Parklands Golf Club Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 11:55 | Winning time: 4m 3.5s

Royal Reserve⁸⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: D R Fox| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 113| D

6/1

Hasn't raced over hurdles since February 2017 but given his improvement on the Flat for David O'Meara and Micheal Bell, he could be potentially well treated off his current mark (113); debut for Lucinda Russell - a 27,000gns purchase in October.

Form: 4444/

Suggestion^p¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Quinlan| T: P A Kirby| OR: 113| D

11/10

One of a number of winners for this in-form trainer over the festive period, when beating En Meme Temps by 7L at Wetherby (2m, good to soft) on Boxing Day; competes off a 9lb higher mark.

Form: 523881

Wishfull Dreaming^t⁶²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: Jonathan England| T: S England| OR: 107| D

10/3

Left the care of Olly Murphy over the summer and underwent wind surgery prior to reappearing for this trainer at Carlisle (2m1f, good) in November; dropped 2lb since and fairly handily weighted; worth keeping an eye on the market.

Form: P0-3349

Tunnel Creek^p⁴¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Philip Armson⁽⁷⁾| T: Sean Conway| OR: 105

33/1

With a new trainer having moved on since producing a modest effort for Olly Murphy at Southwell in November 2017; watching brief can be the only advice off a 410 day absence.

Form: 001456-

Beyondtemptation^h,t¹⁴

Age: 11| Weight: 11-1| J: Danny Cook| T: J C Haynes| OR: 102| CD

11/2

Theoretically is back to a more competitive mark, but she folded quickly over 2m4f here prior to Christmas when ultimately thrashed by the 16L winner Eternally Yours; no issues with track or trip; not getting any younger and vulnerable.

Form: P13-0P3

Pc Dixon¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: C J Todd⁽⁷⁾| T: V Thompson| OR: 100| D

12/1

Looked to be in need of the run at Catterick (2m3f+) last month and drops back to a more suitable trip today just 1lb above his last winning mark; that said, is likely to find others stronger.

Form: 2343-20

Non-Runners

The Character⁴⁵

Weight: 11-11| Age: 8

T: D McCain Jnr J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Suggestion (11/10), Wishfull Dreaming (10/3), Beyondtemptation (11/2), Royal Reserve (6/1), The Character (8/1), Pc Dixon (12/1), Tunnel Creek (33/1)

Lucinda Russell was well represented numerically for this race at the five-day entries stage, and she relies on her stable newcomer ROYAL RESERVE. Unexposed over hurdles (0-4 for Ian Williams), he could be potentially well handicapped off a mark of 113 given his steady improvement on the Flat for David O'Meara and Michael Bell (89-rated). The most obvious danger is the Wetherby Boxing Day scorer Suggestion who competes for the bang in-form Catterick handler Phil Kirby.