Hinton Memorial Handicap Chase

Off time: 13:55 | Winning time: 5m 8.55s

Holly James^p1²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams| OR: 112

7/2

Bumper/hurdles winner but he has made an inauspicious start over fences with two poor runs at Hereford this term. Yard in great nick but lot more is needed.

Form: 1F72-PP

Cybalko^p,t⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Jonathan England| T: S England| OR: 108| CD

6/4

Finally opened account with cheekpieces refitted over C&D and followed up back down in trip here. Not disgraced off 8 lb higher mark when third in 2m Catterick handicap last time so he's a player.

Form: 943113

Honourary Gift^p²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: B S Hughes| T: J Ewart| OR: 105| C

9/1

Bumper/novice hurdle winner here who also made a promising start over fences back here this term. However, seems to have lost his confidence and ran poorly in cheekpieces at Doncaster last time.

Form: 14/2U07

Road Warrior^p,t¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: K Yeoman⁽⁷⁾| T: R Menzies| OR: 101

11/4

Yet to win, but he arrives on the back of good second of 11 in 19f Wetherby handicap 17 days ago. Raised 4 lb though but still not ruled out in bid to finally open his account.

Form: P6-2462

Muroor^v¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: Thomas Dowson| T: V Thompson| OR: 97| CD

12/1

Returned to form from out of the blue to score over C&D in November but turned in a poor effort in 19f Market Rasen handicap last time. Could bounce back here though.

Form: 5P7-157

Notre Ami^p1¹²

Age: 9| Weight: 10-11| J: Sam Coltherd⁽³⁾| T: Miss J E Foster| OR: 97

22/1

Fair handicap hurdler/chaser for Nick Gifford but he has offered little in three runs for new yard over hurdles/fences this term. Easily opposed.

Form: 530-P70

Forecasts

Cybalko (6/4), Road Warrior (11/4), Holly James (7/2), Honourary Gift (9/1), Muroor (12/1), Notre Ami (22/1)

Not the most competitive of handiaps and CYBALKO looks to have been found an excellent opportunity to record win number three here this winter. Road Warrior has still to get his head in front but arrives in good form so rates the main threat ahead of C&D scorer Muroor.