Join The Vickers Customer Racing Club Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:26 | Winning time: 6m 29.34s

Ben Lilly^p,t³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Gearoid Harney⁽⁶⁾| T: D Pipe| OR: 108

10/3

Useful 7-time Flat winner who has quickly struck up a good partnership with Gearoid Harney, making it 2-3 under Harney with a narrow success at Wincanton (24.7f, soft) last month. 3 lb rise fair enough and he's a strong candidate here.

Form: 34-3131

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Lanspark^b1⁴²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-13| J: Liam Harrison| T: R L Llewellyn| OR: 107| CD

8/1

Dual winner for Tizzard stable in 2022 and positive enough start for this yard when runner-up at Huntingdon in April. However, reappearance effort over fences left much to be desired and needs to bounce back returned to hurdles in first-time blinkers, albeit he was second in this race last year.

Form: 2522-4P

To Be Sure²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Isabel Williams| T: Evan Williams| OR: 103| D

9/1

Back to form from out of the blue when taking advantage of a reduced mark in a Ffos Las handicap chase (3m, soft) in April. Added to what is a rather patchy record when a well-beaten fifth on return at Chepstow but it'll be interesting to see what he can do now back over hurdles.

Form: 4710-25

Bobo Mac^p¹⁶

Age: 12| Weight: 11-8| J: Freddie Gordon| T: T Symonds| OR: 102| CD

11/4

Veteran who was useful at his best and confirmed he still has lots to offer when seeing off Lanspark to win this race 12 months ago. Now 9 lb below that winning mark and should come on for this recent reappearance spin at Warwick, so there's certainly cause for optimism.

Form: 14545-2

William Philo^b⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Harry Kimber| T: B Lund| OR: 98

33/1

Fared better than previously over fences when third here in March and, in first-time blinkers, backed up that effort when winning at Fontwell the following month. Ran poorly in a handicap chase on return at Taunton last week, though, and he's opposable back in this sphere. Blinkers refitted.

Form: F2331-P

Dear Ralphy^t⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-6| J: Ben Godfrey⁽³⁾| T: A J Honeyball| OR: 86| BF

6/4

Nine-race maiden who was well held on each of his completed starts last season. Conversely, the wind op he underwent during the summer appears to have had the desired effect judged on his solid reappearance second at Plumpton (25f, soft) on Monday, form which entitles him to respect.

Form: P97F-P2

Non-Runners

Rolling River²⁰

Weight: 10-2| Age: 5

T: O Signy J: Cillin Leonard

Forecasts

Dear Ralphy (6/4), Bobo Mac (11/4), Ben Lilly (10/3), Lanspark (8/1), To Be Sure (9/1), Rolling River (10/1), William Philo (33/1)

The vote goes to DEAR RALPHY, who produced by far his best effort yet when hitting the crossbar off this mark at Plumpton on Monday and, provided this doesn't come too soon, a reproduction of that would put him firmly in the picture. Last year's winner Bobo Mac should strip fitter following his reappearance spin at Warwick and he is feared most ahead of To Be Sure and the in-form Ben Lilly.