Signsplus Hurdle

Off time: 12:47 | Winning time: 6m 10.80s

Born By The Sea³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: Mr L P Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Gilligan| OR: 126

10/1

Fairly useful chaser who won 3-runner minor event chase (7/1) at Wetherby (24.2f, good to soft) 31 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 374841

Clondaw Secret²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G Elliott| D

10/3

Won 18-runner novice hurdle at Navan (20f, heavy) on NH debut 21 days ago. Sure to progress.

Form: 1-1

Diol Ker²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: M J Stenson⁽⁷⁾| T: N Meade| OR: 143| D

6/4

Useful hurdler. Hasn't looked a natural over fences but respected back hurdling.

Form: 32/1-F34

Madison To Monroe^t⁷⁸³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-13| J: Mr B O'Neill| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 123

25/1

Lightly-raced winner under NH rules. Tongue strap on for 1st time, well-beaten sixth of 7 to Robin De Carlow in listed hurdle (7/1) at Cork (24f, good to soft). Off over 2 years.

Form: 108136/

Tower Bridge^t³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-13| J: Mark Walsh| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 143

2/1

Useful chaser. 12/1, good fourth of 9 in handicap hurdle at Market Rasen (23.1f, good) 37 days ago, finishing with running left. Solid claims.

Form: 22/4PP-4

Forecasts

Diol Ker (6/4), Tower Bridge (2/1), Clondaw Secret (10/3), Born By The Sea (10/1), Madison To Monroe (25/1)

This can go to TOWER BRIDGE, a Grade 1 winner as a novice, who very much caught the eye under a considerate ride on his return at Market Rasen last month. Clondaw Secret and Diol Ker are the obvious threats.