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Monday 29 September 2025

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Le Dorney Villas Cornwall Golf Holidays Conditional Jockeys' Selling Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:31 | Winning time: 4m 22.29s

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Selected odds by:

Dickens^h¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Luke Scott| T: J Candlish| OR: 109| C

2/1

Made it 3-4 for his current yard this season in 6-runner handicap hurdle here (16.8f, soft) 10 days ago. Up another 5 lb but merits serious consideration.

Form: 5-31131

Model Approach^p⁹³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Robbie David⁽³⁾| T: Daisy Hitchins| OR: 108

5/1

Made a bright start to his hurdles career for current yard when making all in juveniles at Sedgefield and Kempton in October. Lghtly raced since but should strip fitter for a run on the Flat at Chester so needs considering.

Form: 11F85-4

Gavin^t²³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Shane Fenelon| T: M Bowen| OR: 100| BF

5/1

Runner-up for the fourth time in six starts in 5-runner handicap hurdle at Stratford (18.7f, good, 6/5) 23 days ago. Can't be dismissed.

Form: 242722

Silent Revolution^p,t¹⁴⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-5| J: Lewis Saunders⁽³⁾| T: Mrs A M Thorpe| OR: 100WS

28/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2022 and he came in last of 6 in claiming hurdle at Fakenham (16f, good, 33/1) 146 days ago. Needs a subsequent wind op to spark a resurgence.

Form: 62P45-6

Mega Speculator^h¹¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Jay Tidball| T: Daisy Hitchins| OR: 95

12/1

Ex-Irish maiden hurdler who came in 11th in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (16.9f, good to soft) 115 days ago. Lots more is required for his new stable.

Form: 6P59-90

Byzantine Empire^p,t⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 10-12| J: Ellis Collier| T: Mrs A M Thorpe| OR: 93

20/1

One-time fairly useful chaser but struggling for form at present, last of 9 on his yard debut at Warwick six days ago. Cheekpieces are refitted back hurdling now.

Form: P-65569

Sassified^b⁷¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-9| J: Callum Pritchard| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 90| BF| CD

3/1

C&D winner in June. Respectable third of 9 in handicap hurdle over C&D 71 days ago so he's one for the shortlist.

Form: 28-3123

The Longest Day^t⁴³⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 10-2| J: Ben Bromley| T: Mrs S Leech| OR: 81

12/1

Respectable sixth of 10 in handicap hurdle here (26.5f, good to soft). Off for 14 months though so needs to hit the ground running.

Form: 140/946-

Greystoke^t³⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Cameron Iles| T: J D Frost| OR: 74| C

40/1

Course winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2022. Ninth of 13 in handicap hurdle (66/1) at this C&D (good) 39 days ago. Uphill task from 9 lb "wrong" in the weights however.

Form: 98P05-9

Forecasts

Dickens (2/1), Sassified (3/1), Model Approach (5/1), Gavin (5/1), The Longest Day (12/1), Mega Speculator (12/1), Byzantine Empire (20/1), Silent Revolution (28/1), Greystoke (40/1)

DICKENS hasn't looked back since joining Jennie Candlish and can defy a further 5 lb weights rise to garner a fourth success in just five outings for the stable. Model Approach could emerge as the main danger back in this code ahead of Sassified and Gavin.