Boost Your Winnings At Rhino.Bet Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:55 | Winning time: 3m 41.22s

Salvatore^p,t³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Paul O'Brien| T: Harry Derham| OR: 99| D

5/4

A fairly useful winner on the Flat for Peter Schiergen and matched that form for the first time over hurdles when scoring at Kempton (16f, good) 5 weeks ago, able to showcase his pace faced with less testing conditions. Looks the type to run up a sequence so holds leading claims.

Form: 75921-

King Otis^p,t²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: C P O'Shea⁽⁷⁾| T: James Owen| OR: 96| D

15/2

Landed a gamble starting out for this yard at Plumpton last October and proved better than ever to overcome racing from 9 lb out the handicap after 4 months off at Fakenham (16f, good) just under 3 weeks ago, benefiting from the runner-up's final-flight blunder. In the mix.

Form: 71P4F-1

Sanitiser²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Caoilin Quinn⁽³⁾| T: G & J Moore| OR: 94| BF

3/1

Fairly useful handicapper on the Flat. Yet to strike over hurdles but has caught the eye when reaching the frame in 2m handicaps on his last 3 outings, latest at Hereford earlier this month. Should be a matter of time before he's winning from this mark. Cheekpieces discarded.

Form: 543/43-2

Seraphic^t⁴⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Nick Scholfield| T: S Pearce| OR: 98

28/1

French winner last summer but yet to show anything like the form he did in France for previous connections. Can only be watched.

Form: 318PP5-

Lahire³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: Theo Gillard| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 96

25/1

Vastly improved with cheekpieces added when landing juvenile hurdle at Sedgefield (soft) last October. Below that form since but stopped the slide after 3 months off when 12½ lengths fifth of 9 to Salvatore at Kempton (16f, good) 5 weeks ago. Must build on that.

Form: P1765-

Ez Tiger^t¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Bryan Carver| T: A M Hales| OR: 88| D

7/2

Proved better than ever after 3 months off when doubling his tally in this sphere at Plumpton (15.9f, good to firm) just over 2 weeks ago, leading home turn. 5 lb higher now and every chance he will be bang there again.

Form: 12F46-1

African Sun^p¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Harriet Tucker⁽⁷⁾| T: Joanne Thomason-Murphy| OR: 67| D

40/1

Been some time since he troubled the judge and can only be watched from 4 lb out of the handicap.

Form: 56987-9

Forecasts

Salvatore (5/4), Sanitiser (3/1), Ez Tiger (7/2), King Otis (15/2), Lahire (25/1), Seraphic (28/1), African Sun (40/1)

SALVATORE belatedly showed more like his Flat form faced with less testing conditions when getting off the mark in this sphere at Kempton 5 weeks ago and with improvement on the cards, Harry Derham's charge appeals as the type who could well run up a sequence. Another couple of last-time-out winners King Otis and Ez Tiger can chase him home in that order.