Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:40 | Winning time: 6m 52.31s

Letos³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Danny Mullins| T: A Mullins| OR: 131

11/4

Built on promise shown in maidens on handicap debut last time, running out an improved winner of a 14-runner listed handicap at Naas over 2½m. Third home has franked that form subsequently and there's surely more to come from this 5-y-o.

Form: 7242-21

Roaring Conquest²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: G Sheehan| T: O Murphy| OR: 130

3/1

Irish point winner who showed fairly useful form as novice last season and made a successful return on handicap debut at Windsor (3m) last time. Ought to be more improvement to come as a staying hurdler.

Form: 14139-1

Nab Wood²²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: Danny McMenamin| T: N G Richards| OR: 128

2/1

Lightly raced for age and confirmed promise shown in early part of last season when making a winning reappearance at Ayr (3m, soft). Did all he could in much stronger race when fifth in the Betfair Stayers' at Haydock last time and no surprise to see him in the mix with sights lowered

Form: 62U5-16

Hay Meadow^t³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Conner McCann⁽⁷⁾| T: L Russell & M Scudamore| OR: 123

12/1

Point winner turned over a hotpot (That'll Do Moss) to open her hurdles account at Ayr in March and left behind a lacklustre reappearance when justifying support with an improved 13-length success at Hexham (20.1f) last month. Totally unexposed over this longer trip and could be capable of better.

Form: 51U-461

Caughtinyourtrance^p,t¹¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Charlotte Jones| T: James Moffatt| OR: 121| BF

20/1

Showed a good attitude when landing a double over 2m6f at Cartmel in the summer and shaped better than the beaten distance when bidding for hat-trick over a longer trip there last time. Still early days but remains with stamina to prove in the face of more testing conditions.

Form: 78-3114

Rocheval²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: P W Wadge| T: L Russell & M Scudamore| OR: 117| C

13/2

Started career 3-3 (won a juvenile hurdle here) but yet to live up to the promise he showed as novice, pulled up early on reappearance last month and below form at Wetherby just a week later. Needs to bounce back but is proven in testing conditions and still has potential to make a staying hurdler.

Form: 42F6-P6

Forecasts

Nab Wood (2/1), Letos (11/4), Roaring Conquest (3/1), Rocheval (13/2), Hay Meadow (12/1), Caughtinyourtrance (20/1)

A trappy 6-runner Pertemps Qualifier that is likely to be run in testing conditions. HAY MEADOW will handle the ground and is completely unexposed as a stayer following an emphatic win at Hexham last time. There's surely more to come from Roaring Conquest having defeated a more-seasoned campaigner on handicap debut at Windsor, while Letos was much improved when winning a 2½m listed handicap on heavy ground at Naas and is one to note in the betting upped markedly in trip.