Little Orton Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:11 | Winning time: 6m 25.52s

Art Of Diplomacy³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Cillin Leonard⁽⁵⁾| T: Dr R D P Newland| OR: 120| BF| D

10/11

Scored at Catterick in January and posted good second of 11 in handicap hurdle at Ascot (23.5f) 36 days ago. Big player here off an unchanged mark.

Form: F-61212

Jobsonfire¹³⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 11-9| J: Alan Johns| T: S Allwood| OR: 117| CD

13/2

C&D winner. 14/1, second of 11 in handicap chase at Worcester (23f) 135 days ago. Switches to hurdles and can't be ruled out.

Form: 1/3P6-P2

Uno Mas^p⁹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Jack Tudor| T: Christian Williams| OR: 113| D

11/4

Extended his winning run with a career best in landing 6-runner handicap chase at Fakenham (29.1f) 98 days ago. Not taken lightly back over hurdles in his bid for a five-timer.

Form: 121111

Court Dreaming^p⁵⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: Danny McMenamin| T: N G Richards| OR: 107| CD

6/1

Blinkered for 1st time, eighth of 12 in handicap hurdle (33/1) at Doncaster (24.4f) 58 days ago. Cheekpieces back on with work to do.

Form: 662P48

Non-Runners

Presence Felt³⁴⁰

Weight: 10-2| Age: 14

T: J E Dixon J: Mr John Dixon

Forecasts

Art Of Diplomacy (10/11), Uno Mas (11/4), Court Dreaming (6/1), Jobsonfire (13/2), Presence Felt (20/1)

ART OF DIPLOMACY can race off the same mark as when a very good second at Ascot so looks the way to go here. Uno Mas reverts to hurdles after his Fakenham chase success and rates a big threat in his bid for a five-timer, with C&D scorer Jobsonfire not taken lightly either.