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Grace & Dotty Novices’ Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £3775.91
  • 2m 0f 70y
  • Class 5
  • 7 runners
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Grace & Dotty Novices’ Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly sunny

OUR TIP

13/8 (Won)

  • Win: £2.20
  • Place: £1.10

Form: 5P71-1 D

Last run: 10 days

W: 12st 0lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 101

Form & Verdict
Has won his last two hurdle races from the front (2m1f, soft; 2m, good) and in between he did something similar on the Flat at Bath (1m3f, good to soft); had a bit in hand at Warwick last time despite not jumping all that fluently and he has a big shout despite 6lb rise.
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Verdict Starting price

2nd

5

3rd Nov 2024

Good

1m 7f 171y

Class 4

14:03 Huntingdon

Pak Army

10st 10lb

J: Mr Robbie David

T: Daisy Hitchins

raced in second, led after 3 out, headed after 2 out, kept on but no match for winner

4/1

2nd

5

3rd Nov 2024

Good

1m 7f 171y

Class 4

14:03 Huntingdon

Pak Army

10st 10lb

J: Mr Robbie David

T: Daisy Hitchins

raced in second, led after 3 out, headed after 2 out, kept on but no match for winner

4/1

1

10th Oct 2024

Good

2m 0f 161y

Class 5

16:08 Exeter

Pak Army

12st 0lb

J: Mr Robbie David

T: Daisy Hitchins

Returned to form with emphatic Flat win in May and has been placed over hurdles twice since; just a respectable fourth at Newton Abbot (2m1f, good) last month but is 2lb lower here and can cope if the ground softens.

12/1

6/1

  • Place: £1.90

Form: 753-

Last run: 82 days

W: 10st 7lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 85

Form & Verdict
Won over 10.5f on the Flat in Belgium; uncompetitive so far over hurdles but there has been a smidgeon of promise and handicaps can see him in a better light.
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8

19th Dec 2024

Good To Soft

2m 3f 48y

Class 5

15:05 Exeter

Nadim

11st 1lb

J: Harry Reed

T: Daisy Hitchins

towards rear

25/1

8

19th Dec 2024

Good To Soft

2m 3f 48y

Class 5

15:05 Exeter

Nadim

11st 1lb

J: Harry Reed

T: Daisy Hitchins

towards rear

25/1

9th

7

28th Nov 2024

Good To Soft

2m 2f 40y

Class 5

15:10 Taunton

Nadim

11st 7lb

J: Harry Reed

T: Daisy Hitchins

Three-time hurdle winner; fair third on chase debut but well behind next time and then unseated early at Plumpton.

20/1

Form: 3P7P-3

Last run: 16 days

W: 10st 9lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 87

Form & Verdict
Flat bred but signs at Fontwell last time (2m1f, good; beaten under 7l) that she could win a race off this sort of mark.
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8th

7

22nd Apr 2026

Good

2m 0f 104y

Class 5

18:30 Taunton

Miss Fedora

10st 9lb

J: Harry Reed

T: Nick Scholfield

Signs of a revival when fourth over fences at Fakenham (2m5f) in January, before 3m5f stretched her (refused at the final fence) on final start for Seamus Mullins; offered little when sent off joint-favourite on stable debut last month; tongue-tie wore then quickly dispensed with and she reverts to hurdles on a workable mark, but with plenty to prove.

13/2

Form: 77645-

Last run: 49 days

W: 11st 6lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 93

Form & Verdict
Free-going front-runner perhaps not seen to best effect over Chepstow's 2m3f the last twice (soft/good to soft), the latest his handicap debut; return to this trip looks a positive and interesting to see what effect the hood has.
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0

15

24th Jan 2024

Soft

2m 3f 100y

Class 5

16:20 Chepstow

Hes My Shadow

10st 13lb

J: Liam Harrison

T: Robbie Llewellyn

Free-goer who ran big race from the front when fourth in C&D (soft) novice last March; safely held in both subsequent handicaps and has fitness to prove after 235-day absence but still worth a second look.

20/1

4th

2

3rd Jun 2023

Good

2m 0f 70y

Class 5

20:55 Stratford

Hes My Shadow

11st 6lb

J: Toby Wynne

T: Robbie Llewellyn

Free-going front-runner perhaps not seen to best effect over Chepstow's 2m3f the last twice (soft/good to soft), the latest his handicap debut; return to this trip looks a positive and interesting to see what effect the hood has.

6/1

10

9th May 2023

Good

1m 7f 182y

Class 5

17:48 Ffos Las

Hes My Shadow

11st 7lb

J: Mitchell Bastyan

T: Robbie Llewellyn

Enthusiastic front-runner who hasn't got home over 2m3f at Chepstow the last twice (soft/good to soft) including on handicap debut last time; return to this trip looks a positive and interesting to see what effect the hood has.

12/1

Form: 649-9

Last run: 22 days

W: 10st 2lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 73

Form & Verdict
Low-grade Flat maiden and same story thus far over hurdles, faring no better on handicap debut latest (2m, good to soft); now goes in the cheekpieces in which she ran some of her better Flat races and a tongue-tie may also help; lots of guesswork, though.
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5th

8

(2)

4th Jul 2023

Good

0m 6f 210y

Class 6

17:02 Brighton

Ravi Road

9st 0lb

J: Tom Marquand

T: Mark Usher

Stamina issues over hurdles and happier back on the Flat when coming away with Voodoo Bay over C&D a week ago; is 5lb better off today, which gives her every chance of turning things round for a yard in good nick, but she's 0-17 under both codes.

7/2

2nd

3

(8)

27th Jun 2023

Good To Firm

0m 6f 210y

Class 6

16:30 Brighton

Ravi Road

9st 3lb

J: Robert Havlin

T: Mark Usher

Well handicapped on her best 7f form last season, but she's struggled in five runs over hurdles this year; overall record now stands at 0-17 and she comes with risks attached back on the Flat; tongue-tie removed.

12/1

Form: 65P-

Last run: 124 days

W: 10st 2lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 65

Form & Verdict
Three wins on AW when trained by Stan Moore but struggled in two hurdle races for that yard and very minor form under both codes for this one; well out of the weights for handicap debut and makes very limited appeal.
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6th

7

3rd Jun 2023

Good

2m 0f 70y

Class 5

20:55 Stratford

Vaxholm

10st 2lb

J: Philip Armson

T: Barry Brennan

Three wins on AW when trained by Stan Moore but struggled in two hurdle races for that yard and very minor form under both codes for this one; well out of the weights for handicap debut and makes very limited appeal.

25/1

7th

9

(2)

12th May 2023

Standard

1m 5f 219y

Class 6

17:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Vaxholm

9st 0lb

J: Charlie Bennett

T: Barry Brennan

slowly into stride, took keen hold, always behind

33/1

7th

8

(2)

15th Apr 2023

Standard

1m 1f 104y

Class 6

20:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Vaxholm

9st 0lb

J: Laura Coughlan

T: Barry Brennan

dwelt start, took keen hold, never better than mid-division

25/1

Form: 4-44

Last run: 15 days

W: 11st 5lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 97

Form & Verdict
Hooded for all three runs (tongue tied the last twice) and hasn't settled well enough to give himself a chance; actually ran okay two starts back and this track looks a good fit for his handicap debut.
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4th

2

(4)

9th Jul 2024

Standard

1m 0f 1y

Class 5

16:55 Lingfield (AW)

Smart Deal

9st 10lb

J: Kieran O’Neill

T: Alice Haynes

Three 1m Polytrack wins since November, the latest in a small-field C&D claimer six weeks ago; more needed back in a handicap but he's not ruled out; cheekpieces left off today.

4/1

1st

4

(1)

30th May 2024

Standard

1m 0f 1y

Class 5

14:50 Lingfield (AW)

Smart Deal

9st 9lb

J: Kieran O’Neill

T: Alice Haynes

Front-runner; wore cheekpieces on last five starts, including three good runs (one 1m win) on Chelmsford Polytrack this February-April but below form there on latest outing; made less of an impact early in 2024 on his two runs here; wore a hood earlier in career and it's now restored; considered.

2/1

5th

4

(3)

2nd May 2024

Standard

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

18:25 Chelmsford (AW)

Smart Deal

9st 8lb

J: Kieran O’Neill

T: Alice Haynes

led

13/2

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Payout
Exacta £5.10
Straight Forecast £5.57
Trifecta £15.80

Selections

RP RATINGS:

Pak Army

SPOTLIGHT:

Nadim

POSTDATA:

Miss Fedora

D Express:

Nadim

The Star:

Nadim

WEST COUNTRY:

Pak Army

The Times:

Pak Army

Telegraph:

Pak Army

The Guardian:

Pak Army

Daily Mail:

Pak Army

Daily Mirror:

Pak Army

The Sun:

Pak Army

Daily Record:

Pak Army