Racing Partnership Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:29 | Winning time: 6m 28.2s

Hot Ryan⁴⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: J E Moore| T: C Honour| OR: 106

10/1

Back-to-back hurdles winner in 2019. Lightly raced since, failing t take to chasing in May and has a lot to prove up in trip.

Form: 2/6P2-PF

Missthecuddles^p²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-9| J: Max Kendrick| T: D Killahena & G McPherson| OR: 93

3/1

Maiden who again looked hard work when plugging on for fourth over 3m at Southwell 3 weeks ago. Step up in trip ought to suit.

Form: 283-554

Forchena^t⁴³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-9| J: Mr Tommie M O'Brien⁽³⁾| T: T Lacey| OR: 93

11/8

Progressive sort who completed a hat-trick in hard-fought style at Hexham last time. Open to further improvement as stamina is really drawn out so she's an appealing candidate.

Form: 0/081-11

Whatsthecraicjack⁵⁸⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-8| J: Ben Jones⁽³⁾| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 92

17/2

In hood hands but little to get excited about in 4 starts when last seen in 2019. Upped markedly in distance.

Form: 9098/

Presenting Yeats^p,t³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: James Best| T: M F Harris| OR: 78

7/2

Yet to add to his bumper win in this sphere but did halt the slide when third at Worcester last month. Shapes as though worth a go at this sort of distance. 6 lb out of the weights.

Form: 0666-P3

Non-Runners

Gangster²⁷

Weight: 11-12| Age: 11

T: W Greatrex J: G Sheehan

The Wicket Chicken⁴⁸

Weight: 11-11| Age: 9

T: N P Mulholland J: T Scudamore

Bomber's Moon²⁷

Weight: 10-3| Age: 10

T: N & W Twiston-Davies J: Jordan Nailor

Forecasts

Forchena (11/8), Missthecuddles (3/1), Presenting Yeats (7/2), The Wicket Chicken (9/2), Gangster (5/1), Whatsthecraicjack (17/2), Hot Ryan (10/1), Bomber's Moon (10/1)

With the glaring exception of 4-timer seeking FORCHENA, most of these have a lot to prove so Tom Lacey's upwardly-mobile mare should be hard to beat with this step up in trip a plus. Missthecuddles is the tentative forecast pick.