racingtv.com Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:58 | Winning time: 6m 4.5s

Uncle Henry⁴²

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: J M Quinlan| T: S A Harris| OR: 107

40/1

Fair hurdler for Gordon Elliott but hasn't shown much in 3 starts over jumps for present yard, pulled up in a Hexham selling hurdle at Hexham in April. Mixed bag on the Flat since and he's opposable on balance.

Form: 340P4-P

The Composeur^p1²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: K Brogan| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 102| CD

9/2

Badly out of sorts last season and hardly shaped as though the tide was about to turn when pulled up on return in a Newton Abbot handicap chase. On a good mark back hurdling but hopes very much pinned on the first-time cheekpieces helping to spark a revival.

Form: F4FP5-P

Presenting Yeats^t,v⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: P J Brennan| T: M F Harris| OR: 102| D

7/4

Lazy sort but pretty consistent on the whole and got his head back in front at Newton Abbot (26.5f) last time (subsequently demoted to second). 4 lb rise fair and should make a bold bid to atone for that disqualification with Paddy Brennan again aboard.

Form: 43432D

Dellboy Trotter¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: James Turner⁽⁷⁾| T: Tracey Leeson| OR: 92

7/4

Pair of 20.5f Market Rasen wins in June and has held his form well since, another creditable effort when finding just one too good at Fontwell (25.8f) recently. Still, current mark leaves little margin for error.

Form: 432342

Bomber's Moon¹³⁰

Age: 11| Weight: 10-6| J: Finn Lambert⁽⁷⁾| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR: 85

13/2

Long-standing maiden but he was second off this mark at Hereford last November and should come on for his C&D spin in June following a 6-month break. Couldn't rule out.

Form: 75246-5

Emmas Dilemma^t,v²¹

Age: 10| Weight: 10-2| J: M Goldstein| T: H James| OR: 76| CD

18/1

Modest hurdler who has shown little spark in 2 starts since returning to action in August. 5 lb 'wrong' at the weights and she looks up against it.

Form: 7515/75

Forecasts

Presenting Yeats (7/4), Dellboy Trotter (7/4), The Composeur (9/2), Bomber's Moon (13/2), Emmas Dilemma (18/1), Uncle Henry (40/1)

A chance is taken on BOMBER'S MOON, who has yet to strike following 18 attempts over hurdles but would have a big chance off this mark if he puts his best foot forward. While Dellboy Trotter has less to prove than most of these, the handicapper may just about have his measure now and Presenting Yeats, who was first past the post at Newton Abbot last time, is the clear main danger.