Country Food Trust Claiming Hurdle

Off time: 13:45 | Winning time: 4m 1.53s

Scudamore^p1²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: J Candlish| OR: 106| BF

10/3

Fair AW Flat winner for Ivan Furtado. Similar form hitting frame in pair of novice hurdles at around 2m of late and calims of being in the mix quickly eased in class. Cheekpieces go on.

Form: 34

Thomas Kershaw^b1⁷⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Alex Edwards⁽³⁾| T: Miss Gay Kelleway| OR: 92| D

10/1

Much improved when winning a Uttoxeter maiden hurdle last spring, but has failed to back it up in 4 subsequent starts (including for new yard on latest). Now down in trip with blinkers added,

Form: 9-1335P

Vanderbilt^p²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Fergus Gillard⁽³⁾| T: Mark Gillard| OR: 84

4/1

Long-standing maiden who is likely to find a few too good again even allowing for the drop in grade.

Form: 342484

Quiana³⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: N F Houlihan⁽³⁾| T: G & J Moore| OR: 93

9/2

French Flat winner who went close in an AW bumper at Kempton last February. However, yet to threaten over hurdles, failing to beat a rival on both starts this year.

Form: 3/426-90

Coole Well⁴⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-3| J: Max Kendrick| T: J Coulson| OR: 117| D

6/4

Temperamental sort but won 3 of his last 5 starts for Fergal O'Brien last year and ran well on back of 6 months off when third at Leicester last month. Big shout with repeat on these terms.

Form: 146113

Forecasts

Coole Well (6/4), Scudamore (10/3), Vanderbilt (4/1), Quiana (9/2), Thomas Kershaw (10/1)

COOLE WELL landed 3 of his last 5 starts for Fergal O'Brien and again ran well when third on yard debut in a Leicester claimer last month. He holds obvious claims on these terms and can come out on top again. Scudamore may emerge as the chief danger.