QuinnBet Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 17:03 | Winning time: 4m 1.39s

Zucayan^t²⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Nick Slatter⁽³⁾| T: F O'Brien| OR: 102| D

8/1

All 3 career wins at Ludlow and proved as good as ever when runner-up in 7-runner handicap there (2m, good) 25 days ago. Won't be far away if reproducing that effort away from favoured venue.

Form: 6/1552-2

Ask A Sainte¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: S Bowen| T: O Murphy| OR: 100

5/6

Placed in a bumper on debut and showed improved form over hurdles making handicap debut for a new yard (formerly with David Brace) when fourth of 8 to reopposing Genbu over C&D last month. Meets that rival on 5 lb better terms and must enter the reckoning.

Form: 3/9945-4

Justus^b¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: Joshua Thompson⁽⁵⁾| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 92| D

9/2

Fair form when recording back-to-back wins on the Flat last year and better signs again over hurdles recently, finding only one too good in 2m Hexham handicap on latest outing. That form has substance and he's much respected from same mark.

Form: 64P85-2

Clever Relation⁴⁶²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: Jack Tudor| T: Christian Williams| OR: 85

33/1

Fair winner at 11f on Flat but showed decidedly little in a trio of novice hurdles for Sheila Lewis in 2024/25. Goes handicapping now for a new yard after 15 months off and is probably best watched unless the betting suggests otherwise.

Form: 88P/

Genbu¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: Charlie Price| T: S-J Davies| OR: 89| CD

3/1

Confirmed he's back in form in recording a first handicap hurdle success in 8-runner event over C&D (good to soft, 4/1) 19 days ago, just holding on after a bad mistake at the last. Should remain competitive from a 4 lb higher mark.

Form: 6680-31

Non-Runners

Lively Citizen²⁰

Weight: 12-0| Age: 11

T: D J Jeffreys J: Harry Atkins

Calibos²⁷

Weight: 10-12| Age: 4

T: Miss J S Davis J: G Sheehan

Forecasts

Ask A Sainte (5/6), Genbu (3/1), Justus (9/2), Zucayan (8/1), Calibos (10/1), Lively Citizen (12/1), Clever Relation (33/1)

A trappy-looking handicap to conclude the card. JUSTUS produced a much stouter finishing effort than usual when second at Hexham on his latest start and, with that form having substance, he could prove to be answer from the same mark. Ask A Sainte is weighted to reverse C&D form with Genbu, and that pair head up the opposition.