Vertem - Leading The Field Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:31 | Winning time: 4m 39.6s

Odds by:

Live Odds

Odds

Bulls Head

11/8, 5/4, 11/8, 5/4, 6/5

11/10

Sakhee's City

3/1, 11/4, 5/2, 9/4, 5/2

11/4

Applaus

3/1, 10/3, 7/2

4/1

Katgary

11/2, 5/1, 11/2, 5/1

9/2

SP Book Percentage 112.47

Non-Runners

Rhymers Stone²⁰

Weight: 10-8| Age: 10

T: Mrs H O Graham J: Callum Bewley

Forecasts

Bulls Head (11/10), Sakhee's City (11/4), Applaus (4/1), Katgary (9/2), Rhymers Stone (12/1)

A tight, trappy contest in which you'd be reluctant to be totally dismissive about any of the five runners. Katgary ran a blinder here in the Fighting Fifth in November, but could do with being cut some slack by the assessor. Rhymers Stone and Applaus are both C&D winners, whilst Sakhee's City is generally stronger over further. Therefore, that leaves us with the ultra progressive BULLS HEAD. He's 2 from 2 since joining Martin Todhunter, revels in testing conditions, and despite this representing a much stiffer assignment, the handicapper could still be playing catch up from a hastily revised mark of 117.