BetMGM Holloway's Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
2nd	1	—	Tripoli Flyer (G) P Grade 2 novice hurdle winner last season and also third in 20.5f Punchestown Grade 1 final start. Below that level on completed start over fences in the autumn and ought of depth when fifth in Christ…	7431	Fern O'Brien F O'Brien	7	76.2kg	5 4/1
7th	2	—	Faivoir (G) Won the County Hurdle at Cheltenham Festival in 2023. Showed he retains most of that ability when third of 18 in Greatwood at Cheltenham in November and shaped a bit better than eighth of 13 suggests…	6/83873	Harry Skelton D Skelton	11	72.6kg	9 8/1
—	3	—	Metier (G) Pulled Up PT Smart under both codes earlier in his career but hard to be sure how much of that ability remains, finishing a well-held fourth back hurdling at Sandown last month. Has first-time cheekpieces applied…	17PP0/4	Bryan Carver H Fry	10	71.7kg	23 22/1
8th	4	—	Samuel Spade (G) P Five-time winner over hurdles, including a career best here (23.5f) last February. Not at the top of his game in 3 outings this season but is starting to look well handicapped again.	788-415	Ben Jones B Pauling	7	69.4kg	12 11/1
1st	5	—	Came From Nowhere (G) FAV T Lightly raced 7yo who has improved over hurdles since handicapping, building on 2m Wincanton second when going one better at Hereford (19.5f, soft) with a tongue tie added. Could be more to come.	3-32112	Lorcan Williams J Scott	7	68.9kg	4 3/1
5th	6	—	Thanksforthehelp (G) BT Career-best effort to land a 25-runner handicap hurdle at Punchestown (19f, good to soft) last April. Might have needed the run when a below-form seventh in 2 comeback runs this winter and the handic…	1-77559	Brendan Powell D Pipe	9	68.9kg	17 16/1
9th	7	—	Marche D'aligre (G) Fairly useful Flat winner in France and similar standard over hurdles, posting good efforts in 2m handicaps at Wetherby and Sandown (both soft) this winter. Considered.	20-2293	G Sheehan Jamie Snowden	5	68kg	9 8/1
6th	8	—	Patriotik (G) P 3m winner at Doncaster last March. Bettered that form when third of 17 in a valuable handicap at Uttoxeter (23f, soft) later that month but has yet to fire this season. It remains to be seen whether …	006065	Isabel Williams Evan Williams	7	66.7kg	51 50/1
4th	9	—	Surrey Lord (G) Smooth-travelling sort who made it 3 wins in his last 4 starts when seeing off 9 rivals at Kempton (21f, good) on Boxing Day. A 6 lb rise doesn't look enough to prevent another bold bid from this pro…	611414	K Brogan T Lawes	7	66.2kg	5 4/1
3rd	10	—	Moveit Like Minnie (G) TV Fairly useful hurdler who resumed from 6 months off (had breathing op during absence) with a good second at Chepstow in October. Ran at least as well when third in a strong handicap over 2m here in N…	355341	Sam Twiston-Davies N & W Twiston-Davies	9	65.8kg	9.50 17/2

Betting forecast: Came From Nowhere (3/1), Tripoli Flyer (4/1), Surrey Lord (4/1), Faivoir (8/1), Marche D'aligre (8/1), Moveit Like Minnie (17/2), Samuel Spade (11/1), Thanksforthehelp (16/1), Metier (22/1), Patriotik (50/1)