Racing TV Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:00 | Winning time: 3m 52.50s

Douglas Dc^p¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Freddie Gordon| T: A W Carroll| OR: 110| D

15/2

Fair handicapper who arrives on the back of creditable efforts over 2m at Worcester and Wincanton in recent months.

Form: 23P-824

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Pop The Champagne^t²⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: Nick Slatter| T: D Killahena & G McPherson| OR: 106| D

9/1

Made the frame for the fourth start in succession over hurdles when fourth at Wincanton (21f) last month. Can make mistakes.

Form: 45-2334

Ikigai Star³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: Elizabeth Gale⁽⁸⁾| T: C E Longsdon| OR: 102| D

5/2

Won a 2m Huntingdon maiden in May and even better form in handicaps this autumn, finishing runner-up at Worcester before shading a tight finish at Southwell (2m, good to firm) last month. A 2 lb nudge shouldn't prevent another prominent showing.

Form: 4-61521

Ezmerellda²³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Philip Armson⁽³⁾| T: A King| OR: 97

10/3

Fair maiden on the Flat who got off the mark in this sphere at Doncaster last December. Respectable fourth of 12 on Stratford reappearance 23 days ago and entitled to come on for the outing.

Form: 5142F-4

Sanitiser⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Freddie Mitchell| T: G & J Moore| OR: 97

7/4

Fairly useful handicapper on the Flat. Yet to strike over hurdles but has been knocking on the door this spring, finishing second at Fontwell last time. Player.

Form: 43-2322

Forecasts

Sanitiser (7/4), Ikigai Star (5/2), Ezmerellda (10/3), Douglas Dc (15/2), Pop The Champagne (9/1)

A case can be made for all 5 in quite a trappy finale. SANITISER can't be faulted for consistency over hurdles and perhaps this is the day he'll get his head in front. Ezmerellda and Ikigai Star are feared most.