14:38 Huntingdon

Saturday 23 November 2024

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Blog.Rhino.Bet For Unique Racing Insight Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:38 | Winning time: 3m 54.02s

An Bradan Feasa²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 12-2| J: David Bass| T: Jack Jones| OR: 122

7/2

Won juvenile event at Ballinrobe on hurdling debut (final start for Joseph O'Brien) last season and also successful at Cheltenham on second outing for Jack Jones. Failed to kick on thereafter but ran about as well as could be expected in minor event back at Cheltenham on return last month.

Form: 21488-6

Gardener²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-13| J: Lewis Stones⁽³⁾| T: O Murphy| OR: 119| D

11/1

Fairly useful dual winning chaser for this yard last season but finished a well-held sixth back over hurdles on Fontwell reappearance. Stumbled and unseated rider second at Newton Abbot since.

Form: U1P4-6U

Latin Verse²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: Jack Hogan⁽³⁾| T: Anthony Charlton| OR: 118| D

11/2

Won twice over hurdles last season, including an impressive handicap success at Ludlow in February. However, hasn't been at his best both starts this season.

Form: 21P2-67

Magic Seven¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: R P McLernon| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 118| D

17/2

Capitalised on a falling mark in 10-runner handicap hurdle at Exeter (16.7f, good, 10/1) 15 days ago, settling better over a shorter trip. That form has the potential to work out so a 6 lb rise may not be enough to prevent the follow up.

Form: FP-0751

Kourosh^t⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: Harry Atkins⁽⁷⁾| T: D Skelton| OR: 114| D

16/1

Fair winner on the Flat in Germany who bolted up on his Wetherby hurdle debut last November. No real progress thereafter, pulled on in handicap at Kempton (2m) when last seen in April and met the same fate at Chepstow on his reappearance last month. Something to prove.

Form: 1F35P-P

Fransham³⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-6| J: C Brace| T: Mrs P Sly| OR: 112| D

25/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2021 and offered little on his reappearance at Market Rasen last month. Others more persuasive despite falling mark.

Form: 9/72F0-7

Pyrotechnic²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: N F Houlihan| T: G & J Moore| OR: 105

4/1

Winner on the Flat in France. Definite promise to glean from first 2 starts over hurdles and he was too geed-up making handicap debut after 10 months off at Wincanton 27 days ago. That should have taken the freshness out of him and he's potentially well treated.

Form: 520-5

Gold For Alec²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Callum Pritchard⁽⁷⁾| T: T Symonds| OR: 104

9/4

Showed improved form making a quick switch to handicaps when second in 9-runner event at Wincanton (15.2f, good, 11/1) 27 days ago. May do better still and has to be of interest with promising 7-lb claimer retaining the ride.

Form: 5444-2

Ace Rothstein^p¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Tabitha Worsley⁽³⁾| T: M Crawley| OR: 103

66/1

Showed fair form when runner-up in a Huntingdon novice in March 2023 but failed to justify support in a Kempton handicap last November and produced a laboured effort on the Flat for this yard at Kempton recently. Plenty to prove.

Form: 872/0-

Forecasts

Gold For Alec (9/4), An Bradan Feasa (7/2), Pyrotechnic (4/1), Latin Verse (11/2), Magic Seven (17/2), Gardener (11/1), Kourosh (16/1), Fransham (25/1), Ace Rothstein (66/1)

GOLD FOR ALEC showed improved form making an early switch to handicaps when runner-up at Wincanton last month and, with that form proving strong, he's fancied to go one better, especially with promising 7-lb claimer Callum Pritchard retaining the ride. Pyrotechnic and Magic Seven head the dangers.