Get Switched On With Matchbook Juvenile Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 13:20 | Winning time: 4m 7.90s

Katpoli^t²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 12-5| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: Dr R D P Newland| OR: 127| BF| D

7/2

Huntingdon winner over 2m on good ground in November on rules bow. Has since run good races in defeat in pair of Triumph Hurdle Trials at Cheltenham before disappointing at Warwick last month. Yet to race on ground worse than good. Hood left off.

Form: 4P1435

Le Milos^h1⁴⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Alan Johns| T: Tim Vaughan| OR: 118

20/1

Fair efforts in a couple of Auteuil hurdles in the autumn. Well held in a maiden hurdle at Exeter in January (2m1f, good to soft; 50-1) and needs a significant step forward here in first-time hood.

Form: 07P554

The Knot Is Tied¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Bryony Le Clerc| T: N B King| OR: 117| D

6/4

Multiple winning stayer on the Flat (rated 74), including on heavy ground. Learning all the time in three starts over timber, runner-up in most recent two of those. Going the right way and much-respected.

Form: 322

Twenty Twenty⁴¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: Joshua Moore| T: G & J Moore| OR: 113

16/1

Well-bred for hurdles (half-brother to Supasundae); made a successful hurdles debut at Fontwell (2m1½f, good) in September, though has gone the wrong way in three further starts and questions to be answered now.

Form: 1634

Glenpark⁶⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: T Scudamore| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 108

10/1

Improving with experience over flights, latest when 11L fourth of 12 at Ayr (2m, soft) early in January. Has to take a step up on that form to land this prize.

Form: 474

Percy Prosecco⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Wayne Hutchinson| T: Noel Williams| OR: 108| D

5/2

Winner of a juvenile hurdle at Huntingdon (2m, good) in November before being disappointing favourite at Warwick next time. Latest fourth behind Dyliev back there suggests he has work on with The Knot Is Tied in this line-up.

Form: 144

Non-Runners

Needs To Be Seen¹⁴

Weight: 11-4| Age: 4

T: J Ryan J: Non Runner

Forecasts

The Knot Is Tied (6/4), Percy Prosecco (5/2), Katpoli (7/2), Glenpark (10/1), Needs To Be Seen (14/1), Twenty Twenty (16/1), Le Milos (20/1)

THE KNOT IS TIED found only an in-form mare too strong last time at Warwick, form that has been boosted by the winner and third since. Neil King's runner is improving with each start over timber and can make the most of the weight received from Katpoli here. Dr Richard Newland's charge has failed to build on a winning start over timber at Huntingdon and, despite two good runs at Cheltenham late last year, was disappointing at Wincanton last month when favourite. The forecast ground may also be worry. Percy Prosecco looks best of the remainder.