Miles For Men Walk For Women Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:30 | Winning time: 7m 22.9s

Very Extravagant^p²⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 11-10| J: T Scudamore| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 105

11/8

Completed a hat-trick on good ground in 2016, but has yet to add to that. No longer racing at that level of form, but keeps making the frame and despite a 3lb rise, her form is strong enough to have a big say here.

Form: 7FP332

Bearly Legal^t¹⁸

Age: 13| Weight: 11-10| J: B S Hughes| T: K Thornton| OR: 105

14/1

Pulled up in five of his last six starts and tailed off in the other. Brian Hughes is booked, but unless the subject of support, he looks very hard to fancy.

Form: P0-PPPP

Aquarian^p⁶⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.⁽⁵⁾| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 101| BF

11/4

Scored at Huntingdon (3m1f, good) on his penultimate start, but 7lb rise and softer ground saw him well held back there last time. Less testing ground could help, but has a bit to prove in trying to bounce back.

Form: 657415

Witness⁶⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 10-11| J: Miss Becky Smith⁽³⁾| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 92

2/1

In-and-out performer who is 2-30 over hurdles. Latest win came at Wetherby (3m, soft) 12-months ago, when 5lb lower. All four runs since then have been significantly below that level, so has a fair bit to prove.

Form: 61-7665

Non-Runners

Valleyofmilan⁸⁴

Weight: 12-2| Age: 12

T: D McCain Jnr J: Theo Gillard

Moorlands Mist⁹¹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 12

T: Sara Ender J: Nathan Moscrop

Leopard¹³

Weight: 10-5| Age: 5

T: Miss J E Foster J: Sean Quinlan

Forecasts

Very Extravagant (11/8), Witness (2/1), Aquarian (11/4), Valleyofmilan (4/1), Bearly Legal (14/1), Moorlands Mist (14/1), Leopard (25/1)

Valleyofmilan and Aquarian each look capable of making an impact in this, provided they can put lesser efforts from last time out behind them, while Moorlands Mist should be better suited by ground that is drier than last time. However, this looks a good opportunity for VERY EXTRAVAGANT to get her nose in front for the first time in three years.