Mike Harrison 70th Birthday Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:52 | Winning time: 4m 14.00s

Bowmore¹⁷²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: David Bass| T: C E Longsdon| OR: 122| D

9/1

Made a successful start over fences at Tipperary (17.3f) in July but failed to kick on for Henry de Bromhead and below that form both runs for his new yard at Newcastle and Chepstow. Needs to step forward on his return.

Form: 3F9433-

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Parc d'Amour^t⁴⁶⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls| OR: 121| D

12/1

Fairly useful 2m chase winner but only fourth of 5 in handicap chase at Stratford (17f, good) in July when finding little. Needs to bounce back switched to hurdling after a break.

Form: 212/134-

Vocito^t³³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Aidan Weaver⁽⁷⁾| T: O Murphy| OR: 120| D

9/1

Scored at Uttoxeter in July and not disgraced when a non-staying eighth of 10 in handicap hurdle there (19.9f, good) 33 days ago. In the mix back in trip.

Form: 5-33158

Chaos Control^p¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Charlie Hammond| T: S Edmunds| OR: 116| CD

17/2

C&D winner. Looked rusty after 13 months off when last of 8 in Flat handicap at Newmarket (12f) 19 days ago. Can take a step forward now.

Form: 75/4173-

Takeit Easy⁴⁵¹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-3| J: Paul O'Brien| T: Mrs P Sly| OR: 115

9/1

A fairly useful winning 2m hurdler but resumes after 15 months off here. The market can prove a good guide on his comeback run.

Form: 1359/20-

Indemnity¹⁶²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Harry Cobden| T: Miss E C Lavelle| OR: 115

5/4

A fairly useful 1m winner on Flat for Roger Varian and he has started very well in this sphere, bagging 2m handicaps at Huntingdon and Warwick in the spring. Merits serious consideration after a break for his in-form stable.

Form: 431-1

Forget The Way^p,t¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: Mr Alex Chadwick⁽³⁾| T: James Owen| OR: 114| BF

10/3

Got back on track when second of 4 in handicap hurdle at Southwell (15.8f, good to firm) 12 days ago. Well in the mix nudged up 1 lb.

Form: 521-362

Forecasts

Indemnity (5/4), Forget The Way (10/3), Chaos Control (17/2), Bowmore (9/1), Vocito (9/1), Takeit Easy (9/1), Parc d'Amour (12/1)

Emma Lavelle's lNDEMNITY signed off in the spring firmly on the up and, with his yard among the winners, is fancied to return in style and complete a hat-trick. Forget The Way is feared most on the back of a resurgent Southwell second with Vocito and Chaos Control not discounted either.