Coral Long Distance Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:05 | Winning time: 5m 59.80s

Champ²³⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 11-8| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: N J Henderson| OR: 161| C| D

11/8

RSA Chase winner in 2020 who proved he remains equally effective over timber last season. Bit disappointing in the Liverpool Hurdle on final outing but has a good record fresh and makes plenty of appeal.

Form: 2P/1243-

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Paisley Park^t²¹¹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-8| J: Aidan Coleman| T: Miss E C Lavelle| OR: 160| CD

6/1

High-class hurdler who landed the Cleeve Hurdle for a third time at Cheltenham on New Year's Day. Finished with running left when third to Flooring Porter in the Stayers' Hurdle there last time and expected to give another good account.

Form: 333135-

Proschema²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 154| D

5/2

Smart hurdler who looked better than ever when breezing to success in the West Yorkshire Hurdle at Wetherby last month. Another bold showing seems likely.

Form: 52F-371

Thomas Darby^t²⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-8| J: S Bowen| T: O Murphy| OR: 153| CD

7/1

Unreliable type but returned with a creditable effort behind Proschema in West Yorkshire Hurdle at Wetherby and bids for back-to-back wins in this.

Form: 414P4-2

Tea Clipper^p²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Stan Sheppard| T: T Lacey| OR: 142| BF| D

17/2

Made a winning start over fences at Chepstow last autumn and generally good efforts in defeat since. Might get outclassed back over hurdles, though.

Form: 2444-23

Non-Runners

Dashel Drasher²⁰

Weight: 11-2| Age: 9

T: J Scott J: Rex Dingle

Forecasts

Champ (11/8), Proschema (5/2), Paisley Park (6/1), Thomas Darby (7/1), Dashel Drasher (7/1), Tea Clipper (17/2)

The classy CHAMP wasn't on his game on his final outing last season but he usually goes well fresh, so he's worth chancing to make another successful return. Proschema looked better than ever when scoring at Wetherby on return and hasn't had much racing over 3m, so he's a big danger, while a customary strong late run is expected from Paisley Park.