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Favourite From The Sun Now Daily Novices' Hurdle (4) Class 4

  • Distance: 2m
  • Age: 4yo
  • Runners: 8
  • Prize: £8,000
Mr R. Pain silk
No. 8
Stopnsearch

Fair handicapper on Flat (stays 1½m) but has failed to trouble the judge both starts in this sphere to date.

Date Course/Class Pos Jockey Type Dist. Gng. HDGR WGT
07/11/23 Lingfield Park 5/11 Marco Ghiani Flat 1m 2f Std 9st 4lbs
18/10/23 Kempton Park 10/14 William Carson Flat 1m Std 0 9st 8lbs
18/09/23 Brighton 4/6 William Carson Flat 7f 216y Heavy 9st 7lbs
18/08/23 Epsom Downs 6/11 Harry Burns Flat 1m 2f 17y Gd/Frm 10st 1lbs
03/08/23 Epsom Downs 5/5 Georgia Dobie Flat 1m 2f 17y Gd/Sft 0 9st 5lbs
04/03/23 Wolverhampton 9/9 Harry Burns Flat 1m 1f 104y Slow 9st 11lbs
17/01/23 Kempton Park 2/9 Harry Burns Flat 1m Slow 9st 9lbs
01/01/23 Fakenham 3/9 Charlie Hammond Hurdle 2m 3y Soft 11st 8lbs
07/12/22 Lingfield Park 8/13 William Carson Flat 1m 2f Std/Slow V 10st 0lbs
27/10/22 Lingfield Park 7/9 Harry Burns Flat 1m 2f Std/Slow 0 9st 12lbs
30/09/22 Fontwell Park 4/4 Tom Cannon Hurdle 2m 1f 162y Good 11st 0lbs
30/08/22 Epsom Downs 2/12 Harry Burns Flat 1m 2f 17y Gd/Frm 0 10st 4lbs
28/07/22 Epsom Downs 8/8 Paddy Bradley Flat 1m 2f 17y Gd/Frm 0 9st 13lbs
30/06/22 Epsom Downs 2/6 William Carson Flat 1m 2f 17y Good 0 8st 11lbs
18/06/22 Lingfield Park 11/12 William Carson Flat 1m 2f Std 10st 0lbs
26/05/22 Sandown Park 10/12 Rossa Ryan Flat 1m 1f 209y Gd/Sft 9st 6lbs
31/03/22 Chelmsford City 8/9 Jack Mitchell Flat 1m Slow 9st 4lbs
18/03/22 Wolverhampton 3/7 Kieran Shoemark Flat 1m 1f 104y Std/Slow 9st 4lbs
26/02/22 Lingfield Park 2/8 Rossa Ryan Flat 1m 2f Std/Slow 9st 5lbs
26/01/22 Kempton Park 3/12 Kieran Shoemark Flat 1m Slow 9st 8lbs
03/01/22 Lingfield Park 4/10 William Carson Flat 1m 2f Std/Slow 9st 13lbs
Heart of the South Racing 137 silk
No. 4
Pyrotechnic (Fr)

Fair form in just 2 races on Flat in France and was in need of experience and considerately handled on hurdling debut at Ascot (15.7f, good to soft) earlier this month, in what was almost certainly a better race than this. Open to improvement.

Date Course/Class Pos Jockey Type Dist. Gng. HDGR WGT
04/11/23 Ascot 5/12 Jamie Moore Hurdle 1m 7f 152y Gd/Sft 11st 0lbs
19/03/23 Mont-De-Marsan 1/15 Alejandro Gutierrez Val Flat 1m 2f 151y Soft 9st 0lbs
24/10/21 Le Pin Au Haras 2/12 Hugo Journiac Flat 1m 1f 207y Good 8st 12lbs
Prof. Caroline Tisdall and Bryan Drew silk
No. 5
Royal Defender (Ire)

Point winner who showed glimmers of ability in a couple of bumpers last season but well held following a wind op on return/hurdles debut at Ascot.

Date Course/Class Pos Jockey Type Dist. Gng. HDGR WGT
04/11/23 Ascot 9/12 Jack Tudor Hurdle 1m 7f 152y Gd/Sft 11st 0lbs
03/02/23 Chepstow -/14 Tom Scudamore Bumper 2m 11y Good z 11st 2lbs
25/10/22 Chepstow 5/12 Fergus Gillard Bumper 2m 11y Gd/Sft 10st 13lbs
Sir A Ferguson G Mason J Hales & J Diver silk
No. 6
Sao Carlos

Justified favouritism when making a successful debut in a Market Rasen bumper (16.6f, good to soft) on Boxing Day last year. Absent since but bring obvious potential to the table now switched to hurdles.

Date Course/Class Pos Jockey Type Dist. Gng. HDGR WGT
26/12/22 Market Rasen 1/8 Sean Bowen Bumper 2m 125y Gd/Sft 11st 4lbs
Mr Frank McAleavy silk
No. 3
Lone Soldier

Green sole outing in bumpers and shaped as if better for the run sent hurdling after 9 months off at Newton Abbot last month. However, subsequently tailed off in a Stratford novice.

Date Course/Class Pos Jockey Type Dist. Gng. HDGR WGT
02/11/23 Stratford-On-Avon 6/9 Fergus Gillard Hurdle 2m 70y Heavy 11st 0lbs
02/10/23 Newton Abbot 8/11 Harry Skelton Hurdle 2m 167y Soft 11st 0lbs
13/01/23 Huntingdon 6/10 Harry Skelton Bumper 1m 7f 171y Gd/Sft 11st 8lbs
Mr O. S. Harris silk
No. 7
Stenatee (Fr)

Ran out a wide-margin winner of 17f minor event at Angouleme on sole Flat outing for A. Chaille-Chaille in March 2022. However, offered little starting out over hurdles at Sandown recently and Jamie Moore prefers Pyrotechnic.

Date Course/Class Pos Jockey Type Dist. Gng. HDGR WGT
12/11/23 Sandown Park 6/9 Jamie Moore Hurdle 1m 7f 216y Soft H 11st 4lbs
06/03/22 Angouleme 1/14 Mr Yann Madec Flat 2m 198y Good h 10st 1lbs
Mr J. Daniels silk
No. 2
Colours On Canvas (Fr)

Shaped well when fourth on debut in a big-field Naas maiden hurdle (16.3f, soft) during the spring. Will surely go close here if able to build on that starting out for new connections.

Date Course/Class Pos Jockey Type Dist. Gng. HDGR WGT
30/03/23 Naas 4/23 Phillip Enright Hurdle 2m 63y Soft 11st 7lbs
Mr John P. McManus silk
No. 1
Aworkinprogress (Ire)

€92,000 3-y-o, Soldier of Fortune gelding. Half-brother to fair hurdler City Derby. Hardly set the world alight in a couple of maiden points earlier this year but it will nevertheless be interesting to see how he shapes up in the betting on this Rules debut.