Lenny Joseph Lewis First Birthday Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:33 | Winning time: 3m 44.51s

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Init Together⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: K C Sexton| T: A W Carroll| OR: 94

2/1

Yet to win over hurdles, but ended time with Seamus Fahey in Ireland with a string of good efforts in defeat and, having run well on the Flat for this yard, made a sound return to jumping when second of 7 over C&D a week ago. Big player.

Form: 9/7233-2

Buxted Reel²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: T Lacey| OR: 92

9/4

AW Flat winner last autumn and made an encouraging start to his handicap hurdle career when staying-on fourth on 16.5f Market Rasen handicap debut 23 days ago. Leading claims here if he can build on that.

Form: 64-34

Rukaana^b³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: R P McLernon| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 91

11/1

Fairly useful 1m scorer on Flat for Charles Hills who put in easily his most convincing effort for present yard with blinkers enlisted when second of 9 in handicap hurdle at Market Rasen (16.5f, good) last month. Might have found the race coming too soon when remote fourth at Warwick since.

Form: 8753-24

Brindley^t¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: B S Hughes| T: P Neville| OR: 86

4/1

Modest maiden hurdler but has shown he can be competitive in handicaps, finishing second of 4 at Southwell (2m, good) 16 days ago.

Form: 9434-32

Lusso Milan²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Theo Gillard| T: Mark Gillard| OR: 81

7/2

Has taken a bit of time to find her feet over hurdles but ran her best race when second of 9 in handicap at Stratford (2m, good) 25 days ago. Needs to build on that now.

Form: 8044-52

Charlotte Square^t¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-5| J: Benjamin Poste| T: R Potter| OR: 59

125/1

Down the field in a handful of starts on the Flat for Andrew Balding and has offered little since sent hurdling for current yard, pulling up in course handicap 13 days ago. 14 lb out of the handicap.

Form: P77P9-P

Non-Runners

Smart Casual¹⁰¹

Weight: 11-2| Age: 7

T: A J Honeyball J: Non Runner

Shabano¹²⁵

Weight: 10-10| Age: 6

T: T Faulkner J: James Best

Forecasts

Init Together (2/1), Buxted Reel (9/4), Smart Casual (9/4), Lusso Milan (7/2), Brindley (4/1), Rukaana (11/1), Shabano (50/1), Charlotte Square (125/1)

BUXTED REEL's handicap hurdle debut fourth suggests he has a race in him from this sort of mark. Last week's C&D runner-up Init Together rates an obvious danger, while Rukaana had a possible excuse last time and could play a prominent role if bouncing back to the level of his Market Rasen second prior to that.