Carnacrack Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:42 | Winning time: 5m 12.7s

Big Time Dancer¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Quinlan| T: J Candlish| OR: 116

17/2

Hexham maiden hurdle winner (2m, good) in June. Improved effort next time at Uttoxeter but out of sorts the last twice (either side of wind surgery). Needs to prove he can bounce back.

Form: 34-1436

Something Brewing^p⁴⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: C O'Farrell| T: I Jardine| OR: 113

17/2

Won a Hexham juvenile hurdle (2m, good) last year. Has been in decent form at his level on the Flat. Needs some improvement back in this sphere after a 3lb rise, but not ruled out.

Form: 4P1-632

Buckled¹²⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Rachel McDonald⁽⁵⁾| T: A M Thomson| OR: 113| C

6/1

1lb lower than when last winning at Musselburgh (2m3½f, good) in December. Well below that level in all starts since. Returns after a break with plenty to prove at present.

Form: 16-6679

One Night In Milan²^{(ex 7)}

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Finian O'Toole⁽³⁾| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 102

10/11

Ready winner of a Carlisle handicap hurdle (2m3½f, good) on Thursday. Carries 7lb penalty for that much improved effort. A repeat will make him tough to beat.

Form: 835-341

Green Zone⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-6| J: Ross Chapman⁽³⁾| T: Miss L Harrison| OR: 96

3/1

Scored at Perth in September (2m4f, good), when 6lb lower. Respectable efforts from this mark since, but more needed to win.

Form: 632144

Non-Runners

Knocknamona¹⁴

Weight: 10-11| Age: 7

T: Micky Hammond J: Non Runner

This Thyne Jude⁵¹⁰

Weight: 10-6| Age: 10

T: Mrs L B Normile J: Grant Cockburn

Forecasts

One Night In Milan (10/11), Green Zone (3/1), Buckled (6/1), Something Brewing (17/2), Big Time Dancer (17/2), Knocknamona (14/1), This Thyne Jude (20/1)

Not an easy race to assess, with most of the field having something to prove and the suggestion is to stick with ONE NIGHT IN MILAN, who won well on Thursday ans is taken to defy a penalty. Something Brewing returns to this discipline 3lb higher than when last seen, but has been in decent form on the Flat since. and could be the one to chase him home. Big Time Dancer may be capable of bouncing back on his second start after wind surgery.