Louise & Roy Swinburne 10th Anniversary Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 19:24 | Winning time: 4m 53.68s

Gavrocheka^p1⁷²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: T J O'Brien| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 111

5/1

Opened hurdles account at Market Rasen last summer. Fair to say that she hasn't built on that in 4 subsequent starts, but she's certainly not one to write off just yet. Cheekpieces applied.

Form: 2/13046-

Baron Nelson³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: N de Boinville| T: N J Henderson| OR: 110| BF

4/1

Low-key start in bumper/novice hurdle but much improved when second in maiden at Warwick in April. Disappointed given that promise at Fontwell 5 weeks ago but too early to write off on handicap debut.

Form: 602-3

Aliandy^t¹⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-4| J: C Gethings| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls| OR: 105| D

10/1

Temperamental sort. Has performed respectably on his last 3 starts but hard to place much faith him for win purposes.

Form: 5PF4-46

Clearly Capable^t¹⁴

Age: 12| Weight: 10-10| J: Shane Quinlan⁽⁵⁾| T: D Bourne| OR: 97| CD

8/11

Infrequent winner but looked in his best nick for ages when winning 12-runner handicap hurdle at this C&D (good) a fortnight ago. 8 lb rise demands more but he's capable of winning again.

Form: 6666-21

First Destination¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 10-0| J: S Bowen| T: R Stephens| OR: 80

12/1

Bumper winner in 2017 and bettered previous form in this sphere when third in a 6-runner handicap (15.8f) here last month. Unable to take a step forward a fortnight ago so others make more appeal.

Form: 80P/0-36

Non-Runners

Faint Hope¹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 9

T: G Harris J: Jordan Nailor

Clondaw Promise²⁹

Weight: 11-11| Age: 7

T: J & A O'Neill J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.

Beau Haze¹⁹

Weight: 10-11| Age: 8

T: P C Dando J: Conor Ring

Forecasts

Clearly Capable (8/11), Beau Haze (11/4), Baron Nelson (4/1), Gavrocheka (5/1), Faint Hope (11/2), Clondaw Promise (6/1), Aliandy (10/1), First Destination (12/1)

Veteran CLEARLY CAPABLE looked in his best nick for some time when scoring second time up for Daniel Bourne over C&D a fortnight ago. An 8 lb rise demands more, but he looks capable of winning again and is taken to follow up. Beau Haze is sure to be popular in his hat-trick bid but may have to settle for silver, while hopes are pinned on first-time cheekpieces sparking Gavrocheka back to form.