D & S Commissioning Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 13:35 | Winning time: 4m 3.50s

Ataguiseamix²⁰⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Lucy Gardner⁽³⁾| T: Mrs S Gardner

40/1

Placed in a point-to-point on soft-to-heavy ground in 2017 but pulled up in both starts under Rules. Making his season and stable debut.

Form: 2/PP-

Crooks Peak²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: R Johnson| T: P Hobbs & J White| BF| D

8/13

Landed a Listed bumper at Cheltenham in 2017, but was tailed off in the Festival version in March. Looked in need of the run when fading late on at Newton Abbot three weeks ago. Should strip fitter here but needs to up his game all the same.

Form: 110-4

Some Day Soon¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: G Sheehan| T: Jamie Snowden

11/8

Knocking on the door in bumpers and almost made it a debut win over hurdles at Bangor last month when collared on the line. Good effort at Cheltenham last time in a stronger race than this and should be bang there once again.

Form: 3272-25

Storm Fire¹⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: B Barr

100/1

Has a good pedigree but was tailed off in all three starts in bumpers. Needs to significantly up his game now tackling hurdles for the first time.

Form: 0-36

Non-Runners

Zoffany Bay¹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 4

T: A Stronge J: Adam Wedge

Forecasts

Crooks Peak (8/13), Some Day Soon (11/8), Zoffany Bay (3/1), Ataguiseamix (40/1), Storm Fire (100/1)

Better is expected of Crooks Peak at some point but it was disappointing the way he faded at Newton Abbot last time. SOME DAY SOON was narrowly denied at Bangor and then ran a cracker in a better race than this at Cheltenham last time and could take some stopping here.