11:50 Wetherby

Friday 27 December 2024

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William Hill Offers Top Price Guarantees Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 11:51 | Winning time: 6m 29.10s

Let's Go Joe^t,p²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Ben Smith⁽⁸⁾| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 100

9/2

Ended a losing sequence with a career best in 13-runner handicap hurdle at Doncaster (19.4f, good) 28 days ago. Up 5 lb but he's not taken lightly over this longer trip.

Form: P-64521

Perculator^p²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Tom Midgley| T: M Walford| OR: 100| CD

10/1

C&D winner who posted a good third of 11 in handicap hurdle at Carlisle (19.3f, soft) 26 days ago. Back up in trip and can go well again off the same mark.

Form: 4-09133

Good Bye^p¹⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Tabitha Worsley| T: Sara Ender| OR: 98

100/1

Proved a model of consistency during 2022/23 campaign for this yard but he hasn't shown much spark in 4 starts since returning from a 17-month absence in June. Cheekpieces are retried here.

Form: 41/8P7P

Almuhit^t,p¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Isabelle Ryder⁽¹⁰⁾| T: G Brown| OR: 96

14/1

Fairly useful maiden hurdler at his best but proving disappointing for this yard. Back up significantly in trip now with tonge tie added and cheekpieces also refitted.

Form: 7-57675

The Questioner⁴⁴⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: Tristan Durrell| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 94| CD

22/1

C&D winner who shaped well when second in handicap at Huntingdon (25f) 14 months ago. Yard is going well so he's very much one to consider despite his long absence.

Form: 11343/2-

Geordie Night⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Tom Broughton| T: N Kent| OR: 93

11/2

Shaped encouragingly with a hood removed after 6 months off when second of 9 in handicap hurdle at Market Rasen (23.1f, good) 43 days ago, finishing well. Likely player in his bid for a maiden success.

Form: 9457-52

Jelski^p³⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 11-7| J: Leah Noreci⁽¹⁰⁾| T: James Moffatt| OR: 93| D

50/1

Back-to-back winner over fences at Cartmel last summer but it's been a struggle for the most part this year over fendes and hurdles, treid in a visor on last two. Cheekpieces go back on now.

Form: 755579

Paddy O'Mahler^p¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: William Maggs| T: J Parkinson & S Smith| OR: 92

8/1

Still a maiden and cheekpieces on for 1st time when a solid seventh of 16 in handicap hurdle at Newcastle (20.3f, good to soft) 13 days ago. Needs considering.

Form: 43-P667

The Big Breac¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Jack Power⁽³⁾| T: J Parkinson & S Smith| OR: 87

11/1

Lightly-raced maiden who posted a good second of 16 in handicap hurdle at Hexham (23.3f, soft) 16 days ago. Can give another good account.

Form: 33/9672

Glengolly²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Alice Stevens| T: Billy Aprahamian| OR: 86

6/1

Off 7 months/yard debut (formerly with Paul Webber) when a promising fifth of 13 to Let's Go Joe in handicap hurdle at Doncaster (19.4f, good) 28 days ago. Up in trip and big shout off a 2 lb lower mark.

Form: 64756-5

Supreme Authority^t¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Charlie Maggs⁽³⁾| T: C Grant| OR: 84

17/2

Maiden hurdler but he recorded a good third of 16 in handicap at Newcastle (20.3f, good to soft) 13 days ago. Can't be discounted off an unchanged mark.

Form: 909-043

Mersey Street⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Benjamin Macey⁽¹⁰⁾| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 84

9/1

In good nick until pulled up in handicap hurdle at Fontwell (21.8f, good) 40 days ago. Needs to get back on track if he's to gain a breakthrough victory.

Form: 86942P

Bergentown¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-8| J: Luke Scott| T: J Candlish| OR: 80

20/1

It's now 11 runs since his last win in 2023 but he comes here on the back of a solid sixth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Newcastle (20.3f, good to soft) 13 days ago. One for the shortlist.

Form: 252446

Star Vantage^h,t¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-7| J: Aaron Anderson| T: R Menzies| OR: 79

10/1

Remains a maiden after 16 runs but he shaped encouragingly when fourth of 10 in handicap hurdle at Musselburgh (23.8f, good to soft) 18 days ago, not ideally placed. Must enter calculations.

Form: F7F-784

Atlanticexpress^t¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-5| J: Peter Kavanagh⁽³⁾| T: Lizzie Quinlan| OR: 77

66/1

Remains winless and he was in rear when fell 8th in handicap hurdle at Hexham (23.3f, soft) 16 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 65-876F

Royle Steel³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-3| J: Joshua Thompson⁽⁸⁾| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 75

28/1

Yet to fire in three runs this term, coming in a well-held fifth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Sedgefield (16.8f, good to soft) 31 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 945-685

Non-Runners

Teddy Mac¹⁶

Weight: 10-2| Age: 5

T: I A Duncan J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Let's Go Joe (9/2), Geordie Night (11/2), Glengolly (6/1), Paddy O'Mahler (8/1), Supreme Authority (17/2), Mersey Street (9/1), Star Vantage (10/1), Perculator (10/1), The Big Breac (11/1), Almuhit (14/1), Bergentown (20/1), Teddy Mac (20/1), The Questioner (22/1), Royle Steel (28/1), Jelski (50/1), Atlanticexpress (66/1), Good Bye (100/1)

This is wide open but the vote goes to GLENGOLLY who shaped well on his stable debut when fifth at Doncaster and can build on it here off a reduced mark. Let's Go Joe, who scored at Doncaster that day, is feared most, although Geordie Night, Perculator and Star Vantage all need factoring into this very open contest too.