Racing To School Selling Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 13:50 | Winning time: 4m 1.6s

Hurricane Hollow¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Bridget Andrews⁽³⁾| T: D Skelton| OR: 129| D

1/1

Hasn't won since April 2015 in a Class 3 Cheltenham handicap hurdle, but showed that he retains that ability when runner-up at Wincanton last month (2m4f, heavy). Has to concede plenty of weight, but doesn't face many serious opponents.

Form: 39/8327

Young Tom⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-4| J: Sean Quinlan| T: J Parkinson & S Smith| OR: 107

7/4

Has raced exclusively here over hurdles in three runs so far, his best effort being in a C&D maiden in December. Weakened out of it over further last time and initial mark does not look a giveaway on what he has shown.

Form: 456

Discoverie^b,h¹³

Age: 10| Weight: 10-0| J: B S Hughes| T: Kenneth Slack| OR: 98| CD

9/2

Sedgefield specialist, although he has also won twice here over fences. Not as good in this discipline and beaten 17½L at Sedgefield last time, so despite his trainer's decent record in such contests, from 5lb 'wrong' he does look up against it.

Form: U462P3

Jacarno^v1¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Ross Turner⁽⁷⁾| T: A Crook| OR: 79

25/1

Well beaten in all starts except on his bumper debut in 2016. Was 44L adrift of the winner again last time at Southwell in a similar race to this and from 24lb out of the handicap, the first-time visor will need to do something special.

Form: 6B6956

Atlas Peak³⁰

Age: 13| Weight: 10-0| J: K Yeoman⁽⁷⁾| T: V Thompson| OR: 59

50/1

0-14 over hurdles, to which he has returned this year after a four-year absence. The time away does not appear to have worked any miracles, however, and with a long handicap weight of 6st 12lbs he is impossible to take seriously.

Form: 99P/P77

Forecasts

Hurricane Hollow (1/1), Young Tom (7/4), Discoverie (9/2), Jacarno (25/1), Atlas Peak (50/1)

Very moderate fare to open up with and despite having to concede lumps of weight away, this looks a good opportunity for HURRICANE HOLLOW to end a drought of almost three years without a win. Young Tom and Discoverie look very much to be the pair who will be fighting out the minors.