14:18 Hexham

Sunday 22 June 2025

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L & R Pest Control Services Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:18 | Winning time: 4m 7.45s

Mr Sundancer²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Charlie Price| T: M Walford| OR: 95| BF

3/1

Arrives in good nick, third of 12 in handicap hurdle (5/1) at Cartmel (17.2f, good to soft) 25 days ago. Can make his presence felt again eased 1 lb.

Form: 8664-43

Dickens^h⁴⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Luke Scott| T: J Candlish| OR: 95| CD

9/2

Opened his hurdling account over C&D in March and set a lot to do when a good third of 11 at Ffos Las (15.8f, good) 47 days ago on his final run for Alan King. Has to be taken seriously for his new stable off a 1 lb lower mark.

Form: 4/5F15-3

Allbetsoff⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: Dylan Johnston| T: J K Hunter| OR: 95| CD

28/1

C&D winner but he was pulled up in handicap hurdle here 8 days ago. Has something to prove now.

Form: 549-42P

Love True^t²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: William Maggs| T: R Menzies| OR: 92

17/2

Winner on Flat in France. Maiden hurdler for Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero but not disgraced for her new yard when fourth of 10 in 2m1f Cartmel novice 25 days ago. Considered.

Form: 2F243-4

Earlofbrackenstown^p1⁴⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Joe Williamson| T: P A Kirby| OR: 89

20/1

Modest ex-Irish maiden who was off 16 months before a creditable fifth at Downpatrick (21.8f, good) 44 days ago. Cheekpieces go on for new yard and not ruled out.

Form: 00B00/5

Malangen¹⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 11-5| J: Conor Rabbitt| T: Miss L Harrison| OR: 86| CD

8/1

Took this 12 months ago and he teed himself up well for a repeat when a solid fourth of 9 in handicap hurdle at Perth (23.9f, good, 17/2) 14 days ago, ridden with more restraint that usual. A likely player.

Form: 7260-54

Huit Reflets^v¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: Tom Midgley| T: M Walford| OR: 85| CD

11/1

C&D winner who comes here on the back of a good third of 15 in handicap hurdle at this course (20.1f, good to soft, 28/1) 15 days ago. Can go well again.

Form: 1278-73

Blended Stealth^p⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-12| J: Peter Kavanagh⁽³⁾| T: Lizzie Quinlan| OR: 79| CD

12/1

C&D winner but only sixth of 9 in handicap hurdle at this C&D (good to soft) 8 days ago when never travelling well. Unreliable type.

Form: 995-816

National Question^p³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: Joshua Thompson⁽³⁾| T: A Nicol| OR: 74| CD

9/4

C&D winner in November and resumed from 6 months off/wind surgery with a creditable fourth of 8 in handicap on the Flat at Pontefract 30 days ago. Very much one to consider.

Form: 072124-

Forecasts

National Question (9/4), Mr Sundancer (3/1), Dickens (9/2), Malangen (8/1), Love True (17/2), Huit Reflets (11/1), Blended Stealth (12/1), Earlofbrackenstown (20/1), Allbetsoff (28/1)

This is wide open so at the likely odds it could pay to side with veteran MALANGEN to repeat his success of 12 months ago at the chief expense of Jennie Candlish's handily-weighted new recruit Dickens. C&D scorers National Question and Huit Reflets also need factoring into this very open contest.