Easter Monday Seniors' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:42 | Winning time: 5m 22.79s

Thirtyfourstitches¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 12-2| J: Charlie Hammond| T: Dr R D P Newland| OR: 122| CD

6/4

Front runner who won 7 times in a prolific 2021-22 campaign and another 2 victories this term at Plumpton. Shaped as if still in good heart in the Sandown mud and found only an improver too good at Wincanton a fortnight ago.

Form: P1P172

Made For You^b,t²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 12-2| J: Daire Davis⁽⁷⁾| T: O Murphy| OR: 122| D

9/1

Scored at Musselburgh in December and return to right-handed track with cheekpieces enabled him to get back on track when second at Market Rasen 3 weeks ago. Blinkers now the headgear of choice back in trip.

Form: 921P52

Swaffham Bulbeck²⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: C Gethings| T: S Edmunds| OR: 120| C

2/1

Knocking loudly on the door in both codes, runner-up for the fourth time over 2m here 3 weeks ago. Shaping up as though well worth a return to this trip.

Form: 353252

Small Bad Bob⁴⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: Aaron Anderson⁽⁵⁾| T: P Henderson| OR: 107

3/1

Maiden pointer who tasted success 3 times over hurdles during 2021/22 campaign. Only one real effort of note in that sphere so far this term and chase debut at Chepstow wasn't encouraging.

Form: 4P5355

Non-Runners

Master Debonair³⁴

Weight: 12-1| Age: 9

T: Christian Williams J: Ellis Collier

Bombyx²⁸

Weight: 11-9| Age: 8

T: L Wadham J: Tom Cannon

Clearance⁵⁷

Weight: 10-11| Age: 9

T: M Blake J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Thirtyfourstitches (6/4), Swaffham Bulbeck (2/1), Small Bad Bob (3/1), Bombyx (13/2), Master Debonair (8/1), Made For You (9/1), Clearance (12/1)

SWAFFHAM BULBECK deserves a change of luck and with this step back up in trip sure to suit he can get off the mark for the season. Thirtyfourstitches is the chief threat on the back of an excellent runner-up effort, with Made For You also considered.