February 26 / 15.50 Hereford

15.50

Good

Vickers.Bet Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £6865.3
  • 2m 3f 147y
  • Class 4
  • 4 runners
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Vickers.Bet Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 4 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

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5/2 (Won)

  • Win: £4.34

Form: 54-744 D

Last run: 19 days

W: 11st 8lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 109

Form & Verdict
Novice hurdle winner at 2m3f in late 2019; he should be well treated on his best handicap form but he hasn't had much racing in the recent times and has made limited impact in handicaps this winter.
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3

22nd Mar 2024

Good To Soft

3m 0f 52y

Class 4

17:20 Newbury

Republican

11st 12lb

J: Paul O’Brien

T: Harry Derham

Followed his former trainer Oliver Sherwood to Harry Derham's yard for which he made a winning start over 3m at Musselburgh (soft); didn't win with much in hand but that was his first run for 251 days and a 5lb rise is fair enough.

11/4

1st

2

1st Jan 2024

Soft

2m 7f 180y

Class 4

15:30 Musselburgh

Republican

11st 13lb

J: Paul O’Brien

T: Harry Derham

prominent, in touch with leaders after 8th

3/1

4th

8

25th Apr 2023

Good To Soft

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

16:00 Ffos Las

Republican

11st 3lb

J: Brendan Powell

T: Oliver Sherwood

Won at Hereford (2m3f, good) in February but that was a weak four-runner race and he's since been a soundly beaten fourth at Southwell (2m4f, good to soft); others have more pressing claims.

10/1

Form: -6797P D

Last run: 53 days

W: 10st 12lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 99

Form & Verdict
Right down weights since 2m7f chase win in late 2021 (good to soft); went off the boil soon after and in very ordinary form over hurdles this winter; about-turn not guaranteed for refitted cheekpieces.
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13

29th Oct 2024

Soft

2m 3f 100y

Class 5

15:45 Chepstow

Winds Of Fire

11st 2lb

J: Adam Wedge

T: Evan Williams

Returned to form and gamely fended off a heavily backed rival to make all at Uttoxeter (2m4f, soft; refitted visor) in July but a lesser effort followed last month and he's not easy to predict; headgear switched here.

20/1

13

29th Oct 2024

Soft

2m 3f 100y

Class 5

15:45 Chepstow

Winds Of Fire

11st 2lb

J: Adam Wedge

T: Evan Williams

Returned to form and gamely fended off a heavily backed rival to make all at Uttoxeter (2m4f, soft; refitted visor) in July but a lesser effort followed last month and he's not easy to predict; headgear switched here.

20/1

7th

4

1st Sep 2024

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

17:10 Worcester

Winds Of Fire

11st 12lb

J: Adam Wedge

T: Evan Williams

Returned to form and gamely fended off a heavily backed rival to make all at Uttoxeter (2m4f, soft; refitted visor) in July; not sure to be in same mood again here but good ground also suits and a 3lb rise is manageable.

8/1

Form: 2121 CD

Last run: 11 days

W: 10st 9lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 110

Form & Verdict
His jumping veers from clumsy to good but is a handy type at this level and this AW winner has won two of his four hurdle starts, having the race sewn up from some way out on handicap debut over C&D last week (good); up just 4lb and has been found another good opportunity.
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9th

1

22nd Oct 2024

Good To Soft

2m 1f 109y

Class 5

15:18 Exeter

Cabrakan

12st 0lb

J: Ben Poste

T: Harriet Dickin

A dual hurdle winner for Milton Harris; well beaten on the Flat on first two starts for this stable in June and only made a satisfactory start to his chasing career when a well-held third at Plumpton (2m1f, good; second has won since) last month; has a fitness edge over some and not ruled out with that experience behind him, off 5lb lower.

11/2

3rd

4

22nd Sep 2024

Good

2m 0f 214y

Class 4

16:20 Plumpton

Cabrakan

10st 13lb

J: Bradley Harris

T: Harriet Dickin

Placed over hurdles for Milton Harris last autumn but returned from layoff with two poor Flat runs for new stable in June/July and has too much to prove on this chasing debut.

10/1

6th

4

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27th Jun 2024

Good To Firm

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

17:40 Newmarket (July)

Cabrakan

9st 3lb

J: Callum Hutchinson

T: Harriet Dickin

Unraced beyond 1m4f on Flat but has scored over 2m and 2m4f as a hurdler; his significant Flat form was in 2022 and he was tailed off on recent return to Flat for new yard after eight months off; others have more pressing claims.

25/1

Form: P-P0PP D

Last run: 34 days

W: 12st 0lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 115

Form & Verdict
Bumper/maiden hurdle winner for Gordon Elliott in 2020 but badly lost his way and was pulled up a long way out on debut for this yard at Ffos Las; all to prove with new blinkers/tongue-tie replacing cheekpieces.
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7

26th Apr 2023

Good To Soft

2m 7f 174y

Class 4

14:40 Ludlow

Jimmy Jimmy

11st 4lb

J: William Kennedy

T: Sarah-Jayne Davies

raced lazily at times, held up in rear, not fluent 2nd, pushed along and detached 6th

33/1

4th

1

26th Feb 2023

Good

2m 3f 147y

Class 4

15:50 Hereford

Jimmy Jimmy

12st 0lb

J: William Kennedy

T: Sarah-Jayne Davies

Bumper/maiden hurdle winner for Gordon Elliott in 2020 but badly lost his way and was pulled up a long way out on debut for this yard at Ffos Las; all to prove with new blinkers/tongue-tie replacing cheekpieces.

25/1

6

23rd Jan 2023

Soft

2m 4f 0y

Class 3

15:30 Ffos Las

Jimmy Jimmy

11st 7lb

J: William Kennedy

T: Sarah-Jayne Davies

Ex-Gordon Elliott; bumper/hurdle winner in 2020 but badly lost his way subsequently; huge turnaround is required on debut for new yard.

40/1

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Payout
Exacta £15.30
Straight Forecast £17.96
Trifecta £14.60

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Cabrakan

WEST COUNTRY:

Jimmy Jimmy

RP Ratings:

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TOPSPEED:

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POSTDATA:

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Telegraph:

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D Express:

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Daily Mirror:

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The Sun:

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Daily Record:

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