Flowfit Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:30 | Winning time: 3m 43.70s

Just The Man^p¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: K Brogan| T: J G M O'Shea| OR: 122| CD

11/4

Dual winner over C&D last term and has made the placings here on last 2 outings. Looks shade high in the weights now but likely to acquit himself well again at a course where he boasts a fine record.

Form: 32192-3

Courtandbould¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-13| J: P J Brennan| T: F O'Brien| OR: 121| D

11/2

Useful hurdler at best but hasn't shown much to positive about recently, again easily beaten at Warwick last month. Dropped further in weights but hard to have confidence in.

Form: F2388-5

Finest View²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King| OR: 120| CD

6/5

Won C&D mares' novice in March and followed up under a penalty at Kempton last time. Pacy sort is very much the type to have a fruitful summer and can progress further on handicap debut.

Form: 8/0221-1

State Crown^p¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams| OR: 112

9/1

Scored twice at Newton Abbot last spring/summer but hasn't looked in the same form since return, no more than respectable on a rare Flat outing at Ascot last time. Now back to last winning mark.

Form: 914455-

Technological^p¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Kevin Jones| T: M F Harris| OR: 108

8/1

Still 2 lb higher than for winning a weak 3-runner event at Exeter in April and hasn't looked to have much in hand from the handicapper in a pair of starts since. Might get his own way in front here, though.

Form: 3P316-3

Forecasts

Finest View (6/5), Just The Man (11/4), Courtandbould (11/2), Technological (8/1), State Crown (9/1)

FINEST VIEW enters handicaps as an unexposed sort and Alan King's mare is fancied to land the hat-trick here. Course-specialist Just The Man is an obvious danger, whilst the others all have at least a minor question to answer. Technological may be allowed to dictate, so gets the call for third.