Racing Excellence Training Series Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:31 | Winning time: 4m 15.17s

The Crooner²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Hugh Nugent⁽³⁾| T: Miss V Williams| OR: 112

3/1

Bright start for connections at Warwick in January (2m, good to soft, fourth) but hasn't managed to really build on that. Capable of better things.

Form: 68336-5

Sea Story^p1³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Chester Williams⁽³⁾| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls| OR: 105| BF| D

10/3

Dual bumper winner, best effort to date over hurdles when third at Hereford (2m, good) last month on seasonal bow. Cheekpieces applied now and should be competitive.

Form: 0/2486-3

The Game Is A Foot⁸

Age: 12| Weight: 11-2| J: Cillin Leonard⁽³⁾| T: Miss Z C Davison| OR: 105| D

6/1

6-32 over hurdles, most recently at Towcester in February 2018. Runner-up last week at Lingfield (2m3½f, heavy) and the veteran should go well again before mark is revised.

Form: 141/3-32

Clearly Capable⁶^{(ex 7)}

Age: 10| Weight: 11-1| J: Ben Jones| T: A W Carroll| OR: 97| C

9/4

Made the most of a good chance to win over further in a seller here last week, making most. This tougher back in a handicap.

Form: 22-2331

Tim Rocco^h,t¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: C J Todd| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 103| D

9/2

Two wins in four days in early March at Doncaster and Newcastle, held afterwards and yet to really threaten in three runs since return to action. Mark workable.

Form: 140-604

Non-Runners

Little Rory Mac⁶

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: Henry Oliver J: Mr Nathan Brennan

Forecasts

Little Rory Mac (6/5), Clearly Capable (9/4), The Crooner (3/1), Sea Story (10/3), Tim Rocco (9/2), The Game Is A Foot (6/1)

A 7lb penalty may not derail LITTLE RORY MAC in his follow-up bid after last week's much-vaunted Market Rasen success. He had plenty in hand that afternoon and remains 4lb 'well-in' now. Veteran The Game Is A Foot was second at Lingfield last week and should give another solid account while Sea Story comes here after a much better effort at Hereford and can play a part.