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Tuesday 22 November 2022

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Off time: 14:26 | Winning time: 4m 13.48s

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Yukon⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Charlotte Jones⁽³⁾| T: James Moffatt| CD

9/4

Fair maiden handicapper on Flat (stays 1¾m) for David O'Meara who made light of a 14-month absence to make a winning yard/hurdles debut in a C&D maiden 7 weeks ago. What that form is worth is open to question but not ruled out in another ordinary affair under a penalty.

Form: 1

Legendary Day^t1⁸⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: B S Hughes| T: A Keatley

12/1

Fairly useful on Flat (stays 1½m), for Hughie Morrison, below form at Goodwood (9.9f) when last seen in August. Changed hands for 8,500 gns last month and interesting what the market makes of him hurdling with Brian Hughes booked. Tongue tied.

Form:

Tommy's Fortune²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Thomas Dowson| T: T Collier

50/1

Showed some promise in bumpers but not much short-term encouragement to glean from last month's hurdling debut effort at Wetherby (2m). Likely type for later on/over further.

Form: 2-458

Whodini²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Henry Brooke| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero

10/11

£60,000 purchase who made the frame both starts in bumpers and similar form when fourth of 15 in a Hereford maiden (19.6f) on hurdles bow 3 weeks ago, fitness a possible issue on the back of 7 months off. Entitled to come forward from that.

Form: R43-4

Happywifehappylife²³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Ben Bromley⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell

9/2

Runner-up twice on the Flat last autumn (stays 1½m) and whilst she ran below the pick of her form in this sphere at Wexford (20.7f) 3 weeks ago, that was her yard debut/first start for 9 months. Entitled to be sharper with that under her belt.

Form: 48-8

Milltown Lily⁸⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Miss Becky Smith| T: Micky Hammond

50/1

Modest maiden handicapper on Flat, stays 1¼m, below form last time. Likely best watched making hurdles debut.

Form:

She's A Steal²⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: Craig Nichol| T: R Dobbin

20/1

Flemensfirth mare. Not without promise on 2 of her 3 starts in bumpers, her move into contention catching the eye when fifth at Musselburgh (16.4f) in March. Interesting what the market makes of her on yard/hurdles bow here.

Form: 305-

Wedding Stress^h¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Jonathan England| T: Samantha & Jacqueline Coward

125/1

Looked a hard ride on second of 2 starts in bumpers and she offered little on hurdles bow in a mares' maiden here (19.8f) 19 days ago. Passed over.

Form: 483

Forecasts

Whodini (10/11), Yukon (9/4), Happywifehappylife (9/2), Legendary Day (12/1), She's A Steal (20/1), Milltown Lily (50/1), Tommy's Fortune (50/1), Wedding Stress (125/1)

A tricky novice with the narrow vote in favour of HAPPYWIFEHAPPYLIFE. She showed promise on the Flat/over hurdles for Joseph O'Brien and is entitled to come forward for her yard debut/first start for 9 months at Wexford in October. C&D winner Yukon and Legendary Day, who was fairly useful on the Flat, are others to consider.