Jarrold Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:45 | Winning time: 3m 59.79s

Gaelik Coast^b,t⁶²

Age: 10| Weight: 11-6| J: Abbie McCain⁽⁵⁾| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 112| CD

10/1

Mixed record recently but wasn't disgraced last time and he's dropped in the weights, so can't be ruled out after a short break.

Form: 0/63654-

Poncho¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Caoilin Quinn⁽³⁾| T: G & J Moore| OR: 111| D

10/1

Plumpton novice winner in January 2023 but has yet to make an impact in handicaps and didn't feature on Flat debut at Salisbury recently. Others make more appeal.

Form: 216F/F7-

Max Of Stars⁴⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: B S Hughes| T: Ollie Pears| OR: 115| BF| D

5/2

Took very well to hurdling in the first half of last season, winning 4 times. Brace of runner-up efforts in listed company since and latest poor showing at Cheltenham no more than a blip. Should be back on track.

Form: 112427-

No Recollection^t²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-5| J: S Bowen| T: S England| OR: 97| D

4/1

Modest handicap hurdler who was out of sorts when last seen in this sphere but has dropped in the weights as a result and ran creditably on the Flat recently. One to note in the market for bang in-form stable.

Form: 0U90P4-

King Otis^p,t⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 10-4| J: C P O'Shea⁽⁷⁾| T: James Owen| OR: 96| CD

5/4

Has improved for this yard, scoring from 9 lb out the handicap after 4 months off over C&D earlier this month. Clear of remainder when second at Huntingdon 6 days ago and fancied to resume winning ways.

Form: 1P4F-12

Non-Runners

Enthused¹³

Weight: 12-1| Age: 7

T: James Owen J: Alex Chadwick

Forecasts

King Otis (5/4), Max Of Stars (5/2), Enthused (5/2), No Recollection (4/1), Poncho (10/1), Gaelik Coast (10/1)

KING OTIS is on the up for James Owen and, having finished a clear second at Huntingdon on Monday, he's capable of getting back to winning ways if the race doesn't come too soon. Max of Stars is likely to bounce back from a poor run, so she's a danger if allowed an easy lead under Hughes, while market support for No Recollection would be significant.