Garden For All Seasons Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:35 | Winning time: 3m 45.66s

Mark Of Gold²⁰²

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: N F Houlihan⁽³⁾| T: G & J Moore| OR: 139| D

15/2

Useful over hurdles with a good strike-rate, notching 3 more wins last season. Also scored in a 2m handicap on the Flat at Goodwood in May and he's a player if ready to roll after 6 months off.

Form: 171F17-

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Faivoir²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 137| C| D

8/1

Talented hurdler/chaser who capitalised on much-reduced mark when landing the County Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival in March. Not in the same form in 2 outings this term, though (pulled up over C&D latterly).

Form: 5/4P1-6P

Gin Coco^t1⁴⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: J J Burke| T: H Fry| OR: 133

11/8

Lightly-raced 7-y-o who was an excellent second in the Greatwood at Cheltenham a year ago. Might have just needed his reappearance run in Welsh Champion and should be spot on now. Tongue tied first time. Considered.

Form: 12/120-5

Jilaijone^t²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Jack Tudor| T: D Pipe| OR: 125

7/2

Drawn a blank since landing a Fontwell juvenile on his yard debut last December but arrives on the back of a pair of cracking runner-up efforts over 2m at Chepstow and Cheltenham last month. Should give another good account.

Form: 452-222

Zambezi Fix¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-9| J: Robert Williams⁽³⁾| T: B J Llewellyn| OR: 120| D

15/2

Notched second success in this sphere when landing a 2m Chepstow handicap off this mark in February. Creditable second at Lingfield (2m, good to soft) last Tuesday and this consistent sort should be in the thick of things again.

Form: 1364-32

Poncho²⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-4| J: Caoilin Quinn⁽⁵⁾| T: G & J Moore| OR: 115| D

7/1

Plumpton novice winner last winter but well held on his completed start in Newbury handicap hurdles in the spring. Might be best watched on his return to action.

Form: 23216F-

Non-Runners

Ballygeary²⁸

Weight: 10-8| Age: 6

T: D McCain Jnr J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Gin Coco (11/8), Jilaijone (7/2), Poncho (7/1), Zambezi Fix (15/2), Mark Of Gold (15/2), Faivoir (8/1), Ballygeary (10/1)

GIN COCO should be sharper with his Ffos Las reappearance behind him and looks sure to make a bold bid if bouncing back to anything like the form he showed when runner-up in last season's Greatwood Hurdle. The reliable Zambezi Fix went close off this mark at Lingfield last week and is second choice ahead of Jilaijone.