Next Sunday Is Ladies Day Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 17:36 | Winning time: 5m 36.83s

Mr Le Philosophe^p¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Alex Chadwick⁽⁵⁾| T: James Owen| OR: 95

5/6

Career best when winning 8-runner handicap hurdle (2/1) at Worcester (20f, good) 11 days ago. Scored comfortably there so big shout despite a 6 lb weights rise.

Form: 3/P-2321

Getuptheyard⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: David Noonan| T: N J Hawke| OR: 92

7/1

9/2, good second of 7 in handicap hurdle at Uttoxeter (23.3f, good to soft) 49 days ago, having run of race. In the mix again.

Form: P772-22

Grasshopper Time^t⁵⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Harry Bannister| T: A M Hales| OR: 87

7/2

9/1, good second of 9 in handicap hurdle at Southwell (20.4f, good) 54 days ago. Firmly in the picture.

Form: 9/344P-2

Mokoro⁸⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 84

6/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Bangor (19.6f, soft) 80 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 47663P-

On The Nose⁴⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: Isabelle Ryder⁽⁷⁾| T: Joanne Thomason-Murphy| OR: 81

66/1

First run since leaving Adam West when pulled up in handicap hurdle at Fontwell (17.7f, good) 49 days ago. Up in trip with work to do.

Form: UP0/26-P

Hitthekettle³⁵⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 10-10| J: Chris Ward⁽³⁾| T: M Gates| OR: 79

18/1

18/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, pulled up in handicap hurdle at this course (26.4f, good), left behind after 4 out. Off 11 months.

Form: 40P6/6P-

Prophet Squeeze^h²³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-5| J: Lily Pinchin| T: Mrs A M Thorpe| OR: 45

25/1

Fifth both completed starts in Irish points but very low-key start over hurdles during second half of last year. Lots to find making handicap debut from miles out of the weights.

Form: 5/5P7FP-

Forecasts

Mr Le Philosophe (5/6), Grasshopper Time (7/2), Mokoro (6/1), Getuptheyard (7/1), Hitthekettle (18/1), Prophet Squeeze (25/1), On The Nose (66/1)

MR LE PHILOSOPHE readily got off the mark for James Owen at Worcester recently and looks very much the way to go here off a 6 lb higher mark. Grasshopper Time is next on the list on the back of a good Southwell second with Getuptheyard appealing as the pick of the rest for minor honours.