Emdot Property Flamingo Dash Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 19:00 | Winning time: 5m 52.07s

Just Chasing May⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Ben Jones| T: B Pauling| OR: 103| C

4/6

Largely consistent following breakthrough success at Uttoxeter last June and scaled new heights back from a break this summer, easy winner over hurdles here in June and made light of a 9 lb rise when impressively off the mark over fences at this course (20f) 5 days ago. Big player back hurdling.

Form: 2328-11

Present Fair^t⁴⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: Dylan White⁽¹⁰⁾| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 103| D

25/1

Bounced back from a poor effort on belated first try over longer trip when winning 6-runner handicap hurdle at Bangor (23.2f, good) in July. However, had run of the race then and he only added to a patchy record when well beaten at Uttoxeter (20f) 6 weeks ago. Others preferred.

Form: 31-2010

Hold Your Fort⁶⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-10| J: R T Dunne| T: Mrs D A Hamer| OR: 103

9/1

Thrived over fences last summer, completing a Newton Abbot 4-timer in September. Form nosedived after but back on track when adding to his excellent record back there in May. Rare jumping lapse when falling in Summer Cup at Uttoxeter latest and much lower mark to work from returned to timber.

Form: 8-5213F

Rubys Legacy^t⁶³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Charlie Hammond| T: D A Rees| OR: 100

50/1

Showed more than previously when second of 3 in maiden at Newton Abbot (21.5f) 48 days ago after a breathing operation but was flattered. Bred to stay this longer trip on handicap debut but has been done no favours by the assessor.

Form: 4/P4-2

The Flying Poet^p1⁵⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: S Bowen| T: O Murphy| OR: 97| BF

9/4

Lightly raced 6-y-o who has returned an improved model this year, shaping well behind a very well-treated rival when second of 11 in handicap hurdle at this C&D (good to soft, 10/3) 50 days ago, staying on well to pull clear of remainder. Shortlist material from same mark.

Form: 428-252

Faerie Cutlass^p,t¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: C Gethings| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls| OR: 95| C

22/1

In good form last autumn, recording a win over hurdles at Ludlow (23.8f). However, didn't return in same form during the spring and, having unseated on chase debut at Uttoxeter in July, she repeated the feat back over hurdles at Stratford (22f) 18 days ago. Looks opposable at present.

Form: 13P-4UU

Forecasts

Just Chasing May (4/6), The Flying Poet (9/4), Hold Your Fort (9/1), Faerie Cutlass (22/1), Present Fair (25/1), Rubys Legacy (50/1)

THE FLYING POET shaped well in chasing home an exceptionally well-treated rival over C&D when last seen 50 days ago and, remaining with a good deal of untapped potential over staying trips, Olly Murphy's 6-y-o makes plenty of appeal from this sort of mark. That said, Just Chasing May comes here in search of a hat-trick following facile victories over hurdles/fences here in recent months and ought to give him plenty to think about.