Al Dousari Qatar Equine Products UK Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Class 5) Racecard

Channel: SKY
Distance: 2m 190y
Going: Good To Soft

Runners: 13
Type: Hurdle
Surface: Turf
Weather: Mostly cloudy

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Racecard

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Runner

Best Odds

That One

J: Conor O'Farrell

T: James Walton

Hot Recent Form Jockey - 5 wins from 20 in the last 14 days (25%)

Promising fourth at Kelso latest; goes into handicaps and merits serious consideration

544-54

Age: 6

Weight: 12-0

OR: 105

Days: 46

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
29 Dec 24	Kel Kelso	16f GS	4MdH	11-4	4/14	Captain Butler (9L)	12/1	102	102
8 Dec 24	Kel Kelso	16f Sft	3MdH	11-4	5/12	Dedicated Hero (17½L)	66/1	-	99
22 Mar 24	Hex Hexham	16f Hy	4NvH	11-5	4/6	Galunggung (13½L)	11/1	-	96
7 Mar 24	Crl Carlisle	17f Sft	4NvH	11-2	4/12	One More Stroke (25L)	80/1	-	84
7 Feb 24	Sed Sedgefield	17f Sft	4MdH	11-7	5/10	Schmilsson (25L)	150/1	-	76

Forsa Bay

J: Brian Hughes

T: L J Morgan

Very good C&D second latest; must enter calculations now stepping into handicap company

0-742

Age: 5

Weight: 11-11

OR: 102

Days: 28

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
16 Jan 25	Ncs Newcastle	17f GS	4MdH	11-8	2/11	Queens Wish (8½L)	7/2	-	105
14 Dec 24	Don Doncaster	19.5f GS	3NvH	11-0	4/8	Jax Junior (14L)	33/1	-	104
30 Nov 24	Ncs Newcastle	16f Gd	2MdH	11-4	7/9	Small Town Kid (15L)	125/1	-	89
3 Feb 24	Wet Wetherby	16f Sft	5MdNHF	10-9	10/11	Off To Alabama (69L)	13/2	-	25

Willie Shake Hands ^t

J: Jonathan England

T: Sam England

Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out

Failed to build on earlier promise when sixth at Doncaster latest; worth another chance

-P6436

Age: 6

Weight: 11-11

OR: 102

Days: 46

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
29 Dec 24	Don Doncaster	16.5f GS	4HcH	11-6 ht	6/8	Cuban Court (45L)	2/1F	102	65
13 Dec 24	Don Doncaster	19.5f GS	4NvHcH	11-0 ht	3/8	Sauce Of Life (2¾L)	18/1	101	101
30 Nov 24	Ncs Newcastle	16f Gd	2MdH	11-4 ht	4/9	Small Town Kid (11½L)	25/1	-	93
11 Nov 24	Crl Carlisle	17f Gd	4MdH	11-4 ht	6/9	No Questions Asked (17½L)	11/1	-	81
20 Oct 24	Sed Sedgefield	17f Gd	4MdH	11-4 ht¹	PU/9	Will Knott ()	15/2	-	-
4 Apr 24	Naa Naas	16f Sft/Hy	NHF	12-0	3/7	Forty Coats (8¾L)	25/1	-	99

Vampire Slayer

J: Craig Nichol

T: Daragh Bourke

Eighth in Ayr novice last month; he may still do better though now handicapping

8-688

Age: 5

Weight: 11-9

OR: 100

Days: 42

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
2 Jan 25	Ayr Ayr	20.5f Sft	4MdH	11-6 h	8/11	Al Kalila (34L)	100/1	-	76
15 Dec 24	Crl Carlisle	17f Sft	4NvH	11-0 h¹	8/12	Wellington Arch (29L)	100/1	-	79
17 Oct 24	Crl Carlisle	17f Sft	4NvH	10-13	6/10	I Wish You (48L)	150/1	-	66
30 May 24	Crl Carlisle	11f Sft	6Hc	9-3	2/7	Hot Team (8½L)	9/4F	59	57
24 Apr 24	Cat Catterick	12f Sft	6Hc	9-2	2/10	Corsican Caper (1¾L)	6/1	58	65
7 Mar 24	Crl Carlisle	17f Sft	4NvH	10-9	8/12	One More Stroke (31L)	100/1	-	68

Crystal Glance

J: Henry Brooke

T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

Distance Winner - Won before at this distance

Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out

Just a fair fifth at Aintree (2m4f) on Boxing Day; not written off for good yard

3-1125

Age: 5

Weight: 11-6

OR: 97

Days: 49

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
26 Dec 24	Ain Aintree	20f GS	4HcHM	9-12	5/8	Lavida Adiva (14½L)	13/8F	97	88
30 Nov 24	Don Doncaster	16.5f Gd	4HcH	10-3	2/7	Slugger (1L)	11/2	94	95
1 Nov 24	Utt Uttoxeter	16f Gd	5HcH	11-2	1/9	El Vigaro (1¼L)	3/1F	85	91
18 May 24	Ban Bangor-on-Dee	16.5f Gd	4MdH	10-5	1/9	Dapper Gent (½L)	9/2	-	75
9 Apr 24	Her Hereford	16f Sft	44yHM	10-11	3/8	Ask Me Another (9½L)	15/2	-	76

Moonlight Monarch

J: Jamie Hamilton

T: Michael & David Easterby

Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 12 in the last 14 days (0%)

Best effort when fifth at Wetherby latest; likely improver now handicapping; a player

2/55

Age: 6

Weight: 11-3

OR: 94

Days: 48

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
27 Dec 24	Wet Wetherby	16f GS	4NvH	11-0	5/9	Lawrenny (15½L)	33/1	-	93
7 Dec 24	Wet Wetherby	16f Sft	4NvH	10-7	5/8	Diamonds For Luck (44L)	66/1	-	75
15 Jan 23	Kel Kelso	16f Hy	44yH	11-0	2/5	Point Franklin (3¾L)	5/1	-	79

Walk In The Valley

J: Peter Kavanagh ³

T: Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith

Hot Recent Form Trainer - 5 wins from 17 in the last 14 days (29%)

Only ninth in Catterick handicap in January; he needs to bounce back

7P539

Age: 6

Weight: 11-2

OR: 93

Days: 22

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
22 Jan 25	Cat Catterick	19.5f GS	4HcH	10-13	9/12	Komedy Kicks (11½L)	16/1	96	87
1 Jan 25	Cat Catterick	15.5f Sft	5HcH	11-6	3/5	Maghlaak (15L)	4/1	99	93
6 Dec 24	Sed Sedgefield	17f Sft	4MdH	11-1	5/9	Kingston Narcissus (18L)	200/1	-	94
29 Oct 24	Ban Bangor-on-Dee	16.5f Sft	3NvH	10-11	PU/14	Navajo Indy ()	125/1	-	-
12 Oct 24	Hex Hexham	16f Sft	4NvH	10-11	7/14	Battle Born Lad (38L)	100/1	-	72

Benefit Ben ^v

J: William Maggs ⁵

T: Adam Nicol

Bagged Sedgefield handicap eight days ago; not taken lightly under a 7lb penalty

8-9491

Age: 7

Weight: 11-1

OR: 85

Days: 8

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
5 Feb 25	Sed Sedgefield	20f GS	5HcH	10-13 v¹	1/9	Born In The West (10L)	11/2	85	95
22 Jan 25	Cat Catterick	25.5f GS	5HcCh	11-4 p	9/11	Emotional Roller (36L)	14/1	90	69
1 Jan 25	Mus Musselburgh	20.5f Sft	5NvHcCh	11-9 p¹	4/7	Okavango Delta (29L)	28/1	95	77
28 Nov 24	Mus Musselburgh	15.5f GS	4HcH	11-3	9/10	Heart Above (23L)	25/1	99	81
19 Apr 24	Ayr Ayr	20.5f Sft	4HcH	10-12	8/8	Presenting Nelly (33L)	9/1	101	68
16 Mar 24	Ncs Newcastle	17f Hy	4NvH	11-5	6/7	From The Clouds (13½L)	11/1	-	94

Rob Roy Macgregor ^p ¹

J: Ryan Mania

T: Sandy Thomson

Distance Winner - Won before at this distance

Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 11 in the last 14 days (0%)

Pulled up at Ayr 38 days ago; cheekpieces are reached for now with something to prove

4P5-9P

Age: 7

Weight: 11-0

OR: 91

Days: 38

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
6 Jan 25	Ayr Ayr	21.5f Sft	5NvHcH	11-6	PU/7	Boolamore Classic ()	11/2	94	-
16 May 24	Per Perth	20f GS	4HcH	10-12	9/10	Singapore Trip (38L)	7/1	99	68
16 Mar 24	Ncs Newcastle	20.5f Hy	5HcH	11-13	5/9	Call Me Jack (19L)	15/2	102	86
13 Feb 24	Ayr Ayr	24.5f Sft	4HcH	11-8	PU/13	Shoeshine Boy ()	11/2	104	-
14 Jan 24	Kel Kelso	22.5f Sft	4NvH	11-6	4/10	Nab Wood (23L)	2/1	-	81
17 Dec 23	Crl Carlisle	17f GS	4NvH	11-0	5/10	Here Comes Georgie (5L)	5/2F	-	101

Mister Smarty

J: Alan Doyle ⁵

T: Tina Jackson

C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance

2 x Distance Winner - Won 2 times before at this distance

Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out

C&D winner and and a good third here four weeks ago; he can go well again nudged up 1lb

94-113

Age: 8

Weight: 10-10

OR: 87

Days: 28

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
16 Jan 25	Ncs Newcastle	20.5f GS	5HcH	10-9	3/10	Aquitaine Boy (2¼L)	8/15F	86	87
26 Dec 24	Wet Wetherby	16f GS	5HcH	10-11	1/10	Double Oban (1¼L)	7/2J	83	90
14 Dec 24	Ncs Newcastle	17f GS	5HcH	9-11	1/12	She's A Rocca (7½L)	18/1	74	85
24 Feb 24	Ncs Newcastle	17f Hy	5HcH	10-7	4/9	Chumlee (2¼L)	18/1	75	73
6 Jan 24	Ncs Newcastle	20.5f Sft	5HcH	10-2	9/9	Yealand (24L)	25/1	79	60
24 Nov 23	Cat Catterick	19.5f GS	4NvH	11-0	12/15	Bugise Seagull (72L)	200/1	-	50

Tread Softly Now ^p

J: Danny McMenamin

T: Ian Duncan

Distance Winner - Won before at this distance

Cheekpieces on when scoring at Ayr latest; hiked up 12lb but still enters calculations

6-77P1

Age: 6

Weight: 10-9

OR: 86

Days: 24

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
20 Jan 25	Ayr Ayr	16f Sft	5NvHcH	10-5 p¹	1/12	Am Still Here (5½L)	40/1	74	85
6 Jan 25	Ayr Ayr	20.5f Sft	4NvHM	11-0	PU/7	Golden Point ()	100/1	-	-
9 Jun 24	Per Perth	20f Gd	4NvH	10-8	7/9	Mongibello (64L)	200/1	-	50
15 May 24	Per Perth	20f GS	4MdHM	11-4	7/10	Nellie Bluesky (41L)	125/1	-	65
13 Feb 24	Ayr Ayr	16f Sft	4NHFM	11-2	6/6	Pitwood Road (57L)	100/1	-	36
13 May 23	Hex Hexham	16f GS	5NHFM	10-10	4/5	Stadium Talk (24L)	50/1	-	71

Mix De Gris ^h

J: Conner McCann ⁷

T: Lucinda Russell

Not disgraced when sixth at Ayr 24 days ago; can't be ruled out off a 2lb lower mark

P256

Age: 4

Weight: 10-4

OR: 93

Days: 24

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
20 Jan 25	Ayr Ayr	16f Sft	5NvHcH	10-6 h	6/12	Tread Softly Now (12½L)	10/1	95	78
13 Dec 24	Don Doncaster	16.5f GS	43yMdH	10-11 h	5/7	Melon (22L)	12/1	-	82
27 Nov 24	Wet Wetherby	16f GS	43yMdH	10-9 h¹	2/6	Marche d'Aligre (13L)	50/1	-	82
31 Oct 24	Ncs Newcastle	17f Gd	43yH	11-0	PU/5	Ambiente Amigo ()	40/1	-	-
13 Aug 24	Ham Hamilton	12f Sft	6Hc	9-3	11/13	Gregorina (44L)	16/1	56	-
18 Jul 24	Ham Hamilton	8.5f Gd	5Nv	9-4	4/7	Thunder Run (17½L)	80/1	-	49

Am Still Here

J: Sean Quinlan

T: Nicky Richards

Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out

Best effort when runner-up at Ayr 24 days ago; up 4lb but still needs considering

856-92

Age: 6

Weight: 10-2

OR: 78

Days: 24

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
20 Jan 25	Ayr Ayr	16f Sft	5NvHcH	10-6	2/12	Tread Softly Now (5½L)	2/1F	75	78
29 Nov 24	Don Doncaster	19.5f GS	5HcH	10-8	9/13	Let's Go Joe (52L)	2/1F	78	33
14 Mar 24	Hex Hexham	16f Hy	5NvHcH	11-0	6/9	Raffles Wonder (38L)	100/30	81	58
20 Dec 23	Ayr Ayr	18f Sft	5NvHcH	10-8	5/8	Beat The Retreat (37L)	5/1	84	53
24 Nov 23	Cat Catterick	19.5f GS	4NvH	10-13	8/15	Bugise Seagull (41L)	100/1	-	76
4 Nov 23	Ayr Ayr	16f GS	4NvH	11-0	8/10	Little Miss Dante (30L)	50/1	-	78