15:30 Wetherby

Saturday 1 November 2025

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Never Ordinary At bet365 Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:33 | Winning time: 3m 48.06s

Kientzheim¹⁸⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: R P McLernon| T: B Haslam| OR: 118| D

16/1

Dual bumper winner in France at the start of 2024 and belied market weakness to make a winning hurdles debut in 2m Kempton maiden in December. Has come up short since though, including when down the field on handicap debut at Sandown in April. Has since left Nicky Henderson.

Form: 11/1340-

Max Of Stars¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: B S Hughes| T: Ollie Pears| OR: 117| CD

3/1

Had slipped down to last successful mark and was right back at the top of her game when adding to her tally in willing fashion in 5-runner handicap over C&D (good to firm, 9/2) 17 days ago. Needs more from a 2 lb higher mark in a hotter race here, though.

Form: 121241

Half A Chance^p²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: P Hanlon⁽⁵⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 116| BF| D

7/1

Made a successful hurdling debut at Limerick in May 2024. Hasn't added to his tally subsequently but ran another good race when third in 8-runner handicap at Tipperary (16.1f) 27 days ago. Should remain competitive.

Form: 770223

Inappropriate¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: C O'Farrell| T: Jedd O'Keeffe| OR: 113| D

9/1

Fairly useful on Flat (stays 1½m) and won a pair of juvenile hurdles last season. Shaped as if needing the run back on the Flat after 6 months off at Newcastle just over a fortnight ago and entitled to strip fitter now returning to jumps.

Form: 15410-

Takeit Easy¹⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 10-10| J: Jack Andrews⁽³⁾| T: Mrs P Sly| OR: 112| CD

18/1

C&D back in October 2021 who probably needed the run after 15 months off when last of 7 in handicap hurdle at Market Rasen (16.6f, good, 9/1) 18 days ago. This will give a better indication of how much ability he retains.

Form: 359/20-7

Pure Gold²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-8| J: Peter Kavanagh| T: Miss L Harrison| OR: 110| D

4/1

Improving mare who made it 3 wins from her last 4 starts in 5-runner handicap hurdle (5/2) at Hexham (16.2f, soft) 29 days ago, cruising clear. This is clearly tougher but dangerous to rule out further improvement.

Form: 441211

Saligo Bay¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-6| J: Jonathan England| T: S England| OR: 108| BF| D

2/1

Added to a really consistent spell when successful on the Flat at Chester in September and followed up back over hurdles at Market Rasen (16.6f). Turned in another creditable effort when 2 lengths third of 5 to Max of Stars in handicap over C&D (good to firm, 13/8) 17 days ago.

Form: 7-12313

Non-Runners

Go Dante²³⁸

Weight: 12-1| Age: 9

T: O Murphy J: S Bowen

Don't Mind If I Do²⁷⁵

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: A King J: Thomas Bellamy

Monaco Rules¹⁸⁴

Weight: 10-10| Age: 5

T: Micky Hammond J: Alice Stevens

Forecasts

Saligo Bay (2/1), Don't Mind If I Do (11/4), Max Of Stars (3/1), Pure Gold (4/1), Go Dante (5/1), Half A Chance (7/1), Inappropriate (9/1), Kientzheim (16/1), Takeit Easy (18/1), Monaco Rules (33/1)

DON'T MIND IF I DO starts out in handicaps on a potentially lenient mark based on his hurdling debut form (runner-up in a good time at Warwick), so he's selected to come out on top. Go Dante landed the Imperial Cup for a second year running at Sandown in March and is expected to go well returning to calmer waters, while 4-y-o Inappropriate is another to consider with a recent Flat run under his belt.