VBET Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 19:50 | Winning time: 4m 58.9s

Switch Hitter³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Angus Cheleda⁽⁷⁾| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 132| CD

5/4

Showed improved form when narrowly taking 8-runner handicap hurdle over C&D (good to soft) 30 days ago. 5 lb rise fair and holds strong claims.

Form: 1/5-2181

Prince Escalus²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 130| D

7/4

Career best when winning 8-runner handicap hurdle at Market Rasen (20.6f, good) 26 days ago, keeping on well. 8 lb higher now but could have more to offer yet.

Form: 9-14251

Oscar Rose¹⁶¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-3| J: Liam Harrison⁽⁵⁾| T: F O'Brien| OR: 129| CD

9/1

Dual hurdles winner who took extremely well to chasing during second half of last year, landing back-to-back mares' handicaps at around this trip. Absent since but not out of things.

Form: 6-62311

Sir Valentine^v²⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR: 126

5/1

Not scored for some time and finished well behind Prince Escalus at Market Rasen last time.

Form: 9-22445

Forecasts

Switch Hitter (5/4), Prince Escalus (7/4), Sir Valentine (5/1), Oscar Rose (9/1)

Slight preference is for PRINCE ESCALUS, who upped his game when scoring on similar ground at Market Rasen last month. Switch Hitter is the obvious danger.