Bet Goodwin Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:25 | Winning time: 3m 49.20s

For Pleasure^t⁴⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: S Bowen| T: O Murphy| OR: 120| BF| C| DWS

15/2

Free-going front runner who won twice over hurdles last December. Also successful on AW Flat in April. Off 4 months, below par on the Flat at Bath 47 days ago and has since undergone wind surgery. Stable going well.

Form: P95115-

Tapley¹⁶³

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: G Sheehan| T: Miss S Smith| OR: 120| CD

9/4

Pair of 2m wins last season and fine second of 17 to Pickanumber in Swinton at Haydock when last seen in May. Claims if ready to roll after 163 days off.

Form: 42134-2

Alto Alto^t¹⁸²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Rex Dingle| T: C Gordon| OR: 117| CD

18/1

Four-time winner at Plumpton. Off since a lesser run over fences at Kempton in April but he has gone well fresh before and his stable won the race last year.

Form: 061120-

Davidoc^t¹⁶⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Ben Jones| T: B Pauling| OR: 109| BF| CD

6/5

Off the mark in a soft-ground C&D maiden in Apil and made a solid start to his handicap career when second of 11 at Warwick (2m, good to soft) 3 weeks later. The winner at Warwick was successful on his next 3 starts so the form looks solid.

Form: 14451-2

Man Of The Sea^p,t⁴³

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: Dylan Johnston⁽³⁾| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 105| D

13/2

Prolific on the Flat and over hurdles on Jersey this summer. Runner-up in a couple of handicap hurdles in Britain last autumn and should be competitive for in-form Neil Mulholland.

Form: 225-121

River Gold^t1⁹³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: James Owen| OR: 103

22/1

Won a claiming hurdle in France last summer. Struggled in 4 outings for Nicky Henderson, including a couple of handicaps in the summer. Joined another good stable but a watching brief is the call unless the betting strongly hints otherwise. Has a tongue tie refitted.

Form: 31P2-88

Non-Runners

Junkanoo²⁹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: G & J Moore J: Caoilin Quinn

Forecasts

Davidoc (6/5), Tapley (9/4), Man Of The Sea (13/2), Junkanoo (7/1), For Pleasure (15/2), Alto Alto (18/1), River Gold (22/1)

It turns out DAVIDOC was up against a well-treated rival on his first venture into handicap company in May and this Ben Pauling-trained 6-y-o can build on that promising run now back at the scene of his maiden success. Junkanoo could be spot on for this after a spin here last month and is second choice ahead of Man of The Sea.