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Spooktacular Family Day Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Race
Class 4, 2m7f (2m7f32y), Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-120, £5,281, 9 runners
- Going
- GOOD, Good to soft in places
- Surface
- Turf
- Weather
- Sunny
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Mostly Sunny heads our ratings on 124, four pounds better than Court Cian, and that edge looks worth having in a nine-runner Class 4 over a stamina-testing 23 furlongs on good to soft ground. The gap is a solid rather than overwhelming one, but it is enough to make him the one to beat. Court Cian is the most obvious danger, while Mr Mackay and Hard Dealt, both on 116, are the others who could make it competitive if Mostly Sunny is not at his best. Mostly Sunny gets the nod.
Runners
Murray Dodd
Stuart Edmunds 3/9
Court Cian arrives with a strong profile, a second last time out and a winner two starts back, with a third and another win before that, and he has run over today's trip and going before. The main risk is a 576-day absence, plus 168 lb on his back.
- Sire
- Court Cave (IRE)
- Dam
- Sophie Rose (IRE) by Definite Article
- Owner
- Edmunds Racing Club
- Foaled
- 30 May 2018
- Stable
- Stewkley, Bucks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 9 runs (33%)
- Trainer running to form
- 50%
- Ratings
- Perf 120
Harry Atkins (3)
Dan Skelton 18/77
Consistent in defeat, Mostly Sunny was a third three starts back, with fourths either side of it, and returns just 18 days after an unplaced run, having already tackled today's trip and going. Our rating of 124 makes him the one to beat, despite 166 lb being a stiff burden.
- Sire
- Zarak (FR)
- Dam
- Belle Above All (GB) by New Approach
- Owner
- Mighty Macs Syndicate
- Foaled
- 27 Jan 2019
- Stable
- Alcester, Warwicks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 18 wins from 77 runs (23%)
- Trainer running to form
- 61%
- Ratings
- Perf 124
Elliott England (5)
Henry Daly 0/4
Hard Dealt has finished second in three of her last five, including a second two starts back, and has run over today's trip and going before; our figures rank her fourth of nine. The main risk is 187 days off the track while carrying 165 lb.
- Sire
- Walk In The Park (IRE)
- Dam
- Princess Bella (IRE) by Presenting
- Owner
- Richard Johnson Racing Hard Dealt
- Foaled
- 10 Apr 2020
- Stable
- Ludlow, Shropshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 4 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 52%
- Ratings
- Perf 116
582 days
7yo, 11-9, OR 112 42551/
J: Toby McCain-Mitchell (3) · T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies
Toby McCain-Mitchell (3)
Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies 5/24
Winner last time out and with a trainer in form (6 from 22 in the last 14 days), Mr Mackay has the profile of a leading threat, and he has run on today's going before. The one concern is a 582-day absence, so fitness is the question mark.
- Sire
- Mount Nelson (GB)
- Dam
- Soeur Gael (IRE) by Yeats
- Owner
- M Stavrou
- Foaled
- 1 Apr 2019
- Stable
- Naunton, Gloucs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 5 wins from 24 runs (21%)
- Trainer running to form
- 53%
- Ratings
- Perf 116
Crystal Glance p C
42 days
6yo, 11-9, OR 112 3-1FP2
J: Ben Smith (6) · T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero
Ben Smith (6)
Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero 1/12
Crystal Glance bounced back with a second last time out after a pulled up and a fall, and she has run over today's trip and going before, but 42 days off and a 163 lb burden temper the case. Our rating of 114 ranks her sixth of nine.
- Sire
- Passing Glance (GB)
- Dam
- Crystal Princess (IRE) by Definite Article
- Owner
- Bell & Turner
- Foaled
- 28 Apr 2020
- Stable
- Oldcastle, Cheshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 12 runs (8%)
- Trainer running to form
- 29%
- Ratings
- Perf 114
- Wind surgery
- w 2
Harry Brown (10)
Donald McCain 2/12
Third last time out, and a winner four and five starts back, but Speed Davis has since managed only a sixth and a fifth before that return to form, and 53 days off is a layoff. He has run over today's trip and going, carries 163 lb, and our rating of 115 ranks him fifth of nine.
- Sire
- Spider Flight (FR)
- Dam
- Trumpet Davis (FR) by Rose Laurel
- Owner
- Owners Group 117
- Foaled
- 28 Apr 2018
- Stable
- Cholmondeley, Cheshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 12 runs (17%)
- Trainer running to form
- 36%
- Ratings
- Perf 115
Tom Midgley
Mark Walford 1/17
Buzz Iceclear has slipped to a sixth last time out and an eighth before that, and returns after 224 days off, so he is hard to fancy under 160 lb. In his favour, he won twice earlier in his last five starts and has run over today's trip and going.
- Sire
- Sea Moon (GB)
- Dam
- Victoria Says (IRE) by Shantou
- Owner
- Racing To Profit Syndicate G Walford
- Foaled
- 5 Jun 2020
- Stable
- Sheriff Hutton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 17 runs (6%)
- Trainer running to form
- 18%
- Ratings
- Perf 112
Freddie Keighley
Martin Keighley 3/14
Fresh from a win last time out and a third two starts back, Glance of Glory has run over today's trip and is back after 24 days, but he carries 157 lb, and our rating of 113 ranks him just seventh of nine, so he's hard to fancy.
- Sire
- Passing Glance (GB)
- Dam
- Tea Caddy (GB) by Kadastrof
- Owner
- Sapphire Racing
- Foaled
- 29 Jan 2020
- Stable
- Luckley, Gloucs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 14 runs (21%)
- Trainer running to form
- 49%
- Ratings
- Perf 113
Aire Spray p D
226 days
6yo, 11-0, OR 103 64215-
J: Oscar Palmer (6) · T: Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith
Oscar Palmer (6)
Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith 1/4
Hard to fancy after 226 days off, with a fifth last time out following a win two starts back, and he carries 154 lb off an official mark of 103. In his favour, he has run over today's trip and going before, and a second came three starts back.
- Sire
- Berkshire (IRE)
- Dam
- Getaway Franjoe (IRE) by Getaway
- Owner
- Mrs S Smith
- Foaled
- 5 Mar 2020
- Stable
- High Eldwick, W Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 4 runs (25%)
- Trainer running to form
- 59%
- Ratings
- Perf 107
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.