Best Racing Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:22 | Winning time: 4m 53.30s

Benassi³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: S Bowen| T: O Murphy| OR: 124

10/3

Irish point recruit who had a good first season over hurdles, winning 2 of his 4 starts, including on handicap debut at Ffos Las (2m) in April. Failed to fire in the Silver Trophy on his Chepstow reappearance but could get back on track in these calmer waters.

Form: 3/3121-P

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Rocky Man^b1²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 121| D

11/2

Looked promising sent handicapping at the beginning of last season but signed off with a poor run at Ayr in April and fared no better on his Cheltenham return last month. First-time blinkers need to help.

Form: 12P38-0

Casa Loupi^p¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: J E Moore| T: G & J Moore| OR: 120

14/1

Fairly useful hurdler back in 2021 and returned from a long absence with a promising display on the Flat at Nottingham in May. Off another 6 months prior to pulling up back hurdling at Plumpton recently, though.

Form: 22116/P

Operation Manna⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Cameron Iles⁽⁷⁾| T: T Lacey| OR: 116| D

4/7

Added to his good record when fresh when the easy winner of a Sandown conditional jockey's handicap 9 days ago. Escapes a penalty for that and will take a lot of stopping in the same form.

Form: 1/13P3-1

Forecasts

Operation Manna (4/7), Benassi (10/3), Rocky Man (11/2), Casa Loupi (14/1)

A race which to a large extent revolves around OPERATION MANNA, who will likely go in again if in anything like the same form as at Sandown. Benassi was struggling a long way out in the Silver Trophy but can bounce back faced with a less-competitive scenario and chase Tom Lacey's charge home.