Hirons Dooey Tiddesley Wood Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 20:21 | Winning time: 3m 58.3s

Noah And The Ark¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Harrison Beswick⁽⁵⁾| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 120| D

11/4

Multiple hurdle winner including in a 2m handicap on good ground at Ffos Las last time out. Leading contender despite a 5lb rise in the weights.

Form: 193-551

Mountain Rock³⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Tom Cannon| T: J Farrelly| OR: 117| D

16/1

Dual bumper winner and placed three times in hurdles. Well beaten at Ffos Las (2m4f, good) on stable debut last time out and others make more appeal.

Form: 226/42-8

Magical Thomas^p,t¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Millie Wonnacott⁽⁷⁾| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 115| D

5/1

Finished runner-up on two of his three starts since winning over an extended 2m1f at Fontwell (good) in April. Notable runner having finished ¾L second under this rider at Newton Abbot (good-to-firm) last time out.

Form: 341-282

Hallings Comet²²

Age: 10| Weight: 11-2| J: M Goldstein| T: S Lycett| OR: 114| CD

1/1

Returned from a break with a victory in a good ground C&D handicap hurdle earlier this month. Raised 5lb for that success and has run well off a higher mark in the past.

Form: 2/804-01

Lock's Corner²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: R P McLernon| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 112

8/1

Point-to-point winner but shown little in five Rules starts so far including in handicap company the last twice. Probably best watched at present.

Form: 125-558

Forecasts

Hallings Comet (1/1), Noah And The Ark (11/4), Magical Thomas (5/1), Lock's Corner (8/1), Mountain Rock (16/1)

NOAH AND THE ARK can defy top weight to register a fourth hurdles victory in ten starts in this small field handicap event. The selection represents a good yard and can get the better of Hallings Comet who is another to have won last time out. Third place can go to Magical Thomas who has a promising amateur rider in the saddle.