Lycetts Bloodstock Insurance Brokers Novices' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:51 | Winning time: 6m 39.9s

Drumlee City⁴⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: D A Jacob| T: Nick Mitchell| OR: 109

10/1

Makes his handicap debut here having shown some modest form in novice events. Opening mark looks quite a testing one though and may need some ease in this mark before he's able to win a handicap although this is a weak event.

Form: 325-P58

Calipso Collonges^h,t1⁶^{(ex 7)}

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: R Johnson| T: O Murphy| OR: 94

1/14

- No real surprise to see him well backed and show improved form for this yard on his initial outing for them looking a well handicapped sort on some of his previous form. Eased home by 28L at Uttoxeter and if he's in the same form here the result should be the same under a penalty.

Form: 707581

Monzino³

Age: 10| Weight: 10-0| J: Alison Clarke⁽⁷⁾| T: M C Chapman| OR: 62

66/1

Mostly seen on the AW at Southwell of late and now returns to hurdles (0/5 around here). His form over hurdles is weak though and even in an event like this he's hard to make a case for.

Form: P0445-6

Non-Runners

Sackett⁶

Weight: 10-10| Age: 7

T: N B King J: T E Whelan

Forecasts

Calipso Collonges (1/14), Sackett (8/1), Drumlee City (10/1), Monzino (66/1)

A very weak event and the 9lb well-in CALIPSO COLLONGES appears to have scared off most of the opposition after his romp at Uttoxeter on Saturday and anything approaching that run will see a similar result here. Drumlee City and Sackett look set to battle it out for second spot although neither have a lot to recommend them on what they have shown so far although the former may improve a little for going handicapping.