Cazoo Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:00 | Winning time: 5m 39.6s

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Push The Tempo^h¹¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: T J O'Brien| T: R Stephens| OR: 127| CWS

4/1

Goes well fresh and posted good second of 11 in handicap at Market Rasen (20.6f, good to soft) 116 days ago. Since had wind op, and needs considering after another break.

Form: 58/340-2

Story Of Friends^t,v⁷⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Fergus Gillard⁽³⁾| T: D Pipe| OR: 124WS

5/1

Arrives in decent nick, fifth of 10 in handicap hurdle over C&D 75 days ago. Had breathing op since and he can't be ruled out eased 1 lb now.

Form: 120-275

Some Detail^p⁶⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Tom Buckley⁽⁵⁾| T: N J Hawke| OR: 123| D

5/2

Gained his breakthrough hurdling success at Market Rasen in June and took his form up a notch when clear second of 11 in handicap at Perth (20.2f) 64 days ago. Expected to be bang there once more.

Form: P46-212

Thunderstruck^t¹³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: Miss E C Lavelle| OR: 122WS

3/1

Tongue strap/cheekpieces fitted when opening his account in handicap hurdle at Fontwell (25.8f, good) 131 days ago by 8½l from Drumlee Watar. Has undergone wind op subsequently and not taken lightly.

Form: 26/553-1

Liffeydale Dreamer^p,t¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-8| J: Jonathan England| T: S England| OR: 107| BF

9/2

Scored at Cartmel in June and has posted two good place efforts since, third of 6 in 22f handicap there 16 days ago. Ought to be competitive again.

Form: 7-42123

Kilkeaskin Molly¹⁹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: David Noonan| T: Simon Earle| OR: 99

33/1

Unreliable sort who remains a maiden after 20 runs. Off course since falling heavily eighth in handicap at Plumpton 6 months ago, so others are preferred here.

Form: 2334/2F-

Non-Runners

Drumlee Watar²⁸

Weight: 11-12| Age: 8

T: W Greatrex J: Caoilin Quinn

Druim Samhraidh⁴⁸

Weight: 10-9| Age: 8

T: J Farrelly J: Brendan Powell

Forecasts

Some Detail (5/2), Thunderstruck (3/1), Push The Tempo (4/1), Liffeydale Dreamer (9/2), Story Of Friends (5/1), Drumlee Watar (5/1), Druim Samhraidh (16/1), Kilkeaskin Molly (33/1)

A case can be made for a few of these but SOME DETAIL arrives at the top of his game and is weighted to add to his summer Market Rasen success so gets the nod. In-form Drumlee Watar can boast a C&D victory and is next on the list, although Fontwell-scorer Thunderstruck is another with solid claims, especially if a recent wind op ekes out some more improvement.