At The Races App Form Study Novices' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:28 | Winning time: 4m 32.7s

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Il Re Di Nessuno¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: J E Moore| T: G & J Moore| OR: 100

4/1

Useful on the Flat in Italy. Clearly had an issue or 2 given time between runs over hurdles but there was encouragement in his second (of 3) at Warwick a fortnight ago. Considered.

Form: 349/F-2

Sir Jack West^p1²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Chris Ward⁽⁵⁾| T: Deborah Cole| OR: 88

6/1

Has hinted that he can be competitive off his current mark but he found nothing at Worcester 28 days ago, so he'll need cheekpieces to have a positive effect.

Form: PP464-9

Beat The Heat^p²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Sean Houlihan| T: J R Boyle| OR: 84

5/2

Fair Flat winner. Only modest form at best over hurdles so far but does possess scope in this sphere from his current mark. Respected.

Form: 7564-37

Come Dancing⁵¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: G Sheehan| T: O Signy| OR: 82

9/4

Lightly-raced 5yo who left previous efforts well behind when finishing second at Plumpton on handicap debut 51 days ago. More to come, so he merits plenty of respect.

Form: 04/9P72-

Diamond Joel¹⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 10-3| J: Tabitha Worsley⁽³⁾| T: Sarah Hollinshead| OR: 75

8/1

Poor maiden hutrdler but has been placed in handicaps on 3 of his last 4 starts, runner-up at Ludlow on latest, so he can't be ruled out completely.

Form: 55353-2

Iconic Mover⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: N F Houlihan⁽³⁾| T: P Phelan| OR: 79

20/1

Poor maiden on Flat and hurdles efforts devoid of promise.

Form: 5046-

Non-Runners

Castle Quarter³⁰

Weight: 11-9| Age: 6

T: N P Mulholland J: Sam Twiston-Davies

Forecasts

Come Dancing (9/4), Beat The Heat (5/2), Castle Quarter (3/1), Il Re Di Nessuno (4/1), Sir Jack West (6/1), Diamond Joel (8/1), Iconic Mover (20/1)

Having found improvement when second on handicap debut at Plumpton, COME DANCING is fancied to take a further step up and go one better. Castle Quarter looks well treated on Flat form from an opening mark of 95, so he's a danger along with Il Re Di Nessuno, who can do better if cutting out the errors.