November 21 / 14.10 Ludlow

14.10

Good

Weatherbys Hamilton Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £4520.18
  • 2m 7f 174y
  • Class 5
  • 8 runners
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Weatherbys Hamilton Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 8 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

13/8 (Won)

  • Win: £2.25
  • Place: £1.30

Form: 543-21 D

Last run: 7 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 103

Form & Verdict
Elizabeth Gale was also on board when he came from off the pace to win narrowly at Exeter (good) on his first attempt at this sort of trip; escapes a penalty for that so has obvious claims.
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2

25th Mar 2025

Good

2m 7f 3y

Class 4

16:05 Taunton

Langley Hundred

11st 7lb

J: Sean Houlihan

T: Philip Hobbs & Johnson White

Dual chase winner this season, latterly over C&D (good to soft) in December; just a respectable third at Hereford (3m1f, good) this month and remains on a fairly tough mark but the return to this track is a plus.

4/1

3rd

2

8th Mar 2025

Good

3m 1f 44y

Class 4

15:45 Hereford

Langley Hundred

11st 7lb

J: Micheal Nolan

T: Philip Hobbs & Johnson White

Has plenty of chasing experience and was a dual winner over fences towards end of 2024, once over C&D on good ground; back up to his career-high mark now but still features prominently in calculations.

2/1

1st

7

30th Dec 2024

Good To Soft

2m 7f 3y

Class 4

13:45 Taunton

Langley Hundred

11st 9lb

J: Micheal Nolan

T: Philip Hobbs & Johnson White

Opened chasing account at Hereford (3m1f, good) last month and bettered that performance when close second over C&D (good) 18 days ago; more exposed than some of these but likely to be right in the thick of things.

4/1

OUR TIP

11/4

  • Place: £1.90

Form: 4161-6 D BF

Last run: 13 days

W: 12st 2lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 107

Form & Verdict
Beaten a good way from home on his reappearance at Lingfield (2m) this trip might suit him better these days (April's Perth win was at 3m) and there's good reason to expect better from him.
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7

27th Dec 2024

Soft

2m 0f 11y

Class 4

12:30 Chepstow

Farmers Gamble

11st 8lb

T: Dan Skelton

Well handicapped on old form but has failed to complete his last four races, most recently when pulled up over 3m on recent seasonal debut at Southwell; drops back in trip here; cheekpieces refitted; revival needed.

33/1

7

27th Dec 2024

Soft

2m 0f 11y

Class 4

12:30 Chepstow

Farmers Gamble

11st 8lb

T: Dan Skelton

Well handicapped on old form but has failed to complete his last four races, most recently when pulled up over 3m on recent seasonal debut at Southwell; drops back in trip here; cheekpieces refitted; revival needed.

33/1

4

3rd Dec 2024

Good To Soft

3m 0f 60y

Class 4

14:45 Southwell

Farmers Gamble

11st 10lb

J: Tristan Durrell

T: Dan Skelton

Came well clear for the second of two staying handicap wins, at Exeter (2m7f, good to soft) in February 2023; nothing comparable in a handful of starts since, although heavy ground wouldn't have been ideal on latest start in March; on a good mark now; revival possible at some stage.

33/1

Form: 4P-P13 D

Last run: 32 days

W: 10st 13lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 90

Form & Verdict
First career win when lucky to land a five-runner handicap chase at Uttoxeter (3m, good) but he was last of the three when bidding to follow up here a month ago (2m4f); 0-6 as a hurdler and, given his up-and-down profile, it's hard knowing what to expect.
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7th

9

3rd Jun 2025

Good

3m 0f 60y

Class 5

17:00 Southwell

Fantomas

10st 4lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies

Battled on well to score off 5lb higher at Hereford (3m1f, good) in March 2024 and is also suited by this C&D but has performed poorly on all four appearances since last June and needs to turn a corner.

12/1

7th

9

3rd Jun 2025

Good

3m 0f 60y

Class 5

17:00 Southwell

Fantomas

10st 4lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies

Battled on well to score off 5lb higher at Hereford (3m1f, good) in March 2024 and is also suited by this C&D but has performed poorly on all four appearances since last June and needs to turn a corner.

12/1

11

21st Apr 2025

Good

2m 7f 131y

Class 5

16:44 Chepstow

Fantomas

10st 7lb

J: James Turner

T: Nigel Twiston-Davies

midfield

16/1

Form: PP11-5 D

Last run: 26 days

W: 10st 13lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 90

Form & Verdict
Won back-to-back handicap chases (2m7f/3m2f; only career wins) in April but he ended up tailed off on his return to hurdling at Chepstow a month ago; may have needed that and racing too freely didn't help, but he could have shown more.
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10

6th Jun 2024

Good

3m 0f 0y

Class 5

16:50 Uttoxeter

Cobra Commander

10st 3lb

J: Ben Poste

T: Tom Symonds

2m7f and 3m2f chase winner on good; if able to reproduce his Hereford effort (2m5f, good) last December he would be thereabouts but he's struggled to get in a serious blow in three subsequent starts, the latest over 3m; blinkers go on.

25/1

7th

12

30th May 2024

Good

3m 0f 0y

Class 5

19:40 Warwick

Cobra Commander

10st 2lb

J: Ben Poste

T: Tom Symonds

Dual winner at up to 3m2f (both good); without a win in over two years and well beaten in two starts this year.

33/1

Form: 43-225

Last run: 130 days

W: 11st 11lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 102

Form & Verdict
Soon back over hurdles after finishing fifth on her chase debut when last seen in July; has a solid profile in handicap hurdles from 2m to 3m and remains on a competitive mark; likely to go well.
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6th

2

5th Sep 2023

Good

2m 3f 123y

Class 5

16:45 Bangor-on-Dee

Taragrace

11st 10lb

J: Charlie Maggs

T: Donald McCain

midfield, headway 4 out, outpaced 3 out, weakened before 2 out

3/1

2nd

2

4th Aug 2023

Good

2m 7f 7y

Class 5

14:10 Bangor-on-Dee

Taragrace

12st 0lb

J: Charlie Maggs

T: Donald McCain

Narrowly beaten over 2m3f+ here in April but absent since; both wins at around 2m and her ability to stay this trip isn't completely guaranteed but enters the reckoning with Charlie Maggs taking off 8lb.

4/1

2nd

11

22nd Apr 2023

Good

2m 3f 123y

Class 4

14:15 Bangor-on-Dee

Taragrace

11st 1lb

J: Charlie Maggs

T: Donald McCain

Ran poorly in November, after a break, but is usually pretty consistent and has dropped another 2lb since her respectable fourth at Catterick (2m3f, good) in February; considered each-way.

12/1

Form: /9/2P8

Last run: 19 days

W: 11st 1lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 92

Form & Verdict
Won a point but he's 0-7 over hurdles and 0-6 as a chaser; ran quite well in a Bangor handicap chase in September but has not shown a lot since, latterly on his return to hurdles.
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9th

6

30th Nov 2022

Good To Soft

1m 7f 169y

Class 4

12:45 Ludlow

Evron

10st 10lb

J: Stan Sheppard

T: Matt Sheppard

Point winner but 0-15 under rules; ran well when second over fences in September but little since; hard to have great faith but drop in trip probably a good move; stable also runs Baliyad.

14/1

4

21st Nov 2022

Good

2m 7f 174y

Class 5

14:10 Ludlow

Evron

11st 1lb

J: Richard Patrick

T: Matt Sheppard

Won a point but he's 0-7 over hurdles and 0-6 as a chaser; ran quite well in a Bangor handicap chase in September but has not shown a lot since, latterly on his return to hurdles.

20/1

8th

7

2nd Nov 2022

Good To Soft

2m 3f 100y

Class 5

16:52 Chepstow

Evron

11st 6lb

J: Stan Sheppard

T: Matt Sheppard

Plenty of form in points; hard to know what he achieved when behind an easy winner in a Bangor handicap chase and he then pulled up at Exeter after jumping moderately; 0-6 as a hurdler and never placed.

20/1

Form: 2574FF

Last run: 13 days

W: 10st 5lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 82

Form & Verdict
16-race maiden who returns to hurdling after two falls over fences, the first of them when attempting to refuse; has seconds to his name over hurdles and fences but not crying out to be backed at the minute.
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4th

9

9th May 2024

Good To Soft

2m 6f 7y

Class 5

18:20 Stratford

Spiritus Mundi

10st 5lb

J: Charlie Price

T: Nikki Evans

Well beaten on both outings last season and now 0-13 over hurdles; 2lb out of the weights here; can't be recommended.

50/1

4th

9

9th May 2024

Good To Soft

2m 6f 7y

Class 5

18:20 Stratford

Spiritus Mundi

10st 5lb

J: Charlie Price

T: Nikki Evans

Well beaten on both outings last season and now 0-13 over hurdles; 2lb out of the weights here; can't be recommended.

50/1

11

9th Mar 2024

Soft

2m 3f 147y

Class 5

16:02 Hereford

Spiritus Mundi

10st 6lb

J: Shane Quinlan

T: Nikki Evans

18-race maiden; tailed off here (2m5f, good) on seasonal debut in November and not seen again since; not the obvious answer.

66/1

Form: P-P97P

Last run: 10 days

W: 10st 2lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 72

Form & Verdict
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Non-runners

Spiritus Mundi

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £6.20
Straight Forecast £5.93
Tricast £120.60
Trifecta £121.80

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Langley Hundred

TOPSPEED:

Taragrace

Daily Mail:

Taragrace

The Sun:

Taragrace

RP Ratings:

Langley Hundred

POSTDATA:

Langley Hundred

WEST COUNTRY:

Langley Hundred

The Times:

Langley Hundred

Telegraph:

Langley Hundred

The Guardian:

Langley Hundred

D Express:

Langley Hundred

Daily Mirror:

Langley Hundred

The Star:

Langley Hundred

Daily Record:

Langley Hundred