14:20 Lingfield

Thursday 28 November 2024

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Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Novices' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:24 | Winning time: 5m 2.19s

Nachtgeist²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-13| J: Freddie Mitchell⁽⁵⁾| T: G & J Moore| OR: 100

4/1

Useful at best on Flat and best effort yet over timber when second of 8 in handicap at Huntingdon (19.6f) on penultimate start. Not in same form at Ascot since but could bounce back.

Form: 6325-27

Speiriuil²²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Lorcan Murtagh| T: N J Hawke| OR: 94

5/1

Good second of 7 in handicap hurdle at Uttoxeter (15.8f, soft) on final outing last season and probably needed her return at Chepstow 22 days ago. Not completely dismissed.

Form: 3224-27

Vendant²⁶²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: N F Houlihan| T: R Rowe| OR: 86

40/1

Placed in points but well held only start in bumpers and yet to get competitive over hurdles. Goes handicapping after 8 months off.

Form: 330/868-

Stardhem^p1²²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Ben Jones| T: B Pauling| OR: 85

9/4

Lightly raced hurdler. 7/1, respectable sixth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Chepstow (19.4f, good to soft) 22 days ago. This doesn't look as competitive and there could be more to come in first-time cheekpieces.

Form: 0836-6

The Cox Express^p²²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: Harry Kimber| T: R Walford| OR: 82

11/2

Winless since his debut but he posted a very good second of 12 in handicap hurdle at Fontwell on final outing last season. Should be sharper for his return at Chepstow, so not without hope.

Form: 5374-20

El Bandido Pancho²²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Rex Dingle| T: Ben Clarke| OR: 74

12/1

Westerner gelding who has offered little in a bumper and over hurdles. Could do better now handicapping, though.

Form: 87P-9

Spicy Nelson^t²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Freddie Gingell⁽³⁾| T: J Tizzard| OR: 71

4/1

Poor hurdler who wasn't disgraced at Fontwell last time but will need to up his game if he's to open his account.

Form: 6P/9P5-5

Non-Runners

Let's Sail Away³⁰

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: T Lacey J: Non Runner

Kingoftheswingerz¹⁸

Weight: 11-8| Age: 5

T: H Dickin J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Stardhem (9/4), Kingoftheswingerz (11/4), Spicy Nelson (4/1), Nachtgeist (4/1), Let's Sail Away (4/1), Speiriuil (5/1), The Cox Express (11/2), El Bandido Pancho (12/1), Vendant (40/1)

STARDHEM hasn't had much racing and there was encouragement to be gleaned from his sixth in a more competitive handicap at Chepstow on reappearance. Now tried in cheekpieces, he could be set to strike. The Cox Express and Speiriuil were down the field in the same race at Chepstow and should be much closer to form this time.