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Get Pulling With PJ Nicholls Ssangyong Novices’ Hurdle (Arc Summer Novices’ Brush Series Qual) (GBB)

  • Prize money: £4356.8
  • 2m 0f 0y
  • Class 4
  • 11 runners
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Get Pulling With PJ Nicholls Ssangyong Novices’ Hurdle (Arc Summer Novices’ Brush Series Qual) (GBB)

Runners: 11 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

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Evs (Won)

  • Win: £1.62
  • Place: £1.10

Form: 211 D

Last run: 21 days

W: 11st 7lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 110

Form & Verdict
Has made the most of two easy openings since a tongue-strap was fitted; 12lb penalty will test her mettle in this better contest but she was quite useful on the Flat and can probably go further as a hurdler.
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2

22nd Aug 2024

Good

2m 0f 167y

Class 4

15:20 Newton Abbot

Myristica

11st 13lb

J: Jack Tudor

T: David Pipe

in touch with leaders, weakened 3 out, pulled up before 2 out

7/2

7th

3

30th Jun 2024

Good

1m 7f 168y

Class 4

16:45 Uttoxeter

Myristica

11st 11lb

J: Jack Tudor

T: David Pipe

Useful on the Flat and now doing well over hurdles, completing a hat-trick last summer and adding a handicap at Stratford (2m2f, good) in October; that was only narrowly but she's just the 2lb higher and has undergone wind surgery.

5/1

1st

1

9th Oct 2023

Good

2m 2f 148y

Class 4

16:10 Stratford

Myristica

12st 2lb

J: Jack Tudor

T: David Pipe

Useful Flat racer who won three consecutive novice hurdles in May-June (all on good) and was creditable fourth in Summer Hurdle at Market Rasen (2m, soft) on handicap debut in July; no match for winner when second at Warwick (2m, good) a fortnight ago but remains of interest.

11/4

5/2

  • Place: £1.30

Form: 3-421 D

Last run: 35 days

W: 11st 5lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 110

Form & Verdict
Finished behind Myristica three starts ago but has run well in two handicaps since, comfortably beating two rivals at Warwick five weeks ago; likely to improve further and looks one for the shortlist.
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3rd

7

29th Sep 2023

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 2

16:00 Worcester

Allihies

11st 6lb

J: Harry Skelton

T: Dan Skelton

Has some useful Irish Flat form on his CV and is 2-6 over hurdles since joining Dan Skelton, the latter win gained in C&D handicap ten weeks ago (made all); seemed to enjoy the run of the race that day but could still have a biggger performance in him.

6/1

1st

9

20th Jul 2023

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

18:10 Worcester

Allihies

10st 13lb

J: Bridget Andrews

T: Dan Skelton

Again jumped to the left but still beaten on merit in a C&D novice latest (good); no wriggle room off 7lb higher mark than for his previous three-runner Warwick handicap win, but still unexposed enough to do better.

11/2

2nd

3

5th Jul 2023

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

16:58 Worcester

Allihies

11st 5lb

J: Bridget Andrews

T: Dan Skelton

Finished behind Myristica three starts ago but has run well in two handicaps since, comfortably beating two rivals at Warwick five weeks ago; likely to improve further and looks one for the shortlist.

5/2

10/1

  • Place: £2.00

Form: 3

Last run: 32 days

W: 11st 2lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Flat winner; showed enough when third on last month's C&D hurdle debut to suggest he could win at this game but deal of improvement needed in what looks a stronger race.
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4th

5

17th Jan 2024

Soft

1m 7f 182y

Class 4

15:20 Southwell

Rick Blaine

11st 2lb

J: Finn Lambert

T: Shaun Lycett

raced wide, in touch with leaders 2nd, headway 6th

13/2

0

7

4th Jan 2024

Good To Soft

2m 3f 147y

Class 5

12:58 Hereford

Rick Blaine

11st 6lb

J: Lilly Pinchin

T: Shaun Lycett

This Flat winner showed some aptitude for hurdling when third in two novice events at Worcester (2m, good) in the summer; should stay this longer trip and may have some untapped potential on handicap debut.

12/1

33/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 2lb

7 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Point winner in March 2022 but was pulled up the following month and absent since; best watched on debut under rules.
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5

25th Jun 2025

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 5

14:33 Worcester

Calvic

11st 5lb

J: Harry Reed

T: Stuart Edmunds

Two wins at around 2m4f on good ground include one here a year ago; he did score over 3m in a point in 2022, but two weakening efforts in the spring took his rules record beyond 2m5f to 6664; blinkers go on.

20/1

5th

3

20th May 2025

Good

2m 3f 189y

Class 5

19:10 Huntingdon

Calvic

11st 5lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Stuart Edmunds

C&D winner who has dropped 3lb below his last winning mark, but modest in two starts since returning in March as when around 40l behind Cloudy Wednesday at Fakenham (3m, good) last month; has undergone wind surgery since then and interesting to see how he fares with a first-time tongue-tie joining the cheekpieces.

12/1

5th

3

20th May 2025

Good

2m 3f 189y

Class 5

19:10 Huntingdon

Calvic

11st 5lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Stuart Edmunds

C&D winner who has dropped 3lb below his last winning mark, but modest in two starts since returning in March as when around 40l behind Cloudy Wednesday at Fakenham (3m, good) last month; has undergone wind surgery since then and interesting to see how he fares with a first-time tongue-tie joining the cheekpieces.

12/1

Form: 930-

Last run: 76 days

W: 10st 9lb

6 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Well held in three bumpers; no real appeal on hurdle debut.
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3rd

5

3rd Jun 2026

Good To Firm

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

20:30 Warwick

Quick Of The Night

11st 3lb

J: Lee Edwards

T: Dave Roberts

Not in great form when last seen in October but last July's win at Worcester (2m, good) came after 273 days off following wind surgery, and off this very mark; wouldn't rule out.

14/1

5th

5

18th Oct 2025

Good

2m 0f 70y

Class 4

15:05 Stratford

Quick Of The Night

10st 2lb

J: Lee Edwards

T: Dave Roberts

Returned after wind surgery with a win at Worcester (2m, good) in July but she's not matched that form since and was a remote sixth at Hereford on Monday; now drops back in trip but she needs to bounce back near her best; cheekpieces added.

12/1

6th

2

13th Oct 2025

Good

2m 3f 147y

Class 5

17:20 Hereford

Quick Of The Night

11st 5lb

J: Lee Edwards

T: Dave Roberts

Perhaps a better horse at 2m, for all that her last run over 2m3f was fairly respectable; one or two others appeal more.

5/1

Form: 56

Last run: 9 days

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Tailed off in a bumper and well beaten on recent hurdle debut.
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7th

7

18th Jul 2023

Good

1m 7f 182y

Class 4

19:40 Southwell

Il Cima

11st 2lb

J: Richie McLernon

T: L J Morgan

prominent, pushed along and lost position 5th

66/1

6th

7

5th Jul 2023

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

16:58 Worcester

Il Cima

11st 2lb

J: Patrick Cowley

T: L J Morgan

Tailed off in a bumper and well beaten on recent hurdle debut.

66/1

6th

2

26th Jun 2023

Good

1m 7f 182y

Class 4

15:30 Southwell

Il Cima

11st 2lb

J: Patrick Cowley

T: L J Morgan

took keen hold, held up in rear halfway, pushed along after 5th

25/1

Form: 581 CD

Last run: 20 days

W: 11st 9lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 112

Form & Verdict
Flat winner; well held in first two hurdle starts but, fitted with a hood for the first time, gained C&D win 20 days ago; possibly fortunate then and probably needs another step forward under a penalty.
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1st

8

(5)

15th Oct 2023

Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

13:50 Goodwood

Baileys Derbyday

11st 6lb

J: Jack Quinlan

T: Amy Murphy

prominent, led narrowly 2f out, soon ridden and faced challenge, kept on well inside final furlong

10/1

5th

2

3rd Oct 2023

Good

2m 4f 88y

Class 4

16:40 Southwell

Baileys Derbyday

11st 10lb

J: Jack Quinlan

T: Amy Murphy

Fairly useful Flat stayer who opened hurdling account in Worcester maiden (2m, good; first-time hood) in June; safely held when upped to 2m4f for handicap debut there in August, though, and needs subsequent wind op to have made a difference.

20/1

Form: 6

Last run: 13 days

W: 11st 2lb

7 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Twice runner-up in modest maiden points; tailed off on recent hurdle debut at Uttoxeter.
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5th

4

25th Apr 2025

Good To Soft

2m 7f 131y

Class 5

19:35 Chepstow

Hedgehopper

11st 12lb

J: Mr Frederick Philipson-Stow

T: Mrs S M Farr

He'd rate a most poignant local winner following the passing of Ross Farr last week, but recent defeats in maiden points underline he has the most to find of any here.

33/1

5th

4

25th Apr 2025

Good To Soft

2m 7f 131y

Class 5

19:35 Chepstow

Hedgehopper

11st 12lb

J: Mr Frederick Philipson-Stow

T: Mrs S M Farr

He'd rate a most poignant local winner following the passing of Ross Farr last week, but recent defeats in maiden points underline he has the most to find of any here.

33/1

11

21st Jul 2024

Good

2m 3f 98y

Class 4

17:10 Stratford

Hedgehopper

10st 2lb

J: Charlie Price

T: Sheila Lewis

Poor form under rules (three hurdles/one chase) for this yard before suffering five further defeats in points; too far out of the weights to warrant a second look.

66/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 2lb

7 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Third foal; dam, unplaced in a bumper, half-sister to a chase winner; 7yo and best watched on belated racecourse debut.
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0

13

8th Nov 2023

Good To Soft

2m 4f 68y

Class 5

14:50 Musselburgh

Moo Moos Milan

10st 2lb

J: Kevin Brogan

T: L J Morgan

Tailed off at big odds over hurdles this summer on first three starts and he's 13lb wrong for this chase and handicap debut; however, his trainer has an excellent 33% strike-rate here, including wins with well-backed chasing newcomers such as Champ Is Real and Clear The Runway, and he could play a leading role in first-time cheekpieces if attracting market support.

7/1

6th

5

6th Aug 2023

Good

2m 0f 125y

Class 4

13:35 Market Rasen

Moo Moos Milan

11st 4lb

J: Patrick Cowley

T: L J Morgan

Showed no significant promise on his first two starts (both 2m), and was a long way behind Book Of Secrets on latter occasion.

50/1

Form: 47

Last run: 7 days

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Flat winner; well beaten in both hurdle starts, the latest over C&D last week; handicaps a better option in due course.
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6th

3

(2)

9th Aug 2023

Soft

1m 6f 17y

Class 6

17:50 Yarmouth

Alpha King

11st 1lb

J: Mr Frederick Tett

T: P Charalambous & J Clutterbuck

Made all in a small field here last summer (11.5f, good to firm) off an 11lb higher mark; record this season is patchy at best but this is a weak race and a revival wouldn't be out of the question; new headgear on.

6/1

7th

2

(2)

1st Aug 2023

Good To Firm

1m 2f 23y

Class 6

16:10 Yarmouth

Alpha King

9st 13lb

J: William Carson

T: P Charalambous & J Clutterbuck

Had plenty in his favour when well backed on his comeback here in May, but bombed and has run poorly since, including a few times over hurdles; has it all to prove now.

20/1

10th

4

5th Jul 2023

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

16:58 Worcester

Alpha King

11st 2lb

J: Nick Scholfield

T: P Charalambous & J Clutterbuck

Flat winner; well beaten in both hurdle starts, the latest over C&D last week; handicaps a better option in due course.

66/1

Form: 68

Last run: 27 days

W: 10st 9lb

6 yo Mare

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Form & Verdict
Beaten a long way on both starts.
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0

6

1st Sep 2023

Good

3m 1f 166y

Class 5

16:38 Fontwell

The Swede

10st 2lb

J: Shane Quinlan

T: Harriet Brown

held up in rear, dropped to last after 7th, weakened after 3 out, pulled up before last

66/1

9th

12

1st Aug 2023

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 5

20:45 Worcester

The Swede

10st 2lb

J: Shane Quinlan

T: Harriet Brown

Well beaten at triple-digit odds in four novice hurdles (2m-2m4f) and makes handicap debut from 26lb out of the weights; needs the step up in trip to unlock considerable improvement.

33/1

6th

9

25th Jul 2023

Good

2m 4f 88y

Class 4

15:55 Southwell

The Swede

11st 0lb

J: Shane Quinlan

T: Harriet Brown

Well beaten at triple-digit odds in three 2m maiden/novice hurdles; moves up in trip today.

100/1

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Payout
Exacta £3.30
Straight Forecast £2.86
Trifecta £10.70

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Myristica

The Times:

Allihies

The Guardian:

Allihies

Daily Mail:

Allihies

RP RATINGS:

Myristica

POSTDATA:

Myristica

WEST COUNTRY:

Myristica

Telegraph:

Myristica

D Express:

Myristica

Daily Mirror:

Myristica

The Sun:

Myristica

The Star:

Myristica

Daily Record:

Myristica