Vickers.Bet And LHS Champion Racing Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:39 | Winning time: 7m 17.35s

Midnight Mary^t²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: C Gethings| T: S Edmunds| OR: 105

5/1

Likeable mare who enhanced her impressive strike rate in handicaps when shading a tight finish at Fakenham last month. Looks sure to give another good account of herself.

Form: 13-1411

Thatbeatsbanagher^p¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: R P McLernon| T: B Haslam| OR: 99| CD

2/1

Three-time winner for Enda Bolger in Ireland who bounced back to form out of the blue for new yard when springing a 33/1 surprise over C&D 10 days ago. Up 4 lb but remains well treated on old form.

Form: U45P41

Bird On The Wire^t³⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Theo Gillard⁽³⁾| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 98

9/2

Suited by this longer trip when readily off the mark in a 3m Doncaster handicap in January but found a 5 lb rise enough to stop her at Wetherby since.

Form: P-26516

Late Date^p²⁵

Age: 11| Weight: 10-6| J: Jack Hogan⁽⁷⁾| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 85| C

20/1

Ended losing streak stretching back over 2 years when taking 25f Catterick handicap under this rider on New Year's Day but no big surprise that he wasn't in the same form over this C&D since.

Form: 527710

Tanora^p,t²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-1| J: Jonathan England| T: S England| OR: 80| BF

2/1

Good second to Late Date at Catterick on New Year's Day. Creditable efforts on next 2 starts and possibly found a busy spell catching up with her when only fifth over C&D latest. Freshened up since.

Form: 442425

Bobbie The Dazzler⁹³

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: J Kington| T: S G West| OR: 69

28/1

Sole win back in 2018 and hasn't really been threatening to add that this term (Newcastle second in November came in a match). 10 lb out of the handicap.

Form: 755427

Non-Runners

Joanna I'm Fine²⁵

Weight: 10-0| Age: 5

T: Mrs J Stephen J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Thatbeatsbanagher (2/1), Tanora (2/1), Bird On The Wire (9/2), Midnight Mary (5/1), Joanna I'm Fine (16/1), Late Date (20/1), Bobbie The Dazzler (28/1)

THATBEATSBANAGHER won off higher marks in Ireland so still has handicapping scope after a 4 lb rise for his recent C&D win and might be able to halt the winning run of Midnight Mary.