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Friday 8 November 2024

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Broadsword Confidence In Construction Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 5  |   2m 1f 162y  |   Good  |   14 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:45  |   Winning time: 4m 30.56s
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Cloth number
Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
Horse silk
Mavis Pike9(ex 7)
Age: 5|  Weight: 12-5| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR:  95
8/1
Built on previous promise when making all on handicap debut at Fakenham (2m, good) recently, proving 2¾ lengths too strong for Dreams Fled Away. Very much of interest under a penalty kept to a left-handed, sharp track.
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2
Horse silk
Card Dealer982
Age: 7|  Weight: 11-11| J: Freddie Gordon(5)| T: C Gordon| OR:  94WS
9/1
Placed both starts between the flags and shaped well on Rules debut in an Ascot bumper back in October 2021. However, didn't show much switched to hurdles during second half of 2021/22 campaign and probably best watched on the back of such a lengthy absence (has undergone a wind op in the interim).
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3
Horse silk
Officer Of State35
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-11| J: N F Houlihan| T: G & J Moore| OR:  94
6/4
Useful on the Flat for Andre Fabre in France, sold for 65,000 gns after opening his account a 15f conditions race in October. Little impact sent hurdling for new connections last term but a spin on the Flat last month will have blown away the cobwebs ahead of his handicap debut in this sphere.
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4
Horse silk
Hurst Hill29
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-10| J: Daniel Sansom(3)| T: J W Mullins| OR:  93
40/1
Placed in a couple of mares' novice events at Newton Abbot during the early part of the summer (both at around 17f). Safely held back from a break in an Exeter maiden last month but there were still positives to gean from that effort and she should do better now pitched into a handicap.
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5
Horse silk
Dreams Fled Away9
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-8| J: James Best| T: F Brennan| OR:  91
20/1
Successful twice on the AW in Ireland earlier this year and duly stepped up on low-key qualifying runs in this sphere when chasing home Mavis Pike on handicap hurdle debut at Fakenham last week. 7 lb pull with that rival gives him a fighting chance of reversing those placings.
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6
Horse silk
Lady Caro18
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-6| J: Ben Jones| T: Miss E C Lavelle| OR:  89
6/1
Remains winless following 7 attempts in this sphere but she is not without hope here judged on bits and pieces of form, including her recent fourth in a 15-runner Plumpton handicap (2m, good to soft). One to consider.
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7
Horse silk
Basman Palacet183
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-6| J: Rex Dingle| T: C J Gray| OR:  89
33/1
Hasn't pulled up any trees in half-a-dozen starts over hurdles and, having run poorly at Stratford when last seen in May, it's easy enough to look elsewhere.
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8
Horse silk
The Cooleen126
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-5| J: James Davies| T: M R Hoad| OR:  88
80/1
No great shakes for two different yards in Ireland and improvement will be needed now switched to this side of the pond for new connections.
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9
Horse silk
Gearing's Point18
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-4| J: M Goldstein| T: Miss S West| OR:  87
10/1
Four-time Flat winner who made an encouraging start over hurdles when second in a maiden here last summer. However, she hasn't improved for the switch to handicap company on her last 2 starts in this sphere.
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10
Horse silk
Smith18
Age: 8|  Weight: 11-0| J: G Sheehan| T: Mrs L Richards| OR:  83
33/1
Successful 7 times on the Flat but he's something of an AW specialist and while he makes his handicap debut in this sphere on a lowly mark, this 8-y-o makes limited appeal judged on previous hurdles exploits.
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11
Horse silk
Owl Of Athens226
Age: 5|  Weight: 10-13| J: Conor Ring| T: Evan Williams| OR:  82
28/1
Didn't show much in a trio of novice events and improvement has not been forthcoming switched to handicaps the last twice. Opposable back from a 7-month absence.
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12
Horse silk
Thieving Gaph1,t33
Age: 6|  Weight: 10-5| J: Benjamin Poste| T: H Dickin| OR:  73
50/1
Little show in bumpers/maiden hurdles so far and sizeable step forward needed now that he ventures down the handicap route in a first-time hood.
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13
Horse silk
Spicy Nelsont253
Age: 6|  Weight: 10-5| J: Freddie Gingell(3)| T: J Tizzard| OR:  72
7/2
Has offered little so far, finishing a well-held fifth in a 9-runner Taunton handicap (first run following a wind op) when last seen in February.
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14
Horse silk
No Guaranteep,t31
Age: 4|  Weight: 10-5| J: Tabitha Worsley(3)| T: Cynthia Woods| OR:  65
150/1
No more than a poor maiden judged on evidence available and looks set for another struggle from 9 lb out of the handicap here.
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Forecasts

Officer Of State (6/4), Spicy Nelson (7/2), Lady Caro (6/1), Mavis Pike (8/1), Card Dealer (9/1), Gearing's Point (10/1), Dreams Fled Away (20/1), Owl Of Athens (28/1), Smith (33/1), Basman Palace (33/1), Hurst Hill (40/1), Thieving Gap (50/1), The Cooleen (80/1), No Guarantee (150/1)

Verdict

OFFICER OF STATE hasn't shown a great deal over hurdles so far, but he has to be of interest now handicapping off this mark given the level of ability he showed for Andre Fabre on the Flat. Dreams Fled Away is taken to reverse recent Fakenham placings with Mavis Pike on these revised terms, while Lady Caro makes each-way appeal.

  1. Officer Of State6/4
  2. Dreams Fled Away20/1
  3. Mavis Pike8/1

Prize Money

1st: £3,248.002nd: £1,494.003rd: £747.004th: £374.005th: £186.00

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