Buttermere Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 13:55 | Winning time: 5m 58.18s

Getaway Master¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-8| J: Joshua Thompson⁽⁷⁾| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 90

9/4

Backed at longish odds and proved a totally different proposition than for a while second time up for Micky Hammond when landing eventful Carlisle handicap 10 days ago under this rider. Escapes a penalty and must be respected.

Form: 8PP-P81

Pure Sirloin^v1²²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-8| J: P W Wadge| T: Miss S E Forster| OR: 90| D

18/1

Just the one win to his name, namely a Navan handicap hurdle back in 2023 for Gavin Cromwell. More miss than hit for present yard, never on terms on return at Kelso 3 weeks ago. First-time visor replaces cheekpieces.

Form: 046P3-P

King Gris⁹^{(ex 7)}

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Charlie Maggs⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 68| D

4/11

Landed a gamble in good style on recent return/handicap debut for new connections at Ayr (19.5f, heavy). Very much the type to run up a sequence for his red-hot yard.

Form: P38-591

Non-Runners

Gege Ville²⁸⁹

Weight: 12-0| Age: 9

T: N G Richards J: Danny McMenamin

Jakana¹²

Weight: 11-1| Age: 6

T: L Kerr J: Non Runner

Forecasts

King Gris (4/11), Getaway Master (9/4), Gege Ville (6/1), Pure Sirloin (18/1), Jakana (25/1)

KING GRIS was gambled on and won as he liked at Ayr last week starting out for Gordon Elliott. This is tougher but he could be miles ahead of the handicapper and can rack up a sequence. Fresh might be the time to catch Gege Ville and he might be the chief danger ahead of Getaway Master, who escapes a penalty for his Carlisle success in a messy race.