Two Farmers 0.0 Cider Novices' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:07 | Winning time: 3m 54.76s

Renoir¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Rex Dingle| T: Ben Clarke| OR: 105

5/2

A fair 1m4f Flat scorer for Thomas Faulkner who has taken well to hurdling for his current yard, posting an excellent fourth of 7 in handicap at Taunton (2m) 16 days ago. Player off the same mark.

Form: 3/8-224

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A Good Yomp⁴⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Jay Tidball⁽⁵⁾| T: Andrew Martin| OR: 101

9/1

Lightly-raced maiden who caught the eye when seventh of 14 in novice hurdle at Chepstow (19.4f, heavy) 45 days ago, having hopeless task from position. Can do better now handicapping. Not without interest.

Form: 0-49F7

Time Interval^t¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: David Dennis| OR: 98| CD

3/1

C&D winner last May and advanced his form when fourth of 9 on his handicap hurdle debut over C&D 18 days ago, despite pulling hard. Weighted to go well off a 2 lb lower mark.

Form: 49-14

Privilege²⁴⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Jack Tudor| T: J L Flint| OR: 98

18/1

Fair maiden hurdler in Ireland but pulled up on both outings for Sheila Lewis last summer. Lots more needed for his new yard after 8 months off.

Form: 459P-PP

Twyford's Diamond^b1²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Callum Pritchard⁽⁵⁾| T: B Pauling| OR: 95

11/1

Still a maiden and he was pulled up in handicap hurdle at Bangor (19.6f, heavy, 5/1) 28 days ago. In good hands but lots more needed fitted with blinkers for the first time.

Form: 52-P24P

Strong As Steel³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Benjamin Poste| T: H J Evans| OR: 91

6/1

A fairly useful bumper performer but he's yet to fire in four runs in this sphere, pulled up on his handicap debut at Southwell (20.4f, soft) 37 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 39-875P

Lenjoleur De Palma⁷⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: Miss Gina Andrews| T: T Ellis| OR: 98

4/1

In the frame on all his three starts over hurdles, not disgraced when fourth of 7 in juvenile at Newbury (16.3f, good to soft, 9/1) 70 days ago. Needs this switch to handicaps to spark major improvement.

Form: 344

Forecasts

Renoir (5/2), Time Interval (3/1), Lenjoleur De Palma (4/1), Strong As Steel (6/1), A Good Yomp (9/1), Twyford's Diamond (11/1), Privilege (18/1)

Ben Clarke's RENOIR has made a positive start in this sphere and this fair Flat scorer looks the way to go on the back of an excellent Taunton fourth. C&D winner Time Interval figures on a handy mark and rates a big threat though, while handicap debutant A Good Yomp remains with potential and needs considering too.