16:05 Carlisle

Thursday 24 October 2024

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Atkinson Builders Penrith Handicap Hurdle (Div 1)

Off time: 16:05 | Winning time: 5m 11.70s

Plaisir Des Flos¹⁸¹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-1| J: Jack Hogan⁽³⁾| T: F O'Brien| OR: 111| D

11/4

Made it 4-4 in handicaps when landing the odds at Perth (20.2f, soft) on latest start in April. Only a 5-y-o, so there's good reason to believe that he will have more to offer this season.

Form: 801111-

Mount Gallion³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: M Walford| OR: 109

7/1

Huntingdon maiden winner in March before running no sort of a race on handicap bow here later that month. However, step back in right direction when second upped to 2½m on return at Sedgefield and he's an each-way contender.

Form: 8551P-2

My Friend Yeats²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Ross Chapman| T: R Menzies| OR: 107

14/1

Maiden point winner in May and bettered his Rules debut display when going close at Cartmel in July. However, he failed to reproduce that next time and needs to raise his game now pitched into a handicap.

Form: F-P1625

Half Track¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: B S Hughes| T: N W Alexander| OR: 104

28/1

Lightly-raced and poor completion rate (primarily over fences) since landing an Ayr novice hurdle back in December 2021. Best to look elsewhere.

Form: 4UUP4/U

Mr Hope Street¹⁵¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 103| D

15/8

Looked a totally different proposition upped to around 2½m on final 2 starts of last season, bagging handicaps at Market Rasen and Uttoxeter. 5 lb for latter success looks fair enough and this 6-y-o remains open to improvement.

Form: 75081-1

Vocal Duke^p²⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Charlotte Jones| T: James Moffatt| OR: 103

22/1

Losing run mounting up and while he was placed on his penultimate start off this mark at Cartmel in August, his subsequent display at Perth was poor.

Form: 5-37637

Enemy At The Gate^t²⁰⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: C O'Farrell| T: D W Whillans| OR: 99WS

4/1

Remains a maiden following 12 starts in this sphere but he didn't do much wrong in half-a-dozen starts last season. Has undergone a wind op ahead of this seasonal reappearance and he will be a danger to all if fully tuned-up.

Form: 422533-

Lovely Moon⁷²⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 10-10| J: Edward Austin⁽⁵⁾| T: G Bewley| OR: 92

66/1

Fair ex-Irish hurdler/chaser who has not been seen out subsequent to a poor effort back hurdling here (17.2f, heavy) 2 years ago. Readily passed over.

Form: 467448/

Lady Hamilton¹¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Philip Armson⁽³⁾| T: W Storey| OR: 78| BF

11/1

Still a maiden and while she was placed 3 times on the bounce during the summer, this looks tough from out of the weights.

Form: 6-54333

Non-Runners

Broughshane²⁰

Weight: 11-11| Age: 6

T: J & A O'Neill J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.

Manowest³⁸

Weight: 11-9| Age: 6

T: O Murphy J: Non Runner

Professor Klump²¹⁵

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: D McCain Jnr J: Charlie Maggs

Forecasts

Mr Hope Street (15/8), Plaisir Des Flos (11/4), Enemy At The Gate (4/1), Broughshane (4/1), Manowest (6/1), Mount Gallion (7/1), Lady Hamilton (11/1), My Friend Yeats (14/1), Professor Klump (14/1), Vocal Duke (22/1), Half Track (28/1), Lovely Moon (66/1)

PLAISIR DES FLOS improved in leaps and bounds when switched to handicaps last season and, with the likelihood of even better to come from this unexposed 5-y-o, he is taken to pick up where he left off by making a winning seasonal reappearance here. Broughshane and the hat-trick seeking Mr Hope Street rate the main dangers in that order of preference.