen last time and reappears from 8-month absence on a stiff mark. Tongue strap on first time.

Form: 0548/17-

Baikal^t¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Lee Edwards| T: A West| OR: 98| CD

16/1

Won a maiden and handicap over 2m in the first half of last season but has run poorly on Flat and over hurdles more recently.

Form: 6781P-6

Cusano¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 98

10/3

Fairly useful Flat winner who shaped better on second start over timber when second of 10 in novice at Huntingdon (15.8f, good) 17 days ago. May have more to offer on handicap debut.

Form: 42

Platenium^t³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Ben Jones| T: B Pauling| OR: 93

11/1

Not troubled the judge thus far and was well held when brought down late on at Southwell on handicap debut last month. Improvement required.

Form: 79089-B

Garitsa Bay¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: C J Todd| T: Ian Williams| OR: 92

10/3

Built on promise of his handicap debut effort when opening his account at Stratford (18.7f) in April and acquitted himself well in both starts since. Likely contender.

Form: 6841-33

Quick Of The Night²⁷⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Jay Tidball⁽⁵⁾| T: Dave Roberts| OR: 92

33/1

Showed some ability in maiden hurdles but handed a stiff-looking mark on switch to handicapping back from 9 months off here.

Form: 930/545-

Seraphic^t¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Nick Scholfield| T: S Pearce| OR: 96

10/1

French winner last summer who fared better than previously for current yard when fourth of 7 in Huntingdon handicap hurdle (15.8f, good) 17 days ago. This looks more competitive, though.

Form: 18PP5-4

Non-Runners

The Sad Shepherd³⁵

Weight: 11-9| Age: 7

T: A Ralph J: J J Burke

Cawthorne Cracker²³³

Weight: 10-4| Age: 5

T: O Greenall & J Guerriero J: Henry Brooke

Forecasts

Garitsa Bay (10/3), Cusano (10/3), Ascension Day (7/2), Jack The Savage (5/1), The Sad Shepherd (6/1), Seraphic (10/1), Platenium (11/1), Cawthorne Cracker (12/1), Baikal (16/1), Shuil Donn (25/1), Quick Of The Night (33/1)

ASCENSION DAY pulled clear of the rest when runner-up on handicap debut at Southwell last month and can get off the mark here. Cawthorne Cracker and Cusano are feared most.