New One Unibet Hurdle (Grade 2) (Registered As The Champion Hurdle Trial Race)

Off time: 14:00 | Winning time: 3m 52.20s

Navajo Pass^b1¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 140| CD

16/1

Beat Buveur d'Air to win this last year. Well below par in 2 Sandown handicaps this season, though. Blinkers go on. Has to concede weight and even return to best is unlikely to be enough.

Form: 7113-07

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Garo De Juilley^t¹⁰⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 11-8| J: S Bowen| T: Mrs S Leech| OR: 132

125/1

Hasn't won on these shores since October 2018 but did hit the target twice in France last season. Recorded a couple of creditable efforts there in the autumn but well below par at Auteuil latest.

Form: 10-9368

Global Citizen³⁵

25/1

Smart front-running hurdler/chaser at best, winning this in 2019. Recent years have been a struggle, though, failing to build on Doncaster second when down the field at Ascot. Had wind op since.

Form: PPP-920

Hunters Call⁴²

Age: 12| Weight: 11-4| J: Aidan Coleman| T: O Murphy| OR: 145| D

11/4

Very much at veteran stage but in form of his life this term, producing smart effort to win Bangor handicap on return and fine third in Grade 2 International at Cheltenham since. Should go well again.

Form: 4335-13

Rockadenn^t²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Nick Scholfield| T: A Ralph| OR: 135| D

12/1

Useful sort who was back to best at second time of asking for his new yard when runner-up in a 19f course handicap on heavy over Christmas. Something to find with a couple of these, though.

Form: R1P-372

Tommy's Oscar²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Danny McMenamin| T: Mrs A Hamilton| OR: 156| C| D

4/7

Won a warm 19f course handicap on Betfair Chase day and has taken it up another notch with 2m handicap wins at Doncaster and Musselburgh since. Progressive, tough and reliable, and the one to beat.

Form: 3-23111

Forecasts

Tommy's Oscar (4/7), Hunters Call (11/4), Rockadenn (12/1), Navajo Pass (16/1), Global Citizen (25/1), Garo De Juilley (125/1)

TOMMY'S OSCAR produced a really smart weight-carrying performance at Musselburgh on New Year's Day and Ann Hamilton's thriving 7-y-o is strongly fancied to make it 4 wins in a row back up in grade. Hunters Call might be a 12-y-o but he's never been in better form and is the obvious danger.