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Friday 24 January 2025

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LiveScore Bet Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 13:29 | Winning time: 4m 50.40s

Rehill Relic²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Toby Wynne⁽³⁾| T: S Allwood| OR: 95

5/1

Point winner who showed promise in bumpers/novice hurdles last season. Solid third of 13 over this C&D on penultimate start and, though not in the same form at Market Rasen since, he will be in with a fighting chance if on-song.

Form: 42-0534

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Independent Jimmy⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Theo Gillard| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 94| BF

9/1

Fair maiden hurdler who wasn't disgraced when fourth on his handicap debut at Carlisle in October. Performed to a similar level over 19.3f at the same course last month and while more will be needed if he's to take this, he shouldn't be far away.

Form: 57-2443

Glenvango³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Alan Johns| T: S Allwood| OR: 92

28/1

Half-brother to bumper winner/fairly useful hurdler Glencassley and bumper winner Nana Joan. Little impact in a handful of appeareances so far and while this switch to handicap company could prove helpful, others make more appeal on balance.

Form: 6-69

Leader Wing^p²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Sam Coltherd| T: G Boanas| OR: 91

66/1

Fair bumper winner for Tom Weston but yet to match that form in this sphere, most recently beaten a long way in first-time cheekpieces (retained here) on handicap bow at Sedgefield.

Form: 5-16558

Cuban Court^p,t²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: J M Quinlan| T: N B King| OR: 91| C

9/2

Bumper winner who belatedly opened his hurdles account with cheekpieces reapplied here (16.6f, good to soft) during the festive period. That wasn't a particularly strong race and now has a 7 lb higher mark to overcome, but he has to enter calculations all the same.

Form: 756371

Jaxonne⁸²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 90

12/1

Landed a gamble at Ludlow last spring but it's been mostly downhill since and offered little on his return from a break at Huntingdon in November.

Form: 4-1357P

Mac's Xpress^p,t⁶⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Benjamin Poste| T: C Ellam| OR: 90

80/1

Remains a long-standing maiden and has offered little in 3 starts since joining this yard.

Form: 475986

Brockarno³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Lee Edwards| T: B Clarke| OR: 88

40/1

Third on the second of his 3 qualifying runs over hurdles but made an inauspicious start to his handicap career at Uttoxeter just before Christmas.

Form: 6/0-6377

Military Tycoon^p⁵²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: R P McLernon| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 87

28/1

Fairly useful Flat winner but well beaten latest start in that sphere last May and his efforts back hurdling the last twice have been equally poor.

Form: 974-90

Tony's Tipple⁴³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Jack Andrews⁽³⁾| T: T Ellis| OR: 87

50/1

Unpromising in points and will need to leave his maiden/novice form well behind if he's to make an impact on this handicap debut.

Form: P9688

Foreva Alfie²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Ryan Mania| T: Paul Robson| OR: 86

33/1

Hinted at ability in a bumper for Rose Dobbin in 2022 but missed all of 2023 and no impact in 3 runs over hurdles this term. Upped in trip for this handicap debut.

Form: 5/P60

Call Him Now⁴²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Peter Kavanagh⁽³⁾| T: J Parkinson & S Smith| OR: 86

9/1

Maiden Irish pointer who wasn't entirely disgraced when sixth of 8 on his handicap debut here (16.6f, good to soft), particularly bearing in mind that it was his first run following 21 months off. Now 3 lb lower and perhaps this step back up in trip will aid his cause.

Form: 59967/6

No No Espresso⁵⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Paul O'Brien| T: Harry Derham| OR: 83

11/1

Showed nothing for Charlie Longsdon in 2023 but there have been some positives to glean from his 2 efforts for this yard, latterly finishing eighth of 13 on handicap debut at Southwell (15.8f, good). Likely capable of better.

Form: 6/9PP-78

Rhodia²⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-10| J: Jack Hogan⁽³⁾| T: Sarah Hollinshead| OR: 79

7/1

Placed in bumpers and, though 0-10 over hurdles, he has shown a fair level of ability in this sphere, not least when third in an 8-runner Market Rasen handicap (20.6f, good to soft) last month. 1 lb lower now and he's an each-way contender.

Form: 56556-3

Gwennie May Jem⁸⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-8| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 77

7/2

Lightly-raced maiden who predictably improved on what he showed in maiden/novice company when third on handicap bow at Uttoxeter (15.8f, good to soft). Very much of interest off the same mark here, with this stiffer test likely to help unlock further improvement.

Form: 0-7743

Charming Getaway⁷⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-7| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: Mrs M Rowley| OR: 76

12/1

Shaped as if retaining ability on his first outing since leaving Kim Bailey after 21 months off back last May. However, safely held on return at Southwell and while he's entitled to come on for that, it's easy enough to look elsewhere in search of the likely winner of this.

Form: 9986/45

Non-Runners

Brave Move³⁹

Weight: 11-10| Age: 6

T: F O'Brien J: J J Burke

Ebendi⁴¹

Weight: 10-7| Age: 8

T: A Wilson J: Sean Quinlan

Forecasts

Gwennie May Jem (7/2), Cuban Court (9/2), Rehill Relic (5/1), Rhodia (7/1), Independent Jimmy (9/1), Call Him Now (9/1), No No Espresso (11/1), Charming Getaway (12/1), Jaxonne (12/1), Brave Move (12/1), Military Tycoon (28/1), Glenvango (28/1), Foreva Alfie (33/1), Brockarno (40/1), Tony's Tipple (50/1), Ebendi (50/1), Leader Wing (66/1), Mac's Xpress (80/1)

Having shaped well on his handicap debut at Uttoxeter, GWENNIE MAY JEM makes plenty of appeal off an unchanged mark now upped in trip. Cuban Court got the job done here last time and should be in the mix once again, while Rhodia is third choice ahead of Rehill Relic and potential improver No No Espresso.