15:40 Uttoxeter

Sunday 29 June 2025

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Best Odds Guaranteed At bet365 Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:40 | Winning time: 4m 50.05s

Land Afar²⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 12-2| J: Conor Ring| T: D Bourne| OR: 112

80/1

Won 1 of his 6 starts over hurdles for Kim Bailey yard but has shaped amiss of late, including on yard debut last time.

Form: 21255-6

Whodini^t⁴³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 12-2| J: Henry Brooke| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 112| D

16/1

Enhanced good strike rate over fences when going in at Ayr (20.5f) in November and posted good second back from a break over same C&D in March. Below that form on slower ground at Bangor following month and potentially well treated over hurdles.

Form: 6F1123/

Gilbertina^t²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-13| J: Tom Broughton⁽⁵⁾| T: N Kent| OR: 109

11/1

Quickly back on track when second over C&D 24 days ago and player with a repeat.

Form: 26330-2

Don Virginia²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: K Brogan| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 109| D

5/2

Improved of late, off the mark in maiden hurdle at Southwell 26 days ago, well on top finish. On a tempting mark back in a handicap.

Form: 2472-21

Midnight Ginger⁴⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Jay Tidball⁽⁵⁾| T: Andrew Martin| OR: 108

11/1

Winless over hurdles since late-2022 and underperformed at Aintree last time. Others preferred.

Form: 66428-6

Songo^h¹⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-11| J: R T Dunne| T: R G Hawker| OR: 107

80/1

Fairly useful Flat performer who won a pair of novice hurdles at Newton Abbot 2 years ago. Solid start for this yard when runner-up in handicap at that venue struggled since, including on belated return.

Form: 73/245-P

Honneur D'Ajonc^v¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: James Turner⁽⁵⁾| T: A Gibbons| OR: 106| D

80/1

Won seller at Stratford in March but well held on his final run for James Owen and soundly beaten starting out for this yard 11 days ago.

Form: 213-267

Supreme Yeats^p²⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 103| BF| D

9/2

Won at Stratford last summer and made an excellent return when second there 4 weeks ago, splitting a pair of subsequent winners. Needs considering with headgear back on.

Form: 5/1B52-2

Callin Baton Rouge¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: C J Todd| T: C & A Pogson| OR: 103| C

18/1

Much improved for this yard with a handicap hurdle hat-trick last summer but has performed no more than respectably over hurdles this term. Struggled back over fences last time.

Form: 180-44P

Market House^t,p¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: S Bowen| T: James Owen| OR: 99| BF

5/1

Maiden in Ireland for Barry Connell, but has proved a different proposition since joining the James Owen yard, winning 3 times on the Flat in recent months before opening hurdles account in good style at Fontwell. Decent second off 9 lb higher at Stratford 12 days ago and he's respected.

Form: 07-3212

Gavin^h,t²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: James Bowen| T: M Bowen| OR: 97| BF| C

9/1

Snapped a losing run in good style at Ffos Las last month and quickly back on track when second there 24 days ago. In the mix.

Form: 792-162

Zoran^t²⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: H Cobden| T: Miss E C Lavelle| OR: 95| D

10/1

Recorded a first victory over hurdles in a Southwell handicap (20.4f) in November. Added to his tally on the level at Kempton in January but didn't get very far back hurdling at Stratford.

Form: 2143/1-U

Slip Of The Tongue^b,t³⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 10-12| J: Toby Wynne| T: S-J Davies| OR: 94

100/1

Ended time with Padraig Roche in Ireland out of sorts and no promise for current connections.

Form: PP48-67

Saxon Land⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: James Owen| OR: 89

11/1

Modest maiden on Flat, well held both starts for this yard. Well beaten over hurdles for Ciaran Murphy.

Form: 0000-

Forecasts

Don Virginia (5/2), Supreme Yeats (9/2), Market House (5/1), Gavin (9/1), Zoran (10/1), Gilbertina (11/1), Midnight Ginger (11/1), Saxon Land (11/1), Whodini (16/1), Callin Baton Rouge (18/1), Honneur D'Ajonc (80/1), Songo (80/1), Land Afar (80/1), Slip Of The Tongue (100/1)

DON VIRGINIA is potentially on a handy mark back in a handicap judged on his maiden win at Southwell. Supreme Yeats split a pair of subsequent winners on his comeback at Stratford so is a must for the shortlist with the thriving Market House another to consider.