19:48 Stratford

Tuesday 30 June 2026

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Davisons Law Moving You Forward Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 19:48 | Winning time: 4m 31.02s

Zhang Fei³⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Fern O'Brien⁽⁵⁾| T: F O'Brien| OR: 98

15/2

Posted best effort for some time when respectable third of 13 in handicap hurdle at Cartmel (17f, good) 34 days ago. Figures off a handy mark so could be a player if building on that.

Form: 1F/57P-3

Newport^b⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Tom Midgley⁽³⁾| T: I Jardine| OR: 98

10/3

Posted career best when winning 10-runner handicap hurdle at Hexham (2m, good) 9 days ago. Return to this longer trip no issue and can race off same mark here. Big player.

Form: 322-021

Get The Value²⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Nick Slatter⁽³⁾| T: J G M O'Shea| OR: 93| C| D

12/1

Pair of wins last spring but little to shout about since, pulled up before 2 out at Newton Abbot latest.

Form: 08P7-7P

Charlie My Boy³⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-8| J: James Davies| T: J R Jenkins| OR: 92| D

20/1

Back from 8 months off when creditable second of 5 in handicap hurdle over longer trip at Huntingdon 36 days ago. Now 3 lb lower than when fourth in this race last year so warrants respect.

Form: 8/14P5-2

Western Soldier¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Callum Pritchard| T: J W Mullins| OR: 89

15/2

Landed his first handicap success in this sphere at Wincanton (2m) in November but not really built on that since, merely respectable fifth of 10 at Worcester (2m, good to soft, 11/2) 19 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 209U-45

Katzoff⁵³

Age: 9| Weight: 10-11| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 81

5/2

Long-standing maiden who turned in best effort for some time when second of 16 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel in April. Disappointed at Downpatrick since but now in the care of Dan Skelton and must be taken seriously here.

Form: 690P2-6

Yanka Blue⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: David Noonan| T: B J Murphy| OR: 79

66/1

Posted a good second at Fakenham in December on her sole run for John and Rhys Flint but well held all 3 starts for current yard, latest in first-time cheekpieces at Newton Abbot last month. Yard in better form now but remains hard to recommend.

Form: 5229-66

Stellarmasterpiece^p³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: S Bowen| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 77| C

4/1

Off the mark over hurdles when landing 7-runner handicap at this course (2m, good, 5/4) 31 days ago, driven clear. Raised 6 lb since but still looks well treated on her Flat form and is likely capable of better in this sphere.

Form: 66/355-1

Winston's Oath¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: Lee Edwards| T: Dylan Cunha| OR: 81

25/1

Showed a bit on bumper debut but yet to kick on over hurdles, well held both handicap starts in recent months.

Form: 6636-39

Brooklyn Lullaby²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Harry Bannister| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 72

20/1

Looked limited in bumpers/maiden hurdles but offered more when fifth of 11 on handicap debut at Southwell (2m, good, 25/1) 21 days ago. Should progress.

Form: 76U07-5

Forecasts

Katzoff (5/2), Newport (10/3), Stellarmasterpiece (4/1), Western Soldier (15/2), Zhang Fei (15/2), Get The Value (12/1), Brooklyn Lullaby (20/1), Charlie My Boy (20/1), Winston's Oath (25/1), Yanka Blue (66/1)

Last month's course winner STELLARMASTERPIECE remains on an attractive mark and should appreciate the return to this longer trip. She can follow up. Newport carries no penalty for his recent Hexham victory and looks the obvious danger, whilst Katzoff needs monitoring in the market on debut for Dan Skelton.