Racing Value At bet365 Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:35 | Winning time: 5m 19.60s

Queens Venture⁹^{(ex 7)}

Age: 4| Weight: 12-6| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 102

11/10

Westerner filly who made a mockery of her opening mark in 12-runner handicap at Market Rasen (23.1f, good) last month, quickening clear before 2 out. Defied a penalty with authority at Southwell last week and the hat-trick beckons.

Form: 4-74411

Bitsnbuckles³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: S Bowen| T: O Murphy| OR: 102| BF

9/2

Improved when making a winning handicap debut at Huntingdon (19.6f, soft) in January. Hasn't really gone on since but is entitled to come on for his Market Rasen reappearance.

Form: 86177-4

Knacker Trapper²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Joe Williamson⁽³⁾| T: A Crook| OR: 96

11/4

Landed 2m4f handicap at Southwell in May and got back on track when second of 11 in handicap hurdle at Sedgefield (19.8f, soft) 23 days ago. Thereabouts with a repeat.

Form: 0V7-152

Perculator^p²³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: M Walford| OR: 95| C

12/1

Course winner who looked rusty dropping back in trip when ninth in 11-runner handicap hurdle at Sedgefield (19.8f, soft, 12/1) 23 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 14F4-09

Balkotic^p,t²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: Emma Smith-Chaston⁽³⁾| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 90

33/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2022 and again ran poorly when ninth in 12-runner handicap hurdle (22/1) at Hexham (23.3f, good) 28 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Others more persuasive.

Form: 25-3359

Titanium Bullet^t¹⁴⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: B S Hughes| T: Miss J E Foster| OR: 90

22/1

Modest maiden who ran poorly on his last 2 starts over fences. Had breathing operation ahead of this return to hurdling and has lots to prove.

Form: 0343-59

Non-Runners

Sauce Of Life³⁷

Weight: 11-13| Age: 9

T: N G Richards J: Danny McMenamin

Forecasts

Queens Venture (11/10), Knacker Trapper (11/4), Bitsnbuckles (9/2), Sauce Of Life (6/1), Perculator (12/1), Titanium Bullet (22/1), Balkotic (33/1)

QUEENS VENTURE is improving too fast for the penalty system to keep a lid on her, so she's taken to complete the hat-trick. Knacker Trapper and Bitsnbuckles can battle it out for minor honours.