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Rase Equine Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle

First Prize: £4620.87
2m 4f 139y
Class 5
7 runners

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Runners: 7 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

4 tips

Little Ledgend 115 days

J: Lewis Saunders

T: Olly Murphy

Form: 54223- BF

OR: 103

W: 12st 0lb

Age: 6 yo Gelding

Form

0-9 under rules; knocking firmly at the door through the winter, collared close home over 2m7f here (soft; third, 15-8 favourite) in February; reappears from a 115-day break from a 2lb higher mark, but with Lewis Saunders claiming a handy 3lb; tongue-tie added and drop back in trip is helpful.

Roxboro River 13 days

J: Paddy Hanlon

T: John Joseph Hanlon

Form: P40-74

OR: 102

W: 11st 13lb

Age: 7 yo Gelding

Form

Surprise Stratford winner (2m6f, good to firm; from this mark) last July; failed to build on that thereafter; more encouraging signs when fourth (beaten over 5l) back at that track 13 days ago; isn't guaranteed to replicate that here though, and the prospect of showers concerns.

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5 tips

Estacas 21 days

J: Luke Scott

T: Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole

Form: 88/8-2

OR: 98

W: 11st 9lb

Age: 9 yo Colt

Form

No win for three years but, in all fairness, he hasn't seen a massive amount of action, and he's handily weighted from this 6lb lower mark; bumped into the thriving Ice Jet at Worcester (2m4f; runner-up, beaten over 1l) latest, and a repeat of that should see him on the premises.

1 tip

Born Like Me 24 days

J: Oscar Palmer

T: Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith

Form: 5640-5

OR: 92

W: 11st 3lb

Age: 5 yo Gelding

Form

Seven-race maiden; returning from a near five-month absence when finishing a weakening fifth of ten to Banderas at Hexham (2m4f, good; 22-1) 24 days ago; now 3lb lower but in need of sharp improvement.

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Bunker Bay 15 days

J: Joshua Thompson

T: Micky Hammond

Form: 3328-1 C

OR: 88

W: 10st 13lb

Age: 7 yo Gelding

Form

Usually saves his best for this track, third to Trust House (runs in the 8.01pm) in March and runner-up to a subsequent winner in April, prior to gaining his first win over hurdles here (2m; good, 4-1) a fortnight ago; a 6lb higher mark (close to a career-high) will make life tougher.

Knacker Trapper 19 days

J: William Maggs

T: Andrew Crook

Form: 732-92 D

OR: 86

W: 10st 11lb

Age: 8 yo Gelding

Form

Infrequent winner (1-23) but has finished in the frame in three of his last four starts, going down by a short-head to the determined Heart Above at Kelso (2m5f, good) 19 days ago; bit more needed from this 2lb higher mark.

1 tip

Zuul 18 days

J: Ellis Collier

T: Rebecca Menzies

Form: 93P4-3

OR: 75

W: 10st 2lb

Age: 8 yo Gelding

Form

20-race maiden; bled from the nose and soundly beaten over fences at Sedgefield (2m5f) last October; returned with a creditable third to Evenwood Sonofagun over hurdles at Cartmel (2m6f; 20-1) 18 days ago; competes from 2lb out of the handicap.

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Betting Forecast

3/1 Little Ledgend, 8/1 Roxboro River, 4/1 Estacas, 16/1 Born Like Me, 11/4 Bunker Bay, 9/2 Knacker Trapper, 10/1 Zuul

Verdict

Add 264yds. Bunker Bay has more to do from 6lb higher over this longer trip, fitness is an unknown factor for the newly tongue-tied Little Ledgend (second choice), while Kelso runner-up Knacker Trapper has edged back up 2lb for his near-miss. Therefore, the suggestion is the fairly treated ESTACAS (nap), who had the misfortune to bump into the thriving Ice Jet at Worcester latest. [Mark Rowntree]

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