Clansman's Davie And Jim Memorial Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:11 | Winning time: 5m 52.2s

Barney Stinson^p³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Jack Tudor| T: A Nicol| OR: 96

7/1

Tumbled in the weights for this yard but has stopped the slide in recent months, though latest third of 5 in handicap hurdle at Hexham (20.1f, good to soft) 38 days ago was just respectable.

Form: 806-423

Lake Shore Drive^p,t²³

Age: 10| Weight: 11-11| J: B S Hughes| T: L Morgan| OR: 93

13/8

Capitalised on a much-reduced mark when seeing off 17 rivals at Exeter in a first-time visor in April. Clear of the rest when runner-up at Sedgefield (27f, good) next time and only just denied on debut for new yard at Worcester 23 days ago. Expected to be bang there again.

Form: 0841-22

Get Phar³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Henry Brooke| T: D Brooke| OR: 85

5/2

Placed 4 times in handicap hurdles for Eoin Griffin but was operating some way below best in handful of starts upon joining present yard over the winter. However, big step back in the right direction when eye-catching third at Southwell on return last month, finished with running left. Interesting.

Form: 8900F-3

Hattaab^p³⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: Charlotte Jones⁽³⁾| T: Miss L Harrison| OR: 81

22/1

Fair winner for Graeme McPherson but has struggled for form since.

Form: 54FP-9P

Emirat De Catana³⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-12| J: S Mulqueen| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 80| CD

9/2

Temperamental sort who regained winning ways in handicap hurdle at Musselburgh (3m) in December. Bounced back to his best when just denied by a prolific course specialist over C&D last month but not sure to be in the same form/mood here.

Form: 1354-52

New Zealander⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: D R Fox| T: L Kerr| OR: 75

11/1

Winless following 14 attempts in this sphere and again finished well held at Cartmel 9 days ago.

Form: P6-4846

Non-Runners

Simply Mani³³

Weight: 10-9| Age: 10

T: P D Niven J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Lake Shore Drive (13/8), Get Phar (5/2), Emirat De Catana (9/2), Barney Stinson (7/1), New Zealander (11/1), Simply Mani (16/1), Hattaab (22/1)

GET PHAR took a step back in the right direction when an eye-catching third at Southwell on his return last month and is potentially on a good mark if building on that. He shades the vote over Lake Shore Drive, who continued his good run of form when just denied starting out for this yard at Worcester. Emirat de Catana was beaten only by a course specialist when going close over C&D last time and is best of the others.