Murrayshall Golf Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 19:00 | Winning time: 7m 4.7s

Artic Mann²⁰

Age: 11| Weight: 12-0| J: Bruce Lynn| T: N W Alexander| OR: 105| CD

9/2

Successful from a 4 lb lower mark in this race 12 months ago and essentially run with credit since, staying on third of 9 in handicap hurdle at this course (20.2f, soft, 25/1) 20 days ago. Step back up in trip looks a positive move and this likeable veteran needs considering.

Form: 3/135P3-

Maggies Boy^p²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Sean Quinlan| T: J Candlish| OR: 101

5/2

Improver switched to handicaps, posting his best effort yet when runner-up in 11-runner contest here (3m) 3 weeks ago, going down only to one who is improving in leaps and bounds. Unexposed granted this sort of test and he's another worthy of consideration.

Form: 855292-

Happy Index^p²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: S Bowen| T: O Murphy| OR: 96| BF| C

1/1

Back-to-back winner of handicaps here/Market Rasen before a good second at Taunton in December. Returned from 4 months off with a solid third of 11 in handicap hurdle back at this course (23.9f, soft) 21 days ago and she's of interest again now tackling this longer trip.

Form: 5/21123-

No Rematch^p,t³⁸

Age: 11| Weight: 11-1| J: Miss Imogen Mathias⁽⁷⁾| T: S Drinkwater| OR: 92WS

8/1

Hurdles/chase winner who wasn't disgraced when third of 14 in handicap hurdle at Uttoxeter (23.3f, heavy) in December. Rejoined this yard from John & Rhys Flint and lines up here having finished third twice between the flags (also had wind op). Market can guide.

Form: 4F0333-

Non-Runners

See A Stride²⁵

Weight: 12-0| Age: 8

T: S Corbett J: Nathan Moscrop

Dalileo¹⁴⁴

Weight: 11-3| Age: 10

T: Miss L Harrison J: Peter Kavanagh

Burgundy Man²⁰

Weight: 10-3| Age: 8

T: R M Smith J: Danny McMenamin

Forecasts

Happy Index (1/1), Maggies Boy (5/2), Artic Mann (9/2), See A Stride (9/2), No Rematch (8/1), Dalileo (10/1), Burgundy Man (14/1)

HAPPY INDEX picked up where she left off 4 months earlier when finishing a good third in a handicap over shorter here 3 weeks ago and, with her revised mark appealing as being an exploitable one, she gets the vote to come out on top again. Last year's winner Artic Mann and Maggies Boy are others fancied to be firmly in the mix.