15:00 Catterick

Wednesday 22 January 2020

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racingtv.com/freetrial Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:01 | Winning time: 4m 51.8s

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Laskadine²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: B Haslam| OR: 130

25/1

Made winning start for Nicky Henderson in Warwick juvenile hurdle (2m, good to soft; 30-100f) 12 months ago but failed to progress in two runs after. Pulled up at Kempton on Boxing Day over 2m5f (soft) and since left Seven Barrows.

Form: 115-P

Blow By Blow^v⁴⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-9| J: Emma Smith-Chaston⁽⁷⁾| T: Stef Keniry| OR: 127

25/1

Smart hurdler on his day winning the 2018 Martin Pipe at the Cheltenham Festival; lost way since and left Gordon Elliott. Best of three efforts for this trainer when second in Leopardstown Selling Hurdle last month (only three finished).

Form: PPP-9P2

Serosevsky^t²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: P J Brennan| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 127| D

33/1

Has been out of form since winning at Wincanton (2m5½f, good) over hurdles in April, comes here having been pulled up two most recent starts over fences but is back on previous win-mark.

Form: PP46PP

Authorizo^h1,t¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Henry Brooke| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 125

100/1

Unable to build on initial early promise in Ireland for Gordon Elliot and pulled up on debut for these connections at Wetherby (2m3½f, soft; 50-1) this month. Eased 5lb and first-time hood added now.

Form: 3P7-66P

Le Milos⁶⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Alan Johns| T: Tim Vaughan| OR: 125

9/1

French import, ground it out at Sandown (2m, soft) in March in juvenile handicap and won since at Kelso (2m5f, good) in a similar manner in September after a break. Held in a much hotter race at Cheltenham but not written off.

Form: 418-130

Minella Trump⁴⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 123

10/11

A £90,000 gelded son of Shantou, he has won a pair of novices' hurdles at Sedgefield to launch his career over timber and is much-respected going into this stronger grade.

Form: 1-11

Annsam⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams| OR: 118| D

9/4

Maiden winner last May on good to firm at Wincanton and won a 2m3f handicap on soft at Taunton latest. 5lb higher now but just six starts over hurdles and retain scope for better things.

Form: 53-1651

Trapper Peak²¹

Age: 11| Weight: 10-11| J: Billy Garritty⁽⁵⁾| T: Justin Landy| OR: 115| CD

6/1

Found form as handicap mark shot up 27lb when recording a four-timer either side of a summer layoff last year, most recent win at Fakenham (2m4f, good; 7-4f) off 6lb lower rating in October. Handicapper may be in control for now.

Form: 11-1137

Non-Runners

Ahead of The Curve²⁴

Weight: 11-2| Age: 8

T: S Corbett J: James Corbett

Forecasts

Minella Trump (10/11), Annsam (9/4), Trapper Peak (6/1), Ahead of The Curve (7/1), Le Milos (9/1), Blow By Blow (25/1), Laskadine (25/1), Serosevsky (33/1), Authorizo (100/1)

MINELLA TRUMP and Annsam are probably the two to focus on here and the former is given the verdict. He's 2-2 from over timber so far at Sedgefield and the manner of his win there early last month strongly suggests that a mark of 123 is possibly going to prove lenient. Evan Williams' Annsam is also capable of better and respected in this line-up, while Serosevsky isn't dismissed back over timber from a winnable mark and Le Milos should find this less taxing than his Cheltenham assignment last time.