Ultimate Travel Company Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:30 | Winning time: 5m 51.00s

Hititi^p,t⁴⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Harry Kimber| T: R Walford| OR: 137| D

13/2

Seems a bit better over hurdles than fences and ran up to his best reverted to the smaller obstacles when second in 12-runner handicap (10/1) at Exeter (23.1f, soft) 40 days ago. Should go well again.

Form: 0-2P262

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Welcom To Cartries^t⁸⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Harry Cobden| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 130| D

4/1

Useful novice hurdler last season, winning Ascot maiden prior to finishing runner-up in Grade 2 River Don. Not disgraced in the face of stiff tasks both starts over fences and of interest now reverting to hurdling.

Form: 2128-44

Zain Nights^v1⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Tom Cannon| T: L Wadham| OR: 128| CD

4/1

Useful stayer on Flat and much improved over hurdles last spring, completing a handicap hat-trick in a big-field contest at Haydock in May. Mixed bag since however, pulling up in Pertemps Final at Cheltenham last week. Visor on for 1st time.

Form: 13P84P

Go To War^t²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: N de Boinville| T: N J Henderson| OR: 124

6/4

Dual novice hurdler winner for Fergal O'Brien who not only got back on track but shaped well when third in 11-runner handicap here (20.5f, soft) just under 3 weeks ago. Interesting now upped to 3m.

Form: 311-283

Gold In The Rivers^p1²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: D Pipe| OR: 122

14/1

Steadily progressive for Gordon Elliott and stepped up on stable debut when fourth at Carlisle in December, travelling well but not finding much. However, shaped as if amiss on his first start since undergoing a breathing op (also tongue tied) at Chepstow since. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 21-244P

Jubilant^t¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: James Owen| OR: 118| BF

15/2

Improved in a first-time tongue strap when off the mark over hurdles in a Huntingdon handicap (25f) in February. Left poorly placed when the pace truly lifted at Market Rasen since and it shouldn't be assumed he's shown all he can. One to consider.

Form: 233P15

Forecasts

Go To War (6/4), Zain Nights (4/1), Welcom To Cartries (4/1), Hititi (13/2), Jubilant (15/2), Gold In The Rivers (14/1)

GO TO WAR shaped well when third at this course on his most recent outing, especially with a view to now stepping up to 3m, so he's put forward as the answer. Welcom To Cartries hasn't been disgraced in the face of stiff tasks on his 2 starts over fences and is of interest now reverting to the smaller obstacles, while Jubilant was left poorly placed at Market Rasen and it shouldn't be assumed he's shown all he can as a hurdler.