15:00 Exeter
Thursday 18 December 2025
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Ludo Sports Live Lounge Handicap Hurdle
- 3YO plus  |  Class 5  |  2m 161y  |  Heavy  |  10 Runners  |  Turf
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Showed improved form to open his account in handicap hurdle at Leicester (5/2) 8 days ago on heavy ground. Seems to perform best on heavy/soft surfaces. Unpenalised for quick return and can win again if encountering similarly testing conditions.
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Placed on his last 3 outings over fences but was pulled up when last seen in this sphere.
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Showed potential with 2nd at Taunton and 3rd at Uttoxeter earlier this year. Finished 5th at Chepstow (18/1) last month after being held up too far back. Has a race in her from this sort of mark but may prove best on sharper tracks given her free-going tendencies.
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Has shown inconsistent jumping form but was strong in betting when winning a 7-runner handicap hurdle at Leicester (9/4) 14 days ago. Now up 7 lb and may struggle on this right-handed track given tendency to jump left.
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Has shown fair form on the Flat this year with a second-place finish. Fifth of 9 in a handicap hurdle at Wincanton (9/2) 28 days ago, not at his best after leading until early in straight. Needs to step up on that run.
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Showed signs of revival recently after a poor spell lasting most of the year, finishing third of 7 in handicap hurdle at Fontwell (4/1) 10 days ago when looking likely to win before heading for paddock exit after the last hurdle. Sure to be in the mix if backing up that effort.
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Yet to match his fair Flat form in this sphere but ran his best race in first-time cheekpieces when fourth of 11 in handicap at Fontwell Park (80/1) on most recent outing. Dropping back in trip may help but his jumping needs work.
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Winless but shaped reasonably well when third of 13 in handicap hurdle over 19f at Taunton (17/2) 21 days ago, catching the eye with move into contention but unable to sustain it. Not ruled out.
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Fairly useful on Flat in Germany/France (stays 1¾m) but well below that level over hurdles, including in handicaps.
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Experienced handicap hurdler whose form has dipped since winning earlier this year, finishing fourth of 7 at Leicester (11/2) 14 days ago, never threatening when racing off the pace, albeit sticking to the inside probably did him no favours.
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Forecasts
Thankyouandplease (2/1), Olivia Kate (9/4), Storming Nelson (7/1), Man Oh Man (10/1), Begin The Luck (10/1), Bradman (12/1), Taritino (14/1), Don't Tell Rosie (20/1), Saccary (25/1), Mr Zee (25/1)
THANKYOUANDPLEASE opened his account in smooth style at Leicester 8 days ago and is unpenalised for this quick return. If encountering similarly testing conditions, he's fancied to follow up. Storming Nelson showed clear signs of a revival when nearly winning at Fontwell recently despite veering off the course after the last and must enter calculations, along with Don't Tell Rosie, who has a race within her compass from this sort of mark.
Prize Money
1st: £3,697.002nd: £1,701.003rd: £850.004th: £426.005th: £212.00
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