Andyloos 30th Anniversary Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:10 | Winning time: 4m 37.9s

Forever Field^p⁴⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-9| J: N de Boinville| T: N J Henderson| OR: 130| CD

12/1

Won this race off 2lb lower in 2016 and isn't badly handicapped but three poor runs culminated in being tailed off behind Jimmy Rabbitte at Ffos Las (2m4f, good) last time and needs a revival to be involved.

Form: 322P-P4

Bally Longford^t¹¹

Age: 11| Weight: 11-5| J: T Scudamore| T: C L Tizzard| OR: 126| D

9/1

Has had a successful summer with two wins at Ffos Las over 3m in June and finished second, albeit well-beaten, here (2m4f, good) last time out. Veteran of this field who may find a couple of younger rivals too good.

Form: 5-21152

Mister Universum^t⁵⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 125

10/3

Back in form with three good runs this season, most recently when beaten a short-head at Market Rasen (2m4½f, good) two months ago. Slightly lower grade here and a bold show likely on just his fourth start over this trip.

Form: 266-322

Doubly Clever¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Luca Morgan⁽¹⁰⁾| T: J Farrelly| OR: 124| CD

2/1

Joined this yard after two good runs in selling company and made the perfect start when winning by 1½L over C&D 18 days ago. Better opposition and a 6lb rise here but did win off this mark in 2017.

Form: 64-P121

Jimmy Rabbitte¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: Dr R D P Newland| OR: 121| BF| D

15/8

Rapidly improved since joining this yard and posted a career-best when winning readily at Ffos Las (2m4f, good) on 18 July. No obvious reason for a poor run last time but would be folly to rule out on previous efforts.

Form: 14-3215

Forecasts

Jimmy Rabbitte (15/8), Doubly Clever (2/1), Mister Universum (10/3), Bally Longford (9/1), Forever Field (12/1)

With his sights slightly lowered today, MISTER UNIVERSUM can gain a deserved victory after three good runs this summer. After a cracking win at Ffos Las, Jimmy Rabbitte ran too badly to be true last time and can prove the biggest danger to the Skelton inmate whilst Doubly Clever has form figures of 121 at this track and is likely to run his race again.