15:00 Hereford

Tuesday 12 November 2024

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Paul Ferguson's Jumpers To Follow Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:00 | Winning time: 5m 24.31s

Ted's Friend^p,t³⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Max Kendrick| T: F O'Brien| OR: 105

9/2

Creditable second of 9 in handicap hurdle at Fontwell (19f, good to soft) 39 days ago, bumping into an improver. Considered.

Form: 3/50-P42

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State Of Fame^t²⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: Stan Sheppard| T: T Lacey| OR: 102

4/1

Bumper winner. Yet to win over hurdles but struck 3 times in points last season and should find this trip more suitable than the 2m he ran over on last month's stable debut. A market move would be interesting.

Form: P2-1117

New Found Fame⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: Liam Harrison| T: Kerry Lee| OR: 101

15/2

Jumping errors meant he was unable to progress as might have been expected over fences and he's been unable to make a significant impact back hurdling, albeit last week's 19.5f course fourth was respectable.

Form: 3244-P4

Opera King^v1¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR: 99| BF

17/2

Posted best effort in this sphere when creditable second of 9 at Market Rasen (18.5f, good to firm) in September but more to it than the longer trip when a below-form fifth over 3m at Ludlow since. A first-time visor replaces his cheekpieces now.

Form: 537-325

Scintillante³³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: C Gethings| T: A Ralph| OR: 97

25/1

Runner-up twice in maiden hurdles over the summer but not in the same form on his last 2 outings. His yard's good form of late provides hope that he can bounce back to his best but others still look stronger for the win.

Form: 525265

Izzy's Grey¹⁶⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Lee Edwards| T: B Clarke| OR: 92

16/1

Second on his C&D handicap debut for Jennie Candlish in October 2023 but hasn't managed to build on that in his 3 starts since. First start for 5 months. Others are more obvious.

Form: 3225-45

Express Surprise^p1,t²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Adam Wedge| T: C Boultbee-Brooks| OR: 89

4/1

Reacted well to a tongue tie when an improved second in Stratford handicap in June but not in quite the same form when fifth at Wincanton 4 months later. Has first-time cheekpieces added to his tongue strap now.

Form: 5U37-25

G'day Aussie^t¹⁹

Age: 11| Weight: 10-10| J: Luke Scott⁽⁵⁾| T: Dave Roberts| OR: 87

28/1

Veteran now but shaped as if retaining plenty of ability back from 12 months off when 15¾ lengths fourth of 9 to Karakoram at Ludlow (3m, good to soft) 19 days ago. Needs to build on that now.

Form: 71792-4

Greenways¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Benjamin Poste| T: T Symonds| OR: 76

3/1

Poor form but he did reach the frame 3 times in low-grade handicap hurdles for Dominic Ffrench Davis. 3 lb out of the weights on first outing for new trainer Tom Symonds.

Form: 0-64436

Pollyonesock¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Tristan Durrell⁽³⁾| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 73

50/1

Poor maiden who has failed to get competitive from low marks since joining this yard. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 8U-PP47

Non-Runners

Melton Mossy⁵

Weight: 11-13| Age: 5

T: Evan Williams J: Miss Eleanor Williams

Karakoram¹⁹

Weight: 10-4| Age: 9

T: G Harris J: M G Nolan

Forecasts

Greenways (3/1), Express Surprise (4/1), State Of Fame (4/1), Ted's Friend (9/2), Melton Mossy (9/2), Karakoram (6/1), New Found Fame (15/2), Opera King (17/2), Izzy's Grey (16/1), Scintillante (25/1), G'day Aussie (28/1), Pollyonesock (50/1)

TED'S FRIEND looks to be building up to something and gets the vote for Fergal O'Brien. The thriving Melton Mossy rates an obvious threat, while also don't be surprised to see State of Fame leave the form of his first outing for Tom Lacey behind now stepping back up in trip.