Sharon Knapp Memorial Cup Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:06 | Winning time: 6m 1.5s

Fifty Ball^p³⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: N F Houlihan⁽³⁾| T: G & J Moore| OR: 120

7/1

On a handy mark and returned to form when finding just one too good at Fontwell (3¼m, good to firm) on final start of last season. Looked in need of the run dropped to 19f there on return last month and could go well back up in trip with that under his belt.

Form: 05P-524

Halondo^t²³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: S Bowen| T: O Murphy| OR: 119| BF

7/2

Improved to make a winning handicap debut over 20.5f at Market Rasen in March. May have found the race coming too quick on him when only a remote fourth over 23f there 17 days later. Returns as an unexposed sort.

Form: 532214-

Bells Of Peterboro^p1¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Alan Johns| T: Tim Vaughan| OR: 117| BF

85/40

Consistent sort who was third over fences at Newton Abbot last month and shaped a lot better than his eighth place might suggest in a big field at Cheltenham since, still going well when sprawling on landing 2 out. Respected back hurdling.

Form: 2737-38

Whydah Gally^t1²⁰⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Freddie Gingell⁽⁷⁾| T: J Tizzard| OR: 113

8/1

Didn't really take to chasing last season but his hurdle mark has also come down as a result and he won off this mark at Wincanton in January 2022. Tongue tied first time. The stable is among the winners.

Form: 1/2P4P3-

Burrows Park⁸

Age: 11| Weight: 11-2| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: Miss V Williams| OR: 112| D

85/40

Landed 23f handicap hurdle in the mud at Exeter in January. Found 20.5f on the short side when fourth on his Plumpton reappearance last week and should find this test more suitable. Dangerously well treated.

Form: 13400-4

Forecasts

Bells Of Peterboro (85/40), Burrows Park (85/40), Halondo (7/2), Fifty Ball (7/1), Whydah Gally (8/1)

A small field but all have something to recommend them. BURROWS PARK is too well handicapped to ignore and gets the vote to build on last week's Plumpton reappearance now returning to a more suitable trip. Bells of Peterboro has shaped quite well in a couple of chases this autumn and is second choice back over the smaller obstacles.