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Hop Into Racing This Easter Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £5281
  • 3m 0f 217y
  • Class 4
  • 5 runners
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Hop Into Racing This Easter Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 5 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Cloudy

7/2 (Won)

  • Win: £8.00
  • Place: £2.80

Form: 3664

Last run: 20 days

W: 10st 10lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 100

Form & Verdict
Irish point winner; big prices in three runs in novice/maiden hurdles but she was more competitive when fourth of six, beaten 4l, in a Market Rasen mares' handicap three weeks ago; step up in trip a positive and she still has time to do better.
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3rd

8

21st Apr 2025

Good

3m 0f 217y

Class 3

14:00 Plumpton

La Dolce Dolly

10st 13lb

J: Philip Armson

T: Andy Irvine

led

7/2

3rd

8

21st Apr 2025

Good

3m 0f 217y

Class 3

14:00 Plumpton

La Dolce Dolly

10st 13lb

J: Philip Armson

T: Andy Irvine

led

7/2

1st

3

31st Mar 2025

Good

3m 0f 150y

Class 3

16:15 Wincanton

La Dolce Dolly

11st 9lb

J: Caoilin Quinn

T: Andy Irvine

Low-mileage 6yo who is 2-2 at this sort of distance, the wins in Irish point (3m) last May and Plumpton handicap hurdle (3m1f) this month, both on good ground; open to further improvement and commands respect.

7/4

3/1

  • Place: £1.70

Form: 830114 BF

Last run: 70 days

W: 11st 1lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 105

Form & Verdict
A step up to 3m and the addition of cheekpieces sparked a revival at Ludlow in December and he saw off 14 rivals when following up at Taunton eight days later; beaten favourite in a 0-130 at Taunton in his hat-trick bid but still ran to a similar level; big run on the cards.
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6th

3

6th May 2026

Good To Soft

3m 2f 105y

Class 4

16:20 Newton Abbot

Despereaux

11st 9lb

J: Ciaran Gethings

T: Jane Williams

Five-time hurdle winner who ended last year with a brave success at Hereford (3m2f, good to soft); well held there in both runs this spring but he got involved in a battle up front last time; a player if he can get back near his best.

13/2

5th

3

6th Apr 2026

Good

3m 1f 119y

Class 4

15:20 Hereford

Despereaux

11st 10lb

J: James Best

T: Jane Williams

Steadily worked his way back to form this season, culminating in a narrow win over C&D (good to soft; 5lb higher today) in December under 7lb claimer; reverted to a lesser show 19 days ago but perhaps he needed that run after more than three months off.

3/1

5th

4

18th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

3m 1f 119y

Class 4

14:30 Hereford

Despereaux

11st 6lb

J: Ciaran Gethings

T: Jane Williams

Had been struggling but has steadily got himself back on track and prevailed narrowly over C&D in December on latest appearance; 6lb higher for this and connections claimed another 7lb last time through Isabelle Ryder, but he had dropped to a fair mark anyway.

2/1

OUR TIP

Form: 7P-225 C

Last run: 49 days

W: 12st 0lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 118

Form & Verdict
Course winner over 2m4f when trained by Gary Moore; won twice on the Flat for his new yard last May; runner-up in his first two hurdle starts this winter and although his form dipped at Warwick seven weeks ago, he's still a contender in this field.
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4th

2

21st Apr 2025

Good

3m 0f 217y

Class 3

14:00 Plumpton

Warranty

11st 9lb

J: Freddie Mitchell

T: Sheena West

held up in rear

7/2

4th

2

21st Apr 2025

Good

3m 0f 217y

Class 3

14:00 Plumpton

Warranty

11st 9lb

J: Freddie Mitchell

T: Sheena West

held up in rear

7/2

2nd

1

6th Apr 2025

Good

3m 0f 217y

Class 4

15:52 Plumpton

Warranty

12st 0lb

J: Marc Goldstein

T: Sheena West

in touch with leaders, headway with one circuit to go, led after 3 out, not fluent 2 out, ridden when headed towards finish

9/2

Form: 51-372

Last run: 16 days

W: 12st 0lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 118

Form & Verdict
Both wins (point and a maiden hurdle) have come on soft and he underperformed on good ground at Ludlow last October (didn't jump well); ran his best race so far when second of 13 at Chepstow (near 3m, soft) 16 days ago; dangerous if reproducing it on the faster surface.
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1st

5

27th May 2026

Good

3m 1f 170y

Class 3

15:53 Newton Abbot

Rickety Bridge

10st 13lb

J: Freddie Gingell

T: Paul Nicholls

Point winner who was 1-8 over hurdles but he made a smooth transition to chasing when scoring over C&D (good; 13-2) three weeks ago; up 3lb but he travelled well for a long way last time and hit a personal best with that convincing success; interesting contender.

6/4

1st

3

6th May 2026

Good To Soft

3m 1f 170y

Class 4

14:45 Newton Abbot

Rickety Bridge

11st 5lb

J: Freddie Gingell

T: Paul Nicholls

Landed a Southwell maiden hurdle (2m4f, soft) in March 2024; largely out of form in limited starts since but there were signs of a revival here (3m2f, good) last month in first-time cheekpieces; needs to back that up but could improve for this switch to fences.

6/1

4th

3

4th Apr 2026

Good

3m 2f 105y

Class 4

16:20 Newton Abbot

Rickety Bridge

11st 10lb

J: Freddie Gingell

T: Paul Nicholls

Won a Southwell maiden (2m4f, soft) in March 2024 but he's had only six runs since and has struggled in his last three handicaps; may have needed his comeback run (2m7f) in February but he needs a major revival back up in trip; cheekpieces added.

10/1

Form: 414433

Last run: 24 days

W: 10st 5lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 95

Form & Verdict
Ran his best race for this yard when third of six at Fakenham (near 3m, good) last month; needs to pull out more to defy this mark though.
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5

4th Sep 2025

Good

2m 3f 65y

Class 4

18:30 Sedgefield

Limerick Leader

11st 3lb

J: James Bowen

T: Alison Thorpe

Incredibly consistent on his last four starts, three seconds and a win (all on good between 2m3f and 2m5f) returning an RPR of 100 each time; had course form over hurdles for previous connections and he's a player once again from an unchanged mark.

6/4

2nd

9

21st Aug 2025

Good

2m 4f 216y

Class 4

17:35 Newton Abbot

Limerick Leader

10st 11lb

J: James Bowen

T: Alison Thorpe

In good form over C&D this summer since the visor returned, just denied on his June reappearance then going one better 20 days later, and matched those efforts when down in trip and runner-up at Stratford (2m3f) last month off this mark; likely to run well again.

13/2

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Payout
Exacta £28.90
Straight Forecast £25.26
Trifecta £92.30

Selections

POSTDATA:

Rickety Bridge

SPOTLIGHT:

Despereaux

Daily Mirror:

La Dolce Dolly

The Guardian:

Limerick Leader

Daily Mail:

Warranty

Telegraph:

Rickety Bridge

D Express:

Rickety Bridge

The Sun:

Rickety Bridge

The Star:

Rickety Bridge

Daily Record:

Rickety Bridge

RP RATINGS:

Despereaux

TOPSPEED:

Despereaux

The Times:

Despereaux