14:30
SIS Handicap Hurdle Race (For The Josh Gifford Memorial Trophy)
Class 5, 2m4½f (2m4f116y), Hurdle, 3yo+, Rated 0-100, £3,829, 7 runners
- Going
- GOOD, Good to soft in places
- Surface
- Turf
- Weather
- Dry
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›A Tickatickatiming is only a pound behind the joint top-rated pair on our figures, and she gets the nod for a fitness edge, a progressive profile and a proven record on these conditions. Dotties Star and Market House share the top rating of 92 and are the obvious dangers, while Bread And Butter is level with our pick on 91 and cannot be dismissed in such a tight contest. Gone Country is the only other runner within a handful of pounds, so this looks a close four-way fight, but A Tickatickatiming is the one to side with.
Runners
Sean Bowen
James Owen 7/53
Market House arrives in fine heart, second last time out and a winner two starts back, and he has run over today's trip before, while our ratings rank him second of seven. The main risk is a 77-day absence, with 168 lb on his back as well.
- Sire
- Tamayuz (GB)
- Dam
- Saree (GB) by Barathea
- Owner
- Three Farmers
- Foaled
- 25 Feb 2020
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 7 wins from 53 runs (13%)
- Trainer running to form
- 60%
- Ratings
- Perf 92
Marc Goldstein
Sheena West 0/5
A Tickatickatiming is our pick on overall profile: she has run over today's trip, finished fourth two starts back and returns fresh after 16 days, with 91 on our figures backing the case. The unseated last time out is the one blot, and she is yet to win in recent starts.
- Sire
- Sixties Icon (GB)
- Dam
- Hi Note (GB) by Acclamation
- Owner
- The Bull Boys
- Foaled
- 6 Apr 2018
- Stable
- Lewes, West Sussex
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 5 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 53%
- Ratings
- Perf 91
Sean Houlihan
Pat Phelan 0/8
Dotties Star arrives in his best form, a second last time out and a fourth two starts back, and he tops our ratings at 92 against an official mark of 88. The one concern is a 69-day absence, plus 158 lb to carry.
- Sire
- Sea The Moon (GER)
- Dam
- Young Dottie (GB) by Desert Sun
- Owner
- Ermyn Lodge Stud
- Foaled
- 18 Apr 2019
- Stable
- Epsom, Surrey
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 8 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 23%
- Ratings
- Perf 93
Harry Kimber
Mrs R Ford 0/0
Tipu Sultan is hard to fancy, beaten into eighth last time out and winless in his last five, while carrying 157 lb off an official mark of 89 makes life tougher still. A second two starts back and a quick 16-day turnaround are the positives, but our rating of 61 ranks him last of seven.
- Sire
- Blue Bresil (FR)
- Dam
- Castlerock Rose (IRE) by Presenting
- Owner
- Richenda Ford Racing Club
- Foaled
- 1 May 2022
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 0 runs (None%)
- Ratings
- Perf 61
Tom Cannon
Nick Gifford 0/0
Gone Country won last time out, but that came after a sixth and a ninth in the two runs before, and he returns after 158 days off, so fitness is a question. Our rating of 86 ranks him fifth of seven, and he carries 154 lb off an official mark of 84.
- Sire
- Vadamos (FR)
- Dam
- Jerica (GB) by Bollin Eric
- Owner
- Jack Holman
- Foaled
- 2 May 2020
- Stable
- Findon, W Sussex
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 0 runs (None%)
- Ratings
- Perf 86
Tabitha Worsley
Nick Gifford 0/0
Eliza Dolittle is hard to fancy after 168 days off, with two sixths in the middle of her last five and a win four starts back now looking a way behind her. A third last time out and experience over today's trip help, but 154 lb is a big ask, and our rating of 76 ranks her sixth of seven.
- Sire
- Califet (FR)
- Dam
- Cove (IRE) by Westerner
- Owner
- Michael Oshea
- Foaled
- 19 Mar 2018
- Stable
- Findon, W Sussex
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 0 runs (None%)
- Ratings
- Perf 76
Rian Corcoran (5)
Cynthia Woods 0/3
Bread And Butter bounced back with a fourth last time out 29 days ago, and he has run over today's trip, while our rating of 91 ranks him third of seven despite an official 80. The risk is a winless run in recent starts and 150 lb to carry.
- Sire
- Westerner (GB)
- Dam
- Wells Diamond (IRE) by Milan
- Owner
- High Weald Racing
- Foaled
- 27 Jun 2015
- Stable
- Mark Cross, E Sussex
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 3 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 45%
- Ratings
- Perf 91
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.