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Sunday 21 July 2024

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William Hill Betting TV Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:36 | Winning time: 6m 31.87s

Halifax^t,p²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 12-2| J: Conor Ring| T: G Harris| OR: 112

9/2

Latest win in hurdle at Kempton in May. Creditable third of 13 in handicap hurdle (14/1) at Uttoxeter (23.3f, good to soft) 21 days ago, well positioned. Ought to be thereabouts.

Form: 46-1323

Mr Yeats^p²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 12-1| J: Callum Pritchard⁽⁷⁾| T: H Dickin| OR: 111| CD

11/2

C&D winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2022. Good third of 7 in handicap hurdle at this C&D (good, 9/2) 26 days ago. Weighted to go well of the same mark.

Form: 263-633

Saint Bibiana^t²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-13| J: Lorcan Williams| T: G Nicholls| OR: 109| CD

9/2

5/2, career best when winning 9-runner handicap hurdle at Cartmel (25.4f, good to soft) 21 days ago. This C&D winner needs considering.

Form: 723-111

Wavering Down^p⁴⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-9| J: David Noonan| T: J Scott| OR: 105| BF| C

8/1

Course winner. Respectable second of 8 in handicap hurdle at Uttoxeter (23.3f, good, 13/8) 45 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 6/234-22

Crossing The Bar^t,p³⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: R P McLernon| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 105

10/1

7/1, eighth of 9 in handicap hurdle at Uttoxeter (23.3f, soft) 36 days ago so needs to bounce back.

Form: 4595-58

Cheltenam De Vaige¹⁹

Age: 12| Weight: 11-9| J: Fern O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: F O'Brien| OR: 105| CD

16/1

Fifth of 7 in handicap chase (18/1) at Stratford (19.4f, good) 19 days ago, needing stiffer test. Back over hurdles and not ruled out significantly up in trip.

Form: 124-455

Presenting Yeats^p³⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: James Best| T: R G Hawker| OR: 100| CD

40/1

C&D winner. First run since leaving Milton Harris when last of 6 in handicap hurdle (50/1) at Fontwell (25.8f, good to firm) 39 days ago. Temperamental sort.

Form: 44346-6

Grove Road^v1¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: S Bowen| T: James Owen| OR: 97| BF

11/4

11/4, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Worcester (23f, good) 13 days ago. Visor on for 1st time with a bit to prove.

Form: 65P-94P

The Longest Day^t,p¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 10-3| J: Roisin Leech⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs S Leech| OR: 85

12/1

Respectable fourth of 10 in handicap hurdle (9/1) at Perth (23.9f, good to firm) 17 days ago. Can give a good account.

Form: 1140-94

Lady Harriett²³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Ben Jones| T: P & M Bowen| OR: 69

33/1

Well-held fifth of 9 in handicap hurdle at Cartmel (22.1f, good, 20/1) 23 days ago. Lots more is needed if she's to gain her breakthrough victory.

Form: 7P-8005

Non-Runners

Mourzouk³⁶

Weight: 11-11| Age: 7

T: Tim Vaughan J: Alan Johns

Forecasts

Grove Road (11/4), Saint Bibiana (9/2), Halifax (9/2), Mr Yeats (11/2), Wavering Down (8/1), Crossing The Bar (10/1), The Longest Day (12/1), Cheltenam De Vaige (16/1), Mourzouk (20/1), Lady Harriett (33/1), Presenting Yeats (40/1)

This is wide open but C&D winner MR YEATS remains on a handy-looking mark so edges the vote from the reliable Halifax who arrives in very good nick. Recent Cartmel scorer Saint Bibiana is another to consider along with Cheltenam de Vaige who reverts to this sphere with conditions to suit.