13:35 Wincanton

Thursday 5 December 2024

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Boxing Day Hospitality Available 'National Hunt' Novices' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 13:35 | Winning time: 6m 31.89s

Keable²³

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Callum Pritchard⁽⁷⁾| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 102

13/2

Yet to make a major impact in handicaps to date, albeit shaping as if in need of run when fifth of 8 in handicap hurdle at Lingfield (23f, good, 7/1) 23 days ago. Could do better here.

Form: 426/4P-5

Jimmyjeroo¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: M G Nolan| T: Miss H C Knight| OR: 100

50/1

Probably flattered in when fourth of 8 in a falsely-run novice hurdle at Fontwell (17.7f, good) 18 days ago, so needs to prove he can back that up now handicapping.

Form: 0-774

Sparkling Duke^p²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Brendan Powell| T: J Tizzard| OR: 96

4/1

Best effort in handicaps when fourth of 18 at Chepstow (19.5f, good to soft) 29 days ago. Needs to show he can back that up now.

Form: 48P5-F4

Miss Hunky Dory^t¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Rex Dingle| T: Ben Clarke| OR: 95

12/1

Suited by the step up in trip after a wind-op when third of 10 in handicap hurdle at Ffos Las (21.9f, heavy, 22/1) 15 days ago. Player over further still.

Form: 3924P-3

Lucky Rose³²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: James Davies| T: Noel Williams| OR: 94

7/1

Made the placings on her first 3 starts in handicaps and shaped as if still in form when sixth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Huntingdon (25f, good) 32 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 54-3226

Dom Bosco^p1⁴²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-9| J: J J Burke| T: T R George| OR: 83

20/1

Well beaten on return from 17 months off at Ludlow (21.2f, good to soft) 42 days ago. Cheekpieces now go on.

Form: 440/5P-P

Ann D'arabie^t⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-6| J: Benjamin Macey⁽¹⁰⁾| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 80

22/1

Considerately handled in novice hurdles last winter but didn't appear to see the trip out stepped up to this sort of distance at Ludlow in October. Others preferred.

Form: 699-8

African Lady^b,t¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-4| J: Jack Tudor| T: D Pipe| OR: 79

28/1

Modest maiden who has made little impact for current yard, held when taking a late fall here at fortnight ago.

Form: 8P066F

Supreme Commander^t³⁰⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-3| J: Harry Kimber| T: Anthony Charlton| OR: 77WS

2/1

Bought for plenty of money after finishing second in an Irish point but no impact as yet under Rules. Makes handicap debut after 10 months off.

Form: 2P/7P6-

Jongleur D'etoiles^t,p²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: R P McLernon| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 73

11/2

Little form of worth, looking less than keen despite the application of cheekpieces when fifth of 8 in handicap hurdle at Kempton (24.6f, good to soft) 24 days ago.

Form: 870-P85

Non-Runners

The Dark Edge²⁴

Weight: 11-5| Age: 5

T: C E Longsdon J: Lily Pinchin

Misting¹⁷³

Weight: 10-5| Age: 5

T: N B King J: J M Quinlan

Onnaroll³⁰

Weight: 10-2| Age: 6

T: Cynthia Woods J: Lorcan Murtagh

Forecasts

Supreme Commander (2/1), Sparkling Duke (4/1), The Dark Edge (5/1), Jongleur D'etoiles (11/2), Keable (13/2), Lucky Rose (7/1), Miss Hunky Dory (12/1), Dom Bosco (20/1), Ann D'arabie (22/1), African Lady (28/1), Onnaroll (33/1), Misting (33/1), Jimmyjeroo (50/1)

MISS HUNKY DORY seemed well suited by the step up in trip when third in a heavy-ground contest at Ffos Las 2 weeks ago and she's fancied to get off the mark tackling further still. The Dark Edge and Lucky Rose also arrive in good heart and rate as the chief threats.