ukvinylmemories.co.uk Vinyl Record Gifts Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 18:58 | Winning time: 6m 13.06s

Belvedere Blast¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Henry Brooke| T: A Keatley| OR: 114| C| D

2/1

Scored at Market Rasen in January. Good second of 10 in handicap hurdle (17/2) at Cartmel (22.1f, good to soft) 17 days ago. This course winner needs considering.

Form: 15245-2

Matchless^p³³

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Sean Quinlan| T: J Candlish| OR: 114| C

7/2

Course winner who advanced his form when taking 6-runner handicap hurdle at Southwell (20.4f, good to soft) 33 days ago. Very much one to consider in his hat-trick bid.

Form: 4643-11

My Friend Yeats^p,t²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Nathan Moscrop| T: R Menzies| OR: 105

3/1

Refitted with cheekpieces when getting off the mark in 8-runner novice hurdle at Cartmel (22.1f, good) 21 days ago, just holding on. Can go well again back in handicap company with headgear again sported.

Form: 7249-61

Robert d'Ores^p,t²⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-4| J: Jonathon Bewley| T: G Bewley| OR: 90| CD

7/1

C&D winner in May. Fair fourth of 8 in handicap chase (14/1) at this course (24.2f, good) 25 days ago. Not taken lightly back over hurdles.

Form: 6215-14

Topkapi Star^p¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 10-3| J: Peter Kavanagh⁽³⁾| T: Ewan Whillans| OR: 89

11/2

Scored at Ayr in January. 20/1, respectable fifth of 10 in handicap hurdle at Cartmel (22.1f, good to soft) 17 days ago. Not discounted.

Form: 4P107-5

Forecasts

Belvedere Blast (2/1), My Friend Yeats (3/1), Matchless (7/2), Topkapi Star (11/2), Robert d'Ores (7/1)

None of these can be ruled out but Rebecca Menzies' MY FRIEND YEATS rates just the pick of the weights on the back of his breakthrough victory at Cartmel so edges the vote from hat-trick seeking Matchless. Both Robert d'Ores and Belvedere Blast can have a say too.