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15.51

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Get Pulling With PJ Nicholls Ssangyong Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £4683.56
  • 2m 4f 0y
  • Class 4
  • 10 runners
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Get Pulling With PJ Nicholls Ssangyong Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 10 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

7/4 (Won)

  • Win: £4.50
  • Place: £1.80

Form: /1131- D

Last run: 387 days

W: 12st 2lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 112

Form & Verdict
Low-mileage 8yo who has won three of his last four handicaps, from 2m1f to 2m6f; well handicapped with Ben Ffrench Davis taking off 7lb and, while he needs to overcome a year's absence, he's strongly considered.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

8th

3

25th Sep 2023

Good

3m 1f 0y

Class 4

16:50 Warwick

Chives

11st 13lb

J: Nico de Boinville

T: Nicky Henderson

took keen hold, prominent, outpaced 4 out, soon weakened

7/1

5th

2

3rd Mar 2023

Good

2m 4f 118y

Class 4

13:40 Newbury

Chives

11st 13lb

J: Sean O’Briain

T: Nicky Henderson

Had won four handicaps in five starts before failing to give his running at Ludlow in November; still looks on a competitive mark despite all that and Sean O'Briain takes off a healthy 10lb; goes well fresh.

4/1

100/1

  • Place: £4.80

Form: 200P7-

Last run: 232 days

W: 10st 6lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 88

Form & Verdict
Runner-up in a maiden hurdle here in May 2021 (for Nigel Twiston-Davies) but has shown very little since.
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6

28th Aug 2024

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

16:40 Worcester

Sinister Minister

10st 10lb

J: Sean Houlihan

T: Sheila Lewis

Won at Bangor (2m4f, soft) off 3lb higher in October 2023 but out of sorts in four starts since and pulled up in July when possibly finding his stamina stretched by 3m2f; hard to recommend on recent form.

16/1

10

26th Jul 2024

Good

3m 2f 13y

Class 5

17:35 Uttoxeter

Sinister Minister

10st 13lb

J: Sean Houlihan

T: Sheila Lewis

Largely consistent in early part of last season, and deserved his hard-fought win at Bangor (2m4f, soft) in October; fell on reappearance outing in May but last month's Worcester run was not as bad as eventual 39l defeat might suggest, and that outing might have brought him on.

16/1

10th

9

26th Jun 2024

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 5

14:53 Worcester

Sinister Minister

11st 6lb

J: Sean Houlihan

T: Sheila Lewis

Largely consistent in early part of last season, and deserved his hard-fought win at Bangor (2m4f, soft) in October; fell on last month's reappearance outing but has possibilities here if all goes to plan; refitted blinkers the headgear of choice today.

10/1

8/1

  • Place: £1.70

Form: 633316 D

Last run: 9 days

W: 10st 11lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 93

Form & Verdict
Recent Uttoxeter winner (2m4f, good) and did that quite well, but Stratford was disappointing and his strike-rate of 3-68 is offputting.
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8th

9

28th Sep 2024

Good

2m 2f 140y

Class 5

17:45 Market Rasen

Seaborough

10st 2lb

J: Aaron Anderson

T: Derek Shaw

took keen hold, held up in rear, weakened 2 out

33/1

6th

8

(2)

1st Aug 2024

Good To Firm

2m 0f 0y

Class 6

16:55 Nottingham

Seaborough

9st 2lb

J: Rowan Scott

T: Derek Shaw

in touch with leaders

66/1

Form: 5-13S4 D

Last run: 44 days

W: 11st 8lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 104

Form & Verdict
Finally off the mark at Southwell in May (2m4f, good; first start after wind surgery) and ran at least as well in defeat next time; excuses since, having slipped up and lost a shoe; could go well.
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4

31st May 2025

Good

2m 6f 7y

Class 5

21:00 Stratford

Rare Clouds

11st 12lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Dan Horsford

Seems versatile regarding ground and has slipped to a workable mark but was inconsistent for Simon Earle last year and fell quite heavily on last month's stable debut; others look safer.

20/1

4

31st May 2025

Good

2m 6f 7y

Class 5

21:00 Stratford

Rare Clouds

11st 12lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Dan Horsford

Seems versatile regarding ground and has slipped to a workable mark but was inconsistent for Simon Earle last year and fell quite heavily on last month's stable debut; others look safer.

20/1

8

15th Apr 2025

Good

3m 0f 60y

Class 4

16:25 Southwell

Rare Clouds

11st 6lb

J: James Best

T: Dan Horsford

Landed good prize at Wincanton (2m5f, heavy) in early 2024 and also has a good-ground course win on his CV; signed off for Simon Earle with poor run in December but makes stable debut from a workable mark; not ruled out.

16/1

Form: -P3844 C

Last run: 24 days

W: 11st 2lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 98

Form & Verdict
Four-time chase winner; decent front-running effort over C&D recently when in this new headgear combination but he's far from predictable.
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0

13

17th Nov 2023

Soft

3m 5f 56y

Class 2

14:55 Cheltenham

Debden Bank

10st 2lb

J: James Best

T: Martin Keighley

Completing has become a challenge in itself and he runs in his first cross-country chase from 45lb out of the weights.

150/1

0

1

19th Oct 2023

Good To Firm

3m 1f 30y

Class 5

16:52 Wincanton

Debden Bank

12st 0lb

J: Harry Atkins

T: Martin Keighley

Falling in the weights after some dispiriting runs and much depends on what effect further wind surgery might have; couldn't be ignored.

12/1

Form: 56153- D

Last run: 191 days

W: 11st 5lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 101

Form & Verdict
Irish point winner who opened her rules account at Taunton (2m3f, good to soft; handicap debut) and again ran well when hitting the frame at Uttoxeter (2m4f) on final start in March; going the right way.
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Verdict Starting price

9

5th Jun 2024

Good

3m 1f 170y

Class 4

14:10 Newton Abbot

Love Actually

11st 3lb

J: Tom Bellamy

T: Keiran Burke

Won back-to-back handicap chases (2m7f/3m) on right-handed tracks two winters ago and she may prefer going that way round; modest form of late in cheekpieces and now tries blinkers.

20/1

10

14th May 2024

Good

3m 0f 60y

Class 4

15:00 Southwell

Love Actually

11st 4lb

J: Tom Bellamy

T: Keiran Burke

in touch with leaders

9/1

10

14th May 2024

Good

3m 0f 60y

Class 4

15:00 Southwell

Love Actually

11st 4lb

J: Tom Bellamy

T: Keiran Burke

in touch with leaders

9/1

Form: P22-12 CD

Last run: 36 days

W: 11st 10lb

9 yo Mare

OR: 106

Form & Verdict
Made all over C&D in May and after a break she again gave her running a month ago when finding just the one too good; looks handicapped about right but she's entitled to feature.
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2

11th Nov 2022

Good

2m 4f 88y

Class 5

15:40 Southwell

Jaunty Soria

12st 0lb

J: Harry Reed

T: Neil Mulholland

disputed lead, lost position and prominent after 4th, going okay but pulled up quickly before 3 out (jockey said mare felt amiss)

8/1

7th

2

6th Oct 2022

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

15:51 Worcester

Jaunty Soria

11st 10lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Neil Mulholland

led, mistake 3rd, ridden and headed before 2 out, soon weakened, tailed off

4/1

2nd

3

31st Aug 2022

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

19:40 Worcester

Jaunty Soria

11st 5lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Neil Mulholland

led, ridden after 3 out, headed last, kept on

4/1

OUR TIP

Form: 88P-54 D

Last run: 124 days

W: 11st 9lb

9 yo Mare

OR: 105

Form & Verdict
1-23 over hurdles and fences for Stuart Crawford, whom she left for £6,500; comfortably held in a 2m7f handicap here on her debut for this yard.
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8

29th Dec 2022

Heavy

2m 2f 25y

Class 4

15:20 Kelso

Lilys Gem

10st 12lb

J: Caoilin Quinn

T: Ryan Potter

2

28th Dec 2022

Heavy

2m 4f 110y

Class 5

15:40 Leicester

Lilys Gem

11st 12lb

J: Ben Poste

T: Ryan Potter

Bumper/hurdle winner at Carlisle when trained by Stuart Crawford; had been unconvincing for this yard but she didn't go unbacked when winning over C&D a month ago (good to soft), getting up late in the day; 5lb higher but she does go on this sort of ground.

11/2

Form: 25431- D

Last run: 284 days

W: 11st 4lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 100

Form & Verdict
A winner when last seen on Boxing Day, digging deepest in a 2m2f handicap at Market Rasen; all four wins have been on soft or heavy ground but good to soft would be fine for him; up just the 4lb.
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10th

16

27th Oct 2022

Soft

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

17:20 Worcester

Russian Service

10st 5lb

J: Danny Burton

T: Samuel Drinkwater

in touch with leaders, lost position gradually back straight, tailed off home turn

40/1

6

6th Oct 2022

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

15:51 Worcester

Russian Service

11st 4lb

J: Danny Burton

T: Samuel Drinkwater

prominent, ridden 4 out, soon weakened, in rear when pulled up before 3 out

7/1

Form: 633P5

Last run: 36 days

W: 10st 11lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 93

Form & Verdict
Couple of thirds during the summer but poor the last twice (including a handicap) and he's now 0-19 under both codes.
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8th

9

12th Nov 2022

Good To Soft

1m 7f 168y

Class 5

13:37 Uttoxeter

Montaqem

11st 2lb

J: Ellis Collier

T: Daniel Bourne

in touch with leaders, awkward jump 1st, jockey lost iron briefly after 1st, pushed along and lost position before 3 out, got behind and struggling before 2 out, tailed off

33/1

8

6th Oct 2022

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

15:51 Worcester

Montaqem

10st 11lb

J: Conor Ring

T: Daniel Bourne

midfield, mistakes 2nd and 6th, weakened after 4 out, in rear when pulled up before 3 out

14/1

5th

3

31st Aug 2022

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

19:10 Worcester

Montaqem

11st 4lb

J: Conor Ring

T: Daniel Bourne

in touch with leaders, mistake 3rd, not fluent and lost position 5th, dropped to rear and nudged along 4 out, well beaten from 3 out

5/1

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Payout
Exacta £81.30
Straight Forecast £72.30
Tricast £355.55
Trifecta £403.20

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Chives

WEST COUNTRY:

Love Actually

POSTDATA:

Debden Bank

The Sun:

Seaborough

The Guardian:

Russian Service

Daily Express:

Love Actually

RP Ratings:

Chives

LAMBOURN:

Chives

The Times:

Chives

Telegraph:

Chives

Daily Mail:

Chives

Daily Mirror:

Chives

The Star:

Chives

Daily Record:

Chives