Paul Renshaw 'Fatty' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 17:00 | Winning time: 4m 0.20s

Klitschko^t⁵³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: B S Hughes| T: Lucinda Hughes| OR: 111| BF

4/1

Not straightforward and he failed to build on earlier promise when fourth of 9 to Telhimlisten in handicap hurdle over C&D (heavy) 53 days ago. Needs to get back on track.

Form: 275-544

Russian Virtue⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: Joshua Thompson⁽⁷⁾| T: D Thompson| OR: 110| CD

10/1

Six-time hurdles winner for Rebecca Menzies, including over C&D, but he hasn't set the world alight in 5 starts for present yard, including over C&D last time. Others appeal more.

Form: 3116-43

Caldwell^p²⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: Sean Quinlan| T: J Candlish| OR: 107| BF

4/1

A three-time hurdles/chase winner this season but he came in last of 4 in handicap chase at Newcastle (16.3f, good, 9/4) 26 days ago. Sort to bounce back though.

Form: 331514

Inferno Sacree⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Lorcan Murtagh| T: N J Hawke| OR: 103

11/4

It's now 14 runs since his last win in 2023 but he got back on track when second of 4 in handicap hurdle over C&D (good to soft) 9 days ago. Big shout off an unchanged mark.

Form: 623632

Synchronist¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: S Bowen| T: Mrs S J Humphrey| OR: 103

10/3

Advanced his form on his handicap debut when scoring in 10-runner race at Southwell (15.8f, good) 17 days ago. Up 8 lb but runner-up has gone in since so he's not taken lightly with few miles still on the clock.

Form: P2-7651

Allbetsoff¹⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-2| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: M Walford| OR: 101

6/1

A dual winner last summer who returned to form when fifth of 10 in handicap hurdle (40/1) at Market Rasen (20.6f, good) 16 days ago. Must enter calculations off a 2 lb lower mark.

Form: 1PP375

Non-Runners

Telhimlisten³⁸

Weight: 11-12| Age: 9

T: J Candlish J: Sean Quinlan

Forecasts

Inferno Sacree (11/4), Telhimlisten (3/1), Synchronist (10/3), Klitschko (4/1), Caldwell (4/1), Allbetsoff (6/1), Russian Virtue (10/1)

INFERNO SACREE is on a losing run but rates the pick of these weights on the back of a resurgent C&D second last week so edges the vote. Southwell scorer Synchronist rates a big danger though, with Allbetsoff and Telhimlisten also in the picture.