15:45
Christmas Jumper Day Sunday 13th December Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Race
Class 5, 2m4½f (2m4f88y), Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-95, £3,248, 12 runners
- Going
- GOOD, Good to soft in places (GoingStick: 6.1)
- Surface
- Turf
- Weather
- Dry
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Woodview Lad is the call on our figures, rated 112 and a full 13 lb better than Upton's Mighty Oak, which is a sizeable margin in a Class 5 contest over 20 furlongs on good ground at Southwell. That gap gives him plenty of leeway if he is not at his sharpest, and he is clearly ahead on merit over this two-and-a-half-mile trip. Upton's Mighty Oak is the chief danger, with My Boy Beasty and Pottersmattyeeehaa, both on 96, the next most likely to make it a race. Woodview Lad is our selection.
Runners
22 days
8yo, 11-12, OR 95 407-P
J: Nick Slatter (3) · T: David Killahena & Graeme McPherson
Nick Slatter (3)
David Killahena & Graeme McPherson 2/8
Ranked third of thirteen by our rating of 96, My Boy Beasty sits a point above his official mark of 95 and returns fresh after 22 days, but he was pulled up last time, a seventh two starts back and yet to win in his last four outings, so the form needs a rebound under 166 lb.
- Sire
- Passing Glance (GB)
- Dam
- Think Of The Money (GB) by Alderbrook
- Owner
- Three Saints One Sinner
- Foaled
- 3 Mar 2018
- Stable
- Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 8 runs (25%)
- Trainer running to form
- 61%
- Ratings
- Perf 96
Sean Bowen
Gary Hanmer 1/6
Woodview Lad bounces back from a poor spell with a third last time out, and he has run over today's trip and going before. Our top-rated runner at 112 and carrying 166 lb off an official 95, he is the one to beat, though 203 days off is a reservation.
- Sire
- Mahler (GB)
- Dam
- Woodview Dawn (IRE) by Turtle Island
- Owner
- Thomas G Kelly
- Foaled
- 7 May 2021
- Stable
- Tattenhall, Cheshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 6 runs (17%)
- Trainer running to form
- 48%
- Ratings
- Perf 112
Jack Quinlan
Matt Crawley 0/2
Won last time out and has finished in the first four in each of his last five starts, and he has run over today's trip and going before, so he looks a strong threat; the one concern is a 182-day absence, with 164 lb to carry as well.
- Sire
- Time Test (GB)
- Dam
- Potters Lady Jane (GB) by Sir Percy
- Owner
- Mrs J May
- Foaled
- 4 May 2021
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 52%
- Ratings
- Perf 96
Ciaran Gethings
Kerry Lee 0/1
Drumlee Orders showed promise with a third four starts back, but he's since been a seventh last time out, a sixth and a ninth, and is yet to win in that spell. Unexposed and open to improvement, he returns after 26 days carrying 164 lb off an official mark of 93.
- Sire
- Order Of St George (IRE)
- Dam
- Chinara (IRE) by Supreme Leader
- Owner
- R L Baker R Lee
- Foaled
- 2 Jun 2020
- Stable
- Byton, H'fords
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 1 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 30%
Jamie Hamilton
Louise Allan 0/1
Different Drum won last time out and was third two starts back, so he arrives in good heart after 27 days off, and he has run over today's trip and going. Carrying 159 lb off an official mark of 88 is the hurdle, though, and our rating ranks him only fifth of 13.
- Sire
- Sea The Moon (GER)
- Dam
- Hi Calypso (IRE) by In The Wings
- Owner
- Clifton Matthews Banks
- Foaled
- 5 Feb 2021
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 1 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 30%
- Ratings
- Perf 93
Lee Edwards
Henry Oliver 1/5
Footage Detectives is winless in her last five, with a fourth last time out the best of a run of sevens and eights, and she carries 155 lb off an official mark of 84. She has run over today's trip and going, but ranking ninth of 13 on our figures makes her hard to fancy.
- Sire
- Passing Glance (GB)
- Dam
- Persian Gaye (IRE) by Kahyasi
- Owner
- Talking Pictures Tv Limited
- Foaled
- 22 Feb 2021
- Stable
- Abberley, Worcs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 5 runs (20%)
- Trainer running to form
- 43%
- Ratings
- Perf 79
1 day, Non-runner
4yo, 10-13, OR 83 047-13
J: Luke Scott (3) · T: Dr Richard Newland
Luke Scott (3)
Dr Richard Newland 0/6
Third last time out and a winner two starts back, she turns out quickly after a run just a day ago and has experience over today's trip and going. Our rating of 99 ranks her second of 13, but 153 lb is a hefty burden and the main risk.
- Sire
- Nathaniel (IRE)
- Dam
- The Bay Birch (IRE) by Beneficial
- Owner
- Upton House Stud
- Foaled
- 13 Apr 2022
- Stable
- Claines, Worcs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 6 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 22%
- Ratings
- Perf 99
Roisin Leech (7)
Sophie Leech 1/2
Inca arrives in cracking nick, a winner last time out and again two starts back, and he's run over today's trip and going before, though a quick seven-day turnaround and 151 lb off an official mark of 80 temper the enthusiasm, with our rating of 87 ranking him only sixth of 13.
- Sire
- Coastal Path (GB)
- Dam
- Nota Bene (FR) by Video Rock
- Owner
- John Griffin
- Foaled
- 29 Mar 2018
- Stable
- Elton, Gloucs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 2 runs (50%)
- Trainer running to form
- 53%
- Ratings
- Perf 87
20 days
7yo, 10-11, OR 80 -762UU
J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr. · T: Tony Culhane & Stella Barclay
Jonjo O'Neill Jr.
Tony Culhane & Stella Barclay 0/2
Dante's Inferno unseated in his last two outings, which is the worry, though a second three starts back shows he can get involved, and he has run over today's trip and going before. Our rating of 85 sits above his official 80, but 151 lb is a stiff burden for a winless gelding.
- Sire
- Sixties Icon (GB)
- Dam
- Bull And Bush (IRE) by Presenting
- Owner
- Hedgehoppers
- Foaled
- 12 May 2019
- Stable
- Garstang, Lancs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 38%
- Ratings
- Perf 85
Harry Cobden
Charlie Longsdon 2/8
Anxious Moments won last time out, but that came after a sixth, a ninth and another sixth in his previous runs, and he carries 151 lb off an official mark of 81. He has run over this trip and on this going, yet our rating of 75 ranks him 12th of 13.
- Sire
- Maxios (GB)
- Dam
- Cheryls Island (IRE) by Trans Island
- Owner
- John P Mcmanus
- Foaled
- 1 Mar 2022
- Stable
- Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 8 runs (25%)
- Trainer running to form
- 34%
- Ratings
- Perf 75
Charlie Price
Michael Mullineaux 0/1
Granny B is winless in her last six, with a fifth last time out, a third two starts back and nothing better than fifth in the other four, so she is hard to fancy. She has run on today's going and is fresh enough after 16 days, but 148 lb is a hefty burden, and our rating has her tenth of 13.
- Sire
- Acclamation (GB)
- Dam
- Debuetantin (GB) by Big Shuffle
- Owner
- Michael Mullineaux
- Foaled
- 29 Mar 2020
- Stable
- Alpraham, Cheshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 1 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 67%
- Ratings
- Perf 76
Oscar Palmer (7)
Andrew Crook 0/0
Zara's Universe was fifth last time out, and a second four starts back is her best recent finish, though she's yet to win in her last five and returns after 251 days off. She has run over today's trip and going and our rating of 80 sits above her 73 mark, but 145 lb is a burden.
- Sire
- Universal (IRE)
- Dam
- Jontys'Lass (GB) by Tamure
- Owner
- Ashgill Stud 2
- Foaled
- 25 Feb 2016
- Stable
- Coverham, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 0 runs (None%)
- Trainer running to form
- 35%
- Ratings
- Perf 80
- Wind surgery
- w 1
Danny McMenamin
L J Morgan 0/4
Pulled up last time out and winless in his last five, Scoro is hard to fancy after a 49-day break, though he has run over today's trip and going and was fourth two starts back. Carrying 145 lb off 69, he ranks 11th of 13 on our figures.
- Sire
- Petillo (FR)
- Dam
- Cacnea (FR) by Balko
- Owner
- John Dillon
- Foaled
- 2 Feb 2020
- Stable
- Waltham On The Wolds, Leics
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 4 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 35%
- Ratings
- Perf 75
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.