Construction Labour Force At cpcivilengineering.com Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 19:51 | Winning time: 5m 54.12s

Geordie Des Champs³⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Adam Wedge| T: Miss R Curtis| OR: 128| CD

11/8

18/1, right back on track when landing 12-runner handicap hurdle over C&D 38 days ago, responding well. Up 5 lb but veteran is still not taken lightly.

Form: 357/P6-1

Jersey Wonder⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Aidan Coleman| T: O Sherwood| OR: 126

13/8

Useful stayer on Flat for Jamie Osborne and bagged handicaps at Fontwell and Exeter before below-par fifth at Haydock last month. Sort to bounce back.

Form: 30311-5

Monty Guiry²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Jack Tudor⁽³⁾| T: Christian Williams| OR: 120| BF| D

11/4

Looked a thorough stayer when making a successful debut in 3m1f maiden hurdle at Warwick. Not disgraced when third of 8 in novice at Worcester (23f) 27 days ago and considered on his handicap bow.

Form: 4/1F2-13

Non-Runners

Asockastar²¹

Weight: 11-11| Age: 13

T: D Bourne J: Shane Quinlan

Jaunty Viking¹⁴

Weight: 10-1| Age: 6

T: B Eckley J: Ben Jones

Forecasts

Geordie Des Champs (11/8), Jersey Wonder (13/8), Monty Guiry (11/4), Asockastar (4/1), Jaunty Viking (4/1)

A case can be made for all of these but the most persuasive one is for JAUNTY VIKING who should find this step up in distance in his favour and can follow up his recent win here. Monty Guiry is less exposed than most and feared now going into handicaps, with Worcester-scorer Asockastar another who can have a say.