Alistair Admits His Age Conditional Jockeys' Selling Hurdle

Off time: 14:15 | Winning time: 4m 38.2s

Elysian Prince^t,v⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: Bryony Frost| T: N B King| OR: 96| BF| C

5/2

Ran well to finish 1L second in a 2m1f handicap hurdle at Exeter (good-to-firm) last time out. Blinkers worn for the first time that day are replaced with a visor for this contest.

Form: 3V3642

Matravers^t,v1²²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: Harry Stock⁽³⁾| T: M Keighley| OR: 84

66/1

Dual winner on the Flat but has finished well beaten so far over hurdles including when last of eight at Ludlow (2m, good-to-firm) last time out. Wears a visor for the first time.

Form: 975P8

Utility¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: Callum McKinnes⁽⁷⁾| T: D G Bridgwater| OR: 117

5/1

Ran off the course at the start when debuting for this yard at Kempton last month. Interesting to see how he performs on this occasion.

Form: 7P664R

Vancouver³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁶⁾| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 130

15/8

Came home 13L clear of his rivals when taking a 2m4f handicap hurdle at Sedgefield (good-to-soft) in October last year. Likely to have improved for his first outing since when finishing well beaten at Worcester in September.

Form: 31431-8

Woodfort^t³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Bridget Andrews⁽³⁾| T: D Skelton| OR: 115

3/1

Good second over an extended 2m4f at Southwell (good) in October last year. Well beaten on debut for this stable at Uttoxeter (2m4f, good) in September but not written off just yet.

Form: 334/72-9

The Lady Rules¹³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: Jordan Nailor⁽⁵⁾| T: F Brennan| OR: 84

40/1

14 race maiden finished well beaten in a claiming hurdle at Worcester (2m4f, good) in June. Making her debut for a new yard.

Form: P45-064

Forecasts

Vancouver (15/8), Elysian Prince (5/2), Woodfort (3/1), Utility (5/1), The Lady Rules (40/1), Matravers (66/1)

VANCOUVER can step up on September's return from a lengthy absence to take this conditional jockeys selling hurdle. The selection had won a handicap on his final start of last year and looks capable of getting the better of Woodfort while third place can go to Utility who played up at the start on his stable debut last time.