QuinnBet Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:50 | Winning time: 3m 58.92s

Brief Times^h,t1²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: James Best| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 129| BF| D

5/4

Won first 2 hurdles starts before excellent second at Wincanton on his handicap bow in December. Only mid-field when favourite for 17-runner event at Kempton last time but isn't yet fully exposed. Tongue-tied for first time.

Form: 3-11120

See The Sea^t¹³⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: Peter Kavanagh⁽⁵⁾| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 128| D

7/2

Fluent-jumping front runner who landed a hat-trick under this rider in the autumn. Returns from a break and could get an easy lead here, so she may take some catching.

Form: 221115

Byzantine Empire^t¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Liam Harrison⁽³⁾| T: F O'Brien| OR: 120| BF| D

11/8

Scored at Doncaster in December and ran well when third at Musselburgh 15 days ago. Largely consistent type and he should give another good account.

Form: 211453

Non-Runners

Red Force One¹

Weight: 11-2| Age: 7

T: P A Kirby J: Joe Williamson

Forecasts

Brief Times (5/4), Byzantine Empire (11/8), See The Sea (7/2), Red Force One (8/1)

A good race despite the small field, with SEE THE SEA getting the verdict. Donald McCain's mare jumps well and travels strongly and may be hard to peg back likely to get things her own way in front. Brief Times is worth a chance to bounce back from his Kempton performance, whilst Byzantine Empire is well established as being able to compete from his mark.