Play At The Races StableDuel Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 17:34 | Winning time: 6m 29.91s

Hourvari⁹³

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: S Bowen| T: O Murphy| OR: 120

8/13

Fairly useful in bumpers and quickly reached a similar level over hurdles in 2022/23. Lightly raced since but he did run well on his return in a better handicap at Wetherby in November and is 3 lb lower returning from another 3 months off. Decent shout if he stays.

Form: 1136/25-

Coconut Twist^b²³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Robbie David⁽⁷⁾| T: Daisy Hitchins| OR: 113| BF| D

6/4

Has yet to finish out of the places over hurdles for this trainer and probably would have completed the hat-trick but for losing all momentum at the last at Newton Abbot 3 weeks ago, headed close home. Thriving and seems sure to go well again despite new mark kicking in.

Form: 133112-

Storm Nelson^b²³

Age: 12| Weight: 10-11| J: William Maggs⁽⁵⁾| T: Olly Williams| OR: 103| D

25/1

One-time fairly useful handicap hurdler for Sandy Thomson but has completely lost his form, never in it back from 9 months off at Carlisle 3 weeks ago.

Form: 3P/P4P6-

Non-Runners

Jaytee⁴⁷⁰

Weight: 12-2| Age: 10

T: Ian Williams J: B S Hughes

Forecasts

Hourvari (8/13), Coconut Twist (6/4), Jaytee (2/1), Storm Nelson (25/1)

With fitness and stamina proven COCONUT TWIST is just preferred to the returning Hourvari. He would have probably got the hat-trick up but for a mistake at the last at Newton Abbot and continues to thrive, while his new mark looks workable.