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Saturday 28 October 2023

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Bill & Irene's Celebration Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:15 | Winning time: 4m 6.32s

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Telhimlisten¹⁸⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 12-2| J: Sam Coltherd| T: W Coltherd| OR: 112| BF| D

16/1

Progressed well from a low base over hurdles during the spring, winning 4 times, and easy winner of a 3-runner affair on first completed chase start at Plumpton in April. Excuses on debut for new yard at Kempton the following month, but resumes in this sphere on a tough-looking mark.

Form: 111U1-4

Caithness⁴⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 12-2| J: P W Wadge⁽³⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 112| CD

3/1

Made all and forged clear in good style in the closing stages when opening his account in a C&D maiden hurdle (good to firm) last month. Mark for this handicap debut is no gift, but he still has low mileage and is certainly one to consider. Yard also represented by Our Marty.

Form: 344-1

Ravenscar¹⁹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 12-1| J: Joe Williamson⁽⁵⁾| T: P A Kirby| OR: 111| D

40/1

Fairly useful Flat performer who gained victory number 3 over hurdles at Doncaster in March. Good third in handicap hurdle here (18.1f, good) the following month and each-way shout if ready to roll back from a 6-month break.

Form: 0/14173-

Parvos¹⁶⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: Ryan Mania| T: A M Thomson| OR: 109

11/2

Fair hurdler in Ireland, placed 3 times in maiden/handicap company earlier this year. Shade below par at Killarney (22.2f, good) when tried in cheekpieces (discarded here) on latest start in May, though, and improvement needed on debut for new yard.

Form: F5323-5

Valence D'Aumont⁶⁷⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Quinlan| T: J Parkinson & S Smith| OR: 108| C| D

80/1

Enhanced good strike rate over fences when landing a Newcastle handicap in December 2021, but subsequent absence is an obvious concern, for all that he resumes in this sphere on a potentially handy mark.

Form: 135F41/

Cuzco Du Mathan^v⁶³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Leah Noreci⁽¹⁰⁾| T: James Moffatt| OR: 107

11/1

French recruit who produced much his best effort so far on these shores when bolting up in the first-time visor at (17.2f, soft) in August. Predictably hit hard by the handicapper (up 12 lb), but he will be a threat nonetheless if able to build on that.

Form: P0-5481

Duyfken¹⁸⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: Bruce Lynn⁽³⁾| T: N W Alexander| OR: 105| D

14/1

Fair form on the Flat in France and gradually progressed over hurdles last season, opening his account at the second attempt in handicap company at Perth (16.2f, good to soft) when last seen in April. More needed up 4 lb here, but he's only a 4-y-o and there could be more to come.

Form: 43421-

Ring Of Beara²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: Mr William Easterby⁽⁵⁾| T: T D Easterby| OR: 103| BF

8/1

Fair winner at 7f on the Flat and made the frame on all but one of his 5 starts in this sphere last season. Won't be found wanting fitness-wise (creditable fifth on the level at Catterick earlier this month) and he needs considering.

Form: 25324-

The Navigator⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: Danny McMenamin| T: Mrs Dianne Sayer| OR: 99| C

16/1

Has dipped in the weights, now 17 lb lower than for his success in a 5-runner handicap hurdle (21f, good) here last September, but he needs to bounce back in a significant way following low-key efforts on the Flat and over fences (refused last time) in recent months.

Form: 08-553R

Boundsy Boy^p,t¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Ross Chapman| T: P A Kirby| OR: 93| D

22/1

Off the mark in a 15.8f Huntingdon handicap in February and runner-up 3 times since. By no means disgraced starting out for this yard when fifth of 12 at Sedgefield (16.8f, good to soft) recently and should make his presence felt.

Form: 1-42265

Noble Annys²²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: B S Hughes| T: W Storey| OR: 91

16/1

Showed ability in bumpers in Ireland, but she hasn't threated in 3 starts since switched to hurdles and needs to raise her game now pitched into a handicap.

Form: 9-40953

Bella Bluesky^t²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-6| J: Craig Nichol| T: Ewan Whillans| OR: 88| CD

13/2

Opened hurdles account here in February 2022 and looked set double her tally following a wind op back at this course (21f, soft) last time, only for a lack of peak fitness to tell late on. Won't be lacking in that regard now and she's one to be interested in.

Form: P96-5P3

Our Marty^b,t1²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-6| J: D R Fox| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 88| D

11/1

Made a winning start over hurdles at Perth last autumn, but it would be something of an understatement to say that he's hasn't built on that since and it's probably best to look elsewhere.

Form: 0P-4F6P

Propagation⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-5| J: Dylan Johnston⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs Dianne Sayer| OR: 87

50/1

Long-standing maiden miler on the level and hard to make case for here judged on what he's shown in maiden/novice company.

Form: U9-P

El Jefe^h,t²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Conor Rabbitt⁽⁵⁾| T: A B Hamilton| OR: 77

12/1

Posted one of last season's better efforts when third of 10 to Duyfken at Perth in April. However, he was nearer last than first when returning to action at Uttoxeter earlier this month.

Form: 97743-0

Forecasts

Caithness (3/1), Parvos (11/2), Bella Bluesky (13/2), Ring Of Beara (8/1), Cuzco Du Mathan (11/1), Our Marty (11/1), El Jefe (12/1), Duyfken (14/1), The Navigator (16/1), Noble Annys (16/1), Telhimlisten (16/1), Boundsy Boy (22/1), Ravenscar (40/1), Propagation (50/1), Valence D'Aumont (80/1)

BELLA BLUESKY shaped well following a wind op here last time, only giving way in the closing stages having looked the most likely winner between the final two flights. She is taken to strike, perhaps at the chief expense of Caithness, who has more on his plate than when landing a C&D maiden last month but he remains unexposed. Ring of Beara is third choice ahead of Cuzco du Mathan and Duyfken.