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Saturday 3 May 2025

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Birrificio Angelo Poretti Handicap Hurdle (Div 2)

Off time: 20:02 | Winning time: 3m 59.40s

Ambassador^p¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: R T Dunne| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 96| CD

11/2

4-time C&D winner hasn't looked like winning since his success at this venue in July 2024 though he's now 4 lb below that mark with a new jockey doing the steering. Worth a market check.

Form: 870866-

Gregorians Star^t³²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-11| J: M Goldstein| T: Miss S West| OR: 99| D

5/1

Debut bumper jumped a bit better when posting his best effort to date to finish third in a 2m novice handicap at Kempton last month, again showing a tendency to take a strong hold. Not ruled out if he can put it all together.

Form: 105533-

Castle Quarter^p,h1⁷²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-6| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 88

20/1

Modest maiden hurdler probably needed the run after 29 months off when pulled-up at Huntingdon in February, though offered little by way of encouragement. Something to prove in first time hood.

Form: 32258/P-

The Last Drop³⁴⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Finn Lambert⁽⁵⁾| T: R T Phillips| OR: 88

6/1

Modest form in bumpers and maiden hurdles, though her most recent effort was her best to date when third in a 2m event at Southwell. Could be open to improvement on handicap debut.

Form: 626/43-

Dante's Inferno⁴⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Tabitha Worsley⁽³⁾| T: Mrs Stella Barclay| OR: 85

16/1

Ran to a fair level first 2 starts in bumpers but has shown nothing over hurdles for current connections. Needs to take a major step forward on handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 47/0PP3-

Northern Rose^t¹⁵⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Jack Hogan| T: G Hanmer| OR: 80

5/2

Remains a maiden over hurdles but has several creditable placed efforts to her name. Wouldn't need to improve on the best of those efforts to be competitive here.

Form: 922757-

My Little Toni³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-10| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: M Mullineaux| OR: 78

28/1

Modest winning hurdler for Donald McCain. Placed in a point for Bradley Gibbs last year but offered little on hurdles debut for this yard last month. Others preferred.

Form: 453P/69-

Postponed Legacy²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-4| J: James Best| T: M Keighley| OR: 78

3/1

Lightly-raced maiden shaped better than the bare result when fifth in a Taunton handicap 24 days ago, early exuberance and late errors hindering his finishing effort. May yet be capable of better.

Form: 54535-

Non-Runners

Our Lil¹⁶

Weight: 11-8| Age: 4

T: D Skelton J: Harry Skelton

Forecasts

Our Lil (13/8), Northern Rose (5/2), Postponed Legacy (3/1), Gregorians Star (5/1), Ambassador (11/2), The Last Drop (6/1), Dante's Inferno (16/1), Castle Quarter (20/1), My Little Toni (28/1)

A modest contest to close the card but this represents a much more realistic assignment for OUR LIL who was out of her depth at Cheltenham last time. She's preferred to Gregorians Star who posted his best effort to date on handicap debut recently, while Northern Rose is capable of getting in the mix if returning somewhere near her best. 4-time course winner Ambassador is one to keep an eye on in the betting now back below his latest successful mark.