19th July Is Ladies Day Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 17:08 | Winning time: 4m 26.21s

Hiconic^t³³

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: Tom Broughton| T: A M Hales| OR: 105| C

5/4

Finished first/third in 2 starts at this track and arrives on the back of one of her best efforts over hurdles when fourth in a better race at Fontwell (19f) last time.

Form: 4/743P-4

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Saint Polo^p,t1³³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Luke Scott⁽³⁾| T: J Candlish| OR: 99| BF

6/1

Making handicap debut when gambled-on second at Sedgefield on penultimate hurdle start, and while that form doesn't look particularly robust, he was again well found in the market when well beaten on chasing debut at Fontwell last time. Tongue strap applied.

Form: 85923-7

Ocean Heights^t,v²⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 10-11| J: Paddy Hanlon| T: D Pipe| OR: 88| C

3/1

Course bumper winner who is without success in 8 starts over hurdles, but he ran respectably when never-nearer third on recent reappearance at Newton Abbot and looks well worth another chance off a 1 lb lower mark.

Form: 0P33/6-3

Raffles Nobu^b,t⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Jack Stenhouse⁽⁷⁾| T: Nick Scholfield| OR: 88

11/4

Hasn't recaptured his best for current yard but continues to fall in weights (now 20 lb lower than for 2025/26 reappearance) and is expected to go close on the back of his best effort in a while when fourth at Worcester (2m) 5 days ago.

Form: 364-P34

Non-Runners

Stay In The Game³

Weight: 11-13| Age: 5

T: J J Hanlon J: Non Runner

Backer Bilk²⁸

Weight: 11-1| Age: 4

T: D Killahena & G McPherson J: Nick Slatter

Forecasts

Hiconic (5/4), Backer Bilk (5/2), Raffles Nobu (11/4), Ocean Heights (3/1), Saint Polo (6/1)

Course winner OCEAN HEIGHTS and Raffles Nobu have both fallen to handy marks, but David Pipe's charge is narrowly preferred in a trappy race. Handicap debutant Backer Bilk is a danger if allowed to dictate.