Yeomans Honda Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 19:20 | Winning time: 5m 19.53s

Get Home Now^b,t⁶⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: S Bowen| T: P & M Bowen| OR: 120| C

12/1

His last run in this grade brought a Market Rasen success off an identical mark. Poor in better company since but no surprise should he show more this time.

Form: 11P-P6F

Whatthebutlersaw⁹³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: M D Grant| T: D J S Ffrench Davis| OR: 120| C

10/3

Has won three of his last six and earns credit for his latest run back from an absence. Up 7lb but that winner has defied an 8lb rise since. Has course winning form so hard to overlook.

Form: 1261/1-2

Royal Irish Hussar^t³⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: David Bass| T: Mrs L Hill| OR: 119

20/1

Without a win for almost five years and tailed off on stable debut having previously been with Nicky Henderson. Drops into this company for the first time.

Form: 4/7F2-55

I'm Always Trying^p,t³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 119| BF| C

1/1

Impressed here over 3m2f but was never travelling well at Uttoxeter a month later. Probably not as bad as that run indicates but still has work to do off this mark.

Form: 532P-15

Jalingo^p,t²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: G Sheehan| T: A Stronge| OR: 117

25/1

Twice a Flat winner in his younger days then good form for John Ferguson over hurdles in 2015 before encountering injury problems. Out of form under both codes this summer and hard to fancy until promising more.

Form: 22122/5

The Detainee^p¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: T Scudamore| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 115

14/1

Had a hard race at Perth in July and has barely beaten a rival on both outings since. Not the best of jumpers yet.

Form: 43-327

Sensible Friend²³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: L P Aspell| T: Mrs A J Perrett| OR: 105

9/2

Stable have been patient with him and he arrives here having equalled his best performance last time. Dropped in the weights but needs to iron out the errors.

Form: 3/884-44

Forecasts

I'm Always Trying (1/1), Whatthebutlersaw (10/3), Sensible Friend (9/2), Get Home Now (12/1), The Detainee (14/1), Royal Irish Hussar (20/1), Jalingo (25/1)

I'm Always Trying is better than his last run indicates but that performance still casts a shadow of doubt and WHATTHEBUTLERSAW is a more appealing proposition. The nine-year-old needs time between races and emerged with credit on his reappearance when finding an improving rival too good and finishing clear of the third. The Detainee and Sensible Friend are weighted to go close but both need to improve their jumping.