15:23 Southwell

Tuesday 2 December 2025

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Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:23 | Winning time: 5m 41.04s

Ballyhiho^t⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: R P McLernon| T: D J Jeffreys| OR: 94| D

6/4

Showed improved form under an enterprising front-running ride when seeing off 9 rivals at Worcester (2½m, good) at the end of August. Backed that up when going close over the same C&D next time and another bold show seems highly likely.

Form: 82-8412

Feet On The Ground¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-13| J: J J Burke| T: F O'Brien| OR: 93

11/2

Free-going maiden hurdler who was beaten a long way when second of 6 in handicap hurdle at Uttoxeter (15.8f, heavy, 11/5) 17 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 3342-02

Always A Reason²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Ross Chapman| T: R Menzies| OR: 90

9/2

Irish point winner who probably needed the run when fifth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Carlisle (19.3f, soft) on reappearance 22 days ago. Eased 1 lb and lightly-raced profile provides hope that he could still have a bigger performance in him.

Form: 1/7465-5

Warner's Cross¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: G Sheehan| T: C Hobson| OR: 89

18/1

Built on earlier promise to belatedly get off the mark at Market Rasen in June 2024 and continued in good heart when second on chase debut there next time. However, finished well held back over hurdles after 15 months off at that venue recently.

Form: F/3412-6

Lennie Godber²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR: 85| BF

11/4

Gambled on but proved to be a disappointment when pulled up in handicap hurdle (9/4) at Huntingdon (20.7f, good to soft) 3 weeks ago. Should stay at least this far.

Form: 60/74-5P

Walk The Plank¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Benjamin Poste| T: C Hobson| OR: 83

125/1

Just poor form at best in qualifying runs and needs a big step forward on handicap debut.

Form: 064-P

Classic Lady^t⁸⁴⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-2| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: M Walford| OR: 82| BF

40/1

Back-to-back Hexham scorer in June 2023. Bounced back to form when second at Market Rasen (23.1f, good) in August that year but has been off since.

Form: P31162/

Cher Monsieur¹⁸⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: C O'Farrell| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 80| BF

17/2

Failed to build on the promise of last run when only fifth of 7 in handicap at Ffos Las (23.9f, good to soft) in June.

Form: 9090-35

Non-Runners

Ami Bondhu³³

Weight: 12-0| Age: 6

T: N J Gifford J: James Davies

Catboy²⁶

Weight: 10-11| Age: 5

T: Christian Williams J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Ballyhiho (6/4), Lennie Godber (11/4), Always A Reason (9/2), Feet On The Ground (11/2), Ami Bondhu (7/1), Cher Monsieur (17/2), Catboy (16/1), Warner's Cross (18/1), Classic Lady (40/1), Walk The Plank (125/1)

BALLYHIHO lost little caste in defeat when going down narrowly to a similarly unexposed rival at Worcester, so she remains of firm interest despite a 5 lb rise. The lightly-raced Always A Reason could yet have a bigger performance in him, while Lennie Godber might not be one to be giving up on.