Staffordshire Beer Festival Saturday 18th November Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 18:20 | Winning time: 4m 48.9s

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Ashington^p²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Luke Scott⁽⁷⁾| T: M Walford| OR: 123| D

7/2

Below expectations on the Flat last time and, while he'd been in good order in this sphere previously, he doesn't appear to be ahead of his mark.

Form: 23-2644

Celestial Horizon^p³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: R P McLernon| T: B Haslam| OR: 118

4/1

Dual hurdles winner for Joseph O'Brien but lost his way last summer and hasn't done much better for his current yard. Worth monitoring in the betting given how far he's dropped in the weights.

Form: 68-7775

Chaos Control⁷⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: C Gethings| T: S Edmunds| OR: 121

4/1

Fairly useful handicapper on Flat who struck at the third time of asking over hurdles in a Market Rasen juvenile. Solid efforts since and promises to be well served by this longer trip after a break. Leading claims.

Form: 2616-73

Mr Tambourine Man^p⁵⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Jack Tudor| T: D Pipe| OR: 117| D

25/1

Fairly useful hurdler at best but all 3 efforts this season have been pretty tame, so plenty to prove.

Form: 61/13-7P

Sacchoandvanzetti^t³⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: P J Brennan| T: F O'Brien| OR: 114

10/3

Fair winning hurdler in Ireland for John Queally and made a positive start for new stable when second at Southwell last month (travelled strongly). Big player.

Form: 0389-32

Presenting Pete²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: B S Hughes| T: J Mackie| OR: 105| D

7/2

In good form in handicap hurdles for this stable last summer and looks to have returned in fine fettle again. Could find another opening before long.

Form: 35-5F42

Non-Runners

One Touch³⁰

Weight: 11-7| Age: 9

T: B Pauling J: Kielan Woods

City Derby³⁹

Weight: 10-13| Age: 7

T: Lizzie Quinlan J: Sean Quinlan

Forecasts

Sacchoandvanzetti (10/3), Presenting Pete (7/2), Ashington (7/2), Chaos Control (4/1), Celestial Horizon (4/1), City Derby (9/2), One Touch (5/1), Mr Tambourine Man (25/1)

SACCHOANDVANZETTI shaped like the best horse at the weights when runner-up on stable debut at Southwell last time and, with the return to this trip unlikely to be an issue, he's marginally preferred to Chaos Control, who should be well suited by this extra distance. One Touch is also considered.