13:00 Sedgefield

Tuesday 5 November 2024

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VickersBet Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 13:00 | Winning time: 3m 55.93s

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Ambassador^v³³

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Alice Stevens| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 104

33/1

Resumed winning ways at Uttoxeter in July but not in same form either start over hurdles since, seventh of 8 in handicap at Southwell (15.8f) 33 days ago. Mark is steadily easing but he needs to get back on track.

Form: 146187

Langton Wold^t²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Tom Midgley| T: B Ellison| OR: 101| CD

13/2

Fair Flat winner and similar merit over hurdles, winning C&D maiden last winter. Merely ticking over on the level in recent months but not disgraced returned to this sphere when fourth of 8 in handicap hurdle at Market Rasen (16.6f) 21 days ago. Not dismissed lightly.

Form: 14-3064

Trailblazer^b¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: William Maggs| T: A Nicol| OR: 98

10/1

Gained breakthrough success from 2 lb higher mark at Perth (16.2f) in July. Unable to replicate that level of form in handful of starts since and blinkers now go on in pace of usual cheekpieces.

Form: 3-17740

Achnamara^p²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Bruce Lynn| T: P A Kirby| OR: 90

40/1

Fair handicapper on Flat who landed back-to-back 2m handicaps at Catterick/Musselburgh in July. Finished well held in trio of starts more recently though and he didn't convince in his first spell in this discipline for previous connections. Yard also saddle Clean Getaway.

Form: 567/6-

Tropical Talent^t¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: Ben Smith⁽⁸⁾| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 86| CD

9/4

Modest/hurdler chaser who ran well when placed in handicaps at Bangor/here in September. Not so good of late, his jumping badly letting him down when eighth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Uttoxeter (15.8f) 18 days ago. Cheekpieces quickly discarded.

Form: 662378

Lord Warburton^t,v¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-9| J: Peter Kavanagh| T: M E Sowersby| OR: 85

40/1

Modest at best on the Flat (stays 1½m) but and made a successful handicap hurdle debut from 13 lb out of the weights at Market Rasen (18.6f) in September. Failed to repeat that performance when pulled up at Southwell 2 weeks ago though, and others more persuasive.

Form: 60-61P

Belle Na Bann^t¹⁷³

Age: 8| Weight: 10-7| J: Emma Smith-Chaston⁽³⁾| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 83| D

20/1

Successful twice around the turn of the year and back to form following a break when second of 9 in handicap hurdle at Perth (16.2f, good to soft) in May. Absent since but she's worth a second look.

Form: 51147-2

Milajess^t,v³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-5| J: Joshua Thompson⁽⁸⁾| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 81

28/1

Still a maiden but produced best effort yet for current yard when runner-up at Uttoxeter (15.8f) in June. Feasible to think first run for 4 months was needed over C&D 5 weeks ago and entitled to be sharper now. One of 3 runners from this stable.

Form: 347-927

Check My Pulse^p,t³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-3| J: Aaron Anderson| T: R Menzies| OR: 79

14/1

Winless since 2022 and he's failed to build on reappearance third over fences in May, only sixth at Cartmel in June and weakening when falling 2 out returned to this sphere over C&D 5 weeks ago. Mark has eased a little more at least.

Form: 434-36F

Clean Getaway^p²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Joe Williamson| T: P A Kirby| OR: 78| C| D

13/8

Dual scorer over fences at Market Rasen this summer and continued good work of late, adding to his tally in 6-runner handicap chase at this course (16.4f) 4 weeks ago. Worthy of interest operating from lower mark back in this sphere.

Form: 194221

Suitably Surprised¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Charlie Maggs⁽³⁾| T: S England| OR: 74

25/1

Runner-up on her final outing in points but has made a low-key start over hurdles, failing to improve when seventh of 12 on handicap debut at Stratford (18.7f) 17 days ago. More required operating from out of the weights.

Form: 2-06947

Forecasts

Clean Getaway (13/8), Tropical Talent (9/4), Langton Wold (13/2), Trailblazer (10/1), Check My Pulse (14/1), Belle Na Bann (20/1), Suitably Surprised (25/1), Milajess (28/1), Ambassador (33/1), Achnamara (40/1), Lord Warburton (40/1)

A 3-time winner over fences already this term (including here last time), CLEAN GETAWAY has a lower mark to exploit returned to timber and he could be the way to go in a race where plenty have something to prove. Belle Na Bann, Langton Wold and Tropical Talent are a trio of others to consider.