Paul Ferguson's Jumpers To Follow Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 17:25 | Winning time: 5m 3.28s

Loriko⁷^{(ex 6)}

Age: 5| Weight: 12-6| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 125| D

8/13

Has thrived this summer, making it 4 wins from his last 5 starts in 5-runner handicap hurdle at Sedgefield (2½m, good) last week, leading after 2 out and staying on well to draw clear. Turned out under a penalty and fancied to be bang there this mood (also entered up later in week).

Form: 2-11211

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Continuance^h⁶⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Freddie Keighley⁽⁵⁾| T: M Keighley| OR: 121

11/4

Free-going sort whose losing run is mounting but has been in good form this summer, finishing runner-up twice in a row. Faced a stiff task in the Summer Handicap at Market Rasen a couple of months ago and is back in much calmer waters with his usual hood reapplied.

Form: 23-4229

Dream's Ka^t⁵⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: Ryan Mania| T: K Scott| OR: 111

33/1

Won pair of 2½m handicaps at Bangor/Uttoxeter this season. Progression came to a halt at the latter course on final start for Dan Skelton before being sold for only £7000 last month. Probably vulnerable off this mark.

Form: 7-21218

Heart Above⁶⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-8| J: Peter Kavanagh| T: Mrs Dianne Sayer| OR: 105| CD

10/1

Course specialist who needed every yard of the trip to capitalise on a drop in grade in C&D hurdle in May. No show twice at Cartmel since but hopes pinned on a return to this track (record reads 3 wins and 5 placed efforts from 11 starts).

Form: P97-1P9

Starlyte^p,t¹¹⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 10-2| J: P W Wadge| T: L Russell & M Scudamore| OR: 98| CD

17/2

Nigh-on 18 months since she last tasted success over C&D but is lurking on an attractive mark on the pick of her form. Ran a typical race when fourth of 7 at Cartmel (25f, good) when last seen 4 months ago and the suspicion is she will need this outing. 1 lb out of weights.

Form: 7744-34

Non-Runners

Bold Light⁶⁶

Weight: 11-3| Age: 9

T: L Russell & M Scudamore J: Gregor Walkingshaw

Forecasts

Loriko (8/13), Continuance (11/4), Bold Light (6/1), Starlyte (17/2), Heart Above (10/1), Dream's Ka (33/1)

LORIKO continues to carry all before him this summer, making it 4 wins from his last 5 starts at Sedgefield last week and Dan Skelton's 5-y-o gets the verdict to carry on his winning spree under a 6-lb penalty. Bold Light is a long time without a win, but he's become potentially well handicapped as a result so can provide most resistance, with Continuance rounding off the shortlist returned to calmer waters.