Read Noel Fehily At 188Bet Hurdle

Off time: 14:50 | Winning time: 5m 6.4s

Unowhatimeanharry^t¹⁹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-6| J: B J Geraghty| T: H Fry| OR: 167

8/11

His unbeaten record for this yard came to an end at the 2017 Cheltenham Festival but he still found the winning thread after that. Has to concede weight all round over a trip short of his best but does have a good record fresh.

Form: 1/11131-

Top Notch²¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: D A Jacob| T: N J Henderson| OR: 157| BF| D

5/4

Smart over hurdles and fences but having his first hurdles run since he was 5th in the 2016 Champion Hurdle. Would be getting 2lb more from the top weight if this was a handicap but he should give that one a good fight over a trip that suits.

Form: 111123-

Value At Risk¹⁹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-12| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 146| BF| D

16/1

It looks as though his chase career has been aborted for now and he does have a rather patchy record in that sphere. Was and probably still is a very capable hurdler but looks up against it on these terms.

Form: 21/4175-

Forecasts

Unowhatimeanharry (8/11), Top Notch (5/4), Value At Risk (16/1)

More a race to watch than bet in with hardly anything between Top Notch and UNOWHATIMEANHARRY at the weights. The latter could probably do with a little further but has the more recent experience of hurdling and gets a narrow vote in this. Value At Risk looks booked for third unless he can create a major upset despite not being favoured at the weights.