Virgin Bet Heroes Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
2nd	1	—	Santos Blue (G) T Likeable type who bagged 3m handicap hurdle at Newbury in February on his final run for Dan Skelton. Ran respectably both starts for new yard this term but others look better treated.	521-562	Ben Sutton O Murphy	9	76.2kg	15 14/1
—	2	—	Red Dirt Road (G) Pulled Up Winner of 4 of his 9 hurdles starts but shaped as if possibly amiss when pulling up at Uttoxeter in March and hasn't been seen since. Returns 6 lb above last winning mark and is entitled to need this…	11P-P40	Jonjo O'Neill Jr. J & A O'Neill	9	75.3kg	8.50 15/2
—	3	—	Titan Discovery (G) Pulled Up Lightly raced for his age and proved better than ever when winning 10-runner handicap hurdle at Cheltenham (24f, good to soft) 50 days ago, always holding on. 5 lb higher now but looks sure to go wel…	6/71-01P	Liam Harrison R L Llewellyn	8	72.6kg	10 9/1
1st	4	—	Henri The Second (G) FAV Goes well here and returned to form when close second of 10 in handicap hurdle at this course (19.8f, good to soft) 28 days ago. Just 1 lb higher now and he looks a major player.	20/3212-	H Cobden P F Nicholls	9	71.7kg	3.25 9/4
—	5	—	Roaring Conquest (G) Pulled Up Irish point winner who showed fairly-useful form as novice last season and made a successful return on handicap debut at Windsor (24f) in November. Backed that up with creditable third of 6 in handic…	39-13P6	S Bowen O Murphy	7	71.2kg	10 9/1
3rd	6	—	Hartington (G) Made winning return at Carlisle in November and improved again, upped in trip, when narrowly denied in Betfair Stayers' handicap at Haydock (24.3f) later that month. Likely undone by lesser stamina t…	22-1203	Jack Tudor J Tizzard	7	70.3kg	10 9/1
—	7	—	Gabbys Cross (G) Pulled Up Back to somewhere near recent best, on second start for new yard, when third of 9 in handicap chase at this course (24.2f, good, 11/1) 28 days ago, finishing well. 4 lb lower, back over the smaller o…	3P22P8-	James Bowen Nick Scholfield	11	68.9kg	19 18/1
—	8	—	Minella Missile (G) Pulled Up P Impressive winner of 2m5f Grade 2 Hyde at Cheltenham as novice in 2023. Had issues since but he's headed back in the right direction in recent starts, latest when creditable fifth of 15 in handicap h…	0455P7	Isabel Williams Evan Williams	8	67.1kg	12 11/1
—	9	—	Party Vibes (M) Pulled Up Posted encouraging third in this sphere on Bangor reappearance before returning to fences to win a competitive mares' handicap at Cheltenham (20.5f) in December. 3 lb lower, back over timber, and mer…	4/31P51-	Sam Twiston-Davies H D Daly	8	66.2kg	10 9/1
4th	10	—	Spike Jones (G) TP Three-time hurdle winner who returned in fine heart this term, narrowly denied on reappearance at Lingfield before finishing close third in a steadily-run handicap at Cheltenham. Latest Windsor effor…	6-23F74	Benjamin Macey S Drinkwater	9	64.9kg	15 14/1
5th	11	—	Sole Solution (G) P Dual winner over hurdles last term, including over shorter trip at this course. Arrives on back of below-par effort at Huntingdon, however, and yard continues to go through a quiet spell. Cheekpieces…	211-355	Ned Fox Miss V Williams	8	64.4kg	8 7/1

Betting forecast: Henri The Second (9/4), Sole Solution (7/1), Red Dirt Road (15/2), Hartington (9/1), Party Vibes (9/1), Titan Discovery (9/1), Roaring Conquest (9/1), Minella Missile (11/1), Santos Blue (14/1), Spike Jones (14/1), Gabbys Cross (18/1)