Each Way Extra At bet365 Handicap Hurdle

Irish bumper winner who was off the mark for current connections when landing 10-runner novice hurdle (28/1) at Newcastle (20.3f, good to soft) 17 days ago, made smooth headway and outbattled runner-up. Open to improvement with not many miles on the clock.

Useful handicapper on Flat (stays 2m) who landed a 4-runner novice at Kempton with ease on hurdling debut and not disgraced in better event at Haydock since. Blotted his copybook with poor run at Ascot in December (weak in the betting and sweated beforehand). Questions to answer now.

Three hurdles victories for this yard and has been running consistently this season without troubling the judge, latest when third of 6 in a handicap hurdle at Sedgefield (19.8f, good to soft) 38 days ago. Cheekpieces back on and should give another decent account of himself.

Course winner. Won an Irish/point bumper. Landed maiden hurdle at Musselburgh (17.5f) in April and decent second under a penalty at Bangor in May but not in the same form in two runs since. Beaten favourite when last on handicap debut (after a 6-month break) in December and tried in blinkers now.

Fair form over hurdles, reaching the frame in 17f handicaps at Carlisle this autumn before slightly below-par effort when third of 11 in a novice hurdle at Newcastle (16.9f, good to soft) 50 days ago. Looks worth a go at this trip and could be open to further progress now back in a handicap.

Showed improved form when second on her last two outings at Down Royal and she could easily have more to offer now stepping up in distance for yard who have been placed with 5 of their last 6 U.K. runners (including one winner) prior to this meeting.

Resurgent fourth of 7 in a handicap hurdle at Musselburgh (23.8f, good to soft) in November (wore first time tongue-tie), deserving extra credit having been left poorly placed with the way the race unfolded. Is now 4 lb below his last winning mark and has each-way appeal with tongue-tie retained.

Four-time Flat winner for Michael Bell in 2024. Made a successful start over hurdles for this yard in a juvenile race at Chepstow in October, showing plenty to work with. Seemingly out of his depth in graded company last twice but interesting on handicap debut with the aid of sizeable age allowance.

C&D winner. Ran poorly after 6-months off when thirteenth of 18 in a handicap hurdle at Ayr (20.4f, soft) 31 days ago. Could strip fitter returning to a track he likes but only of interest if the betting hints at a more positive showing.

Modest form at best in bumpers and ran to a similar level when second of 7 in novice hurdle at Kelso (16.2f, soft) in March 2023. Offered little in first-time cheekpieces following 22-months off and others preferred on the back of that effort.