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Wednesday 9 October 2024

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Welcome Back To Ludlow Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:05 | Winning time: 3m 40.27s

Quaresome^p1⁵³

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: William Maggs⁽³⁾| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 113

6/1

Arrives in decent nick, fifth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Perth (20.2f, good) 53 days ago. Back down in trip with cheekpieces added and can give a good account.

Form: 2428-25

Shelikesthelights^t⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Jack Hogan⁽³⁾| T: F O'Brien| OR: 108| D

4/1

Got back on track after 4 months off when second of 10 in handicap hurdle (10/1) at Worcester (16f, good) 42 days ago, going with enthusiasm. Up 2 lb but she's expected to be bang there.

Form: 18/73P-2

Global Esteem^t⁴⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Fern O'Brien⁽⁶⁾| T: F O'Brien| OR: 108

6/1

Scored at Market Rasen (2m) in August and not disgraced when fifth of 9 in Flat handicap at Sandown (10f, good) 40 days ago. Needs considering back in this sphere.

Form: 43-2281

Giselles Defence^p⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: Alice Stevens| T: Ian Williams| OR: 108

22/1

Fairly useful winner at 10f on flat. Below-par fifth of 9 in handicap at Epsom (10.1f, good) 44 days ago but can't be discounted now going into handicaps over hurdles.

Form: 689-

Gentleman Jacques¹⁶⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Joe Anderson| T: Miss E C Lavelle| OR: 105

10/3

Had a wind op before only seventh of 8 in handicap hurdle (9/2) at Warwick (19f, good) 167 days ago on his final run for Charlie Longsdon. Needs this yard switch to spark a resurgence.

Form: 324467-

Brendas Asking¹⁵⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Nathan Andrews⁽⁷⁾| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls| OR: 103

6/1

Showed some promise but pulled up in handicap hurdle (10/1) at Kelso (16.2f, good) 154 days ago. Worth another chance with few miles still on the clock.

Form: 5/5442-P

Zodiac Star⁷⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Oscar Palmer⁽¹⁰⁾| T: A King| OR: 104| DWS

8/1

Fair maiden on the Flat but he got off the mark in 2m Stratford maiden in July. Backed it up with a good fourth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Worcester (16f, good) 76 days ago so must enter calculations.

Form: 6614

Captain Attridge^p1⁵³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: James Turner⁽³⁾| T: Henry Oliver| OR: 102| D

17/2

Came good on 2m Hereford handicap debut in May and placed next 3 starts. Latest effort at Market Rasen was too bad to be true and cheekpieces are reached for on the back of that.

Form: 5-1223P

Famoso¹³⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: Ned Fox| T: M Sheppard| OR: 98| BF| CD

40/1

Consistent sort who posted a solid second of 9 in handicap chase at Hereford (16f, good to soft) 138 days ago. Switches to hurdles after a break and can't be discounted.

Form: 4235-22

Forecasts

Gentleman Jacques (10/3), Shelikesthelights (4/1), Brendas Asking (6/1), Global Esteem (6/1), Quaresome (6/1), Zodiac Star (8/1), Captain Attridge (17/2), Giselles Defence (22/1), Famoso (40/1)

Fergal O'Brien's SHELIKESTHELIGHTS rates just the pick of the weights and is likely to strip fully fit after his Worcester second following an absence so gets the vote. Alan King's Zodiac Star arrives at the top of his game and seems sure to be on the premises, while in-form duo Quaresome and Global Esteem also need factoring into this open handicap.