MansionBet Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 13:30 | Winning time: 3m 44.35s

Oakley²⁴⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Harry Bannister| T: R Bandey| OR: 130

4/1

Useful handicapper at best for Philip Hobbs who checked out rather tamely when last seen at Cheltenham (16.8f) in April. Starts out for new yard going well, so one to note in betting from reduced mark

Form: 270/366-

Sofia's Rock^h,t¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Lorcan Williams| T: D Skelton| OR: 127

28/1

Useful on Flat and similar standard over hurdles, winning twice. Somewhat typically raced too freely when pulled up on return at Doncaster last month but another who is easing in the weights.

Form: 320/8F-P

Brief Times^h¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 126

11/8

Bumper winner who has made a bright start over hurdles, making it 2-2 at Doncaster (16.5f) late last month, making all. Very much the type to go on improving now handicapping. Big shout.

Form: 3-111

Earth Company¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: T J O'Brien| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 124

5/2

Fair in bumpers and confirmed hurdles debut promise when readily landing a Taunton novice (16.5f) 3 weeks ago, produced to lead 2 out and quickly going clear. More to come now handicapping.

Form: 420-31

Park Paddocks¹²⁴⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: W T Kennedy| T: S Lycett| OR: 122

80/1

Fairly useful hurdler for Gordon Elliott who has been absent since falling at KIllarney (17f) back in summer 2018. Can only be watched on belated return for new stable.

Form: 11852F/

Small Bad Bob³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Nick Scholfield| T: P Henderson| OR: 119

16/1

Newton Abbot novice winner who showed improved form to follow up in a Fontwell handicap (17.7f) in October. Not in same form from inflated mark since and bit more needed here.

Form: 221190

Kalyptra^h³²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-3| J: T Scudamore| T: H Brown| OR: 107

8/1

Showed fair form at best over hurdles but pulled too hard to last out on handicap debut at Cheltenham last month. Remains early days with him but likely to find easier openings in due course

Form: 244-20

Forecasts

Brief Times (11/8), Earth Company (5/2), Oakley (4/1), Kalyptra (8/1), Small Bad Bob (16/1), Sofia's Rock (28/1), Park Paddocks (80/1)

EARTH COMPANY and Brief Times are a pair of unexposed 5-y-os firmly on the up and rate the pair to focus on. The former impressed with how he quickened when forging clear to land a Taunton novice 3 weeks ago and narrowly earns the vote. Oakley, on debut for the in-form Richard Bandey stable, can do best of the remainder.