Position Payout At bet365 Handicap Hurdle

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
7th	1	—	Charlie's Dilemma (G) Fair hurdler but absent since pulling up at Thurles in November 2024. Yard's British runners always much respected but the betting is perhaps the best guide given his long layoff.	P/78-845	Alex Harvey J C McConnell	7	76.7kg	51 50/1
—	2	—	How About No (G) Pulled Up A fairly useful winner on Flat for Joseph O'Brien. Opened his hurdles account in Catterick novice last January and respectable efforts in handicaps at Carlisle (17f, soft) and Haydock (2m, good to so…	351-54P	Sean Quinlan Lizzie Quinlan	6	76.2kg	23 22/1
6th	3	—	The Hatchet (G) £105,000 purchase after finishing runner-up in his only Irish point. Hurdle form is working out well, winning 2m novice at Perth (comfortably making all) prior to splitting a pair of subsequent winne…	7-13623	Jack Power L Russell & M Scudamore	6	76.2kg	6.50 11/2
5th	4	—	Summergrounds (G) Won over C&D and at Ayr in the spring and has resumed in good nick, finishing runner-up on last 3 starts. Nudged up another 2 lb but still merits plenty of respect.	2225P-3	Ella McGarry N G Richards	10	75.7kg	11 10/1
10th	5	—	Bois Guillbert (G) Has lost his way over fences since making a winning start last February so his hopes are pinned on a return to hurdling sparking a revival.	156-560	S Mulqueen L Russell & M Scudamore	7	75.3kg	51 50/1
8th	6	—	Newtown Rambler (G) FAV Placed in a pair of 19.5f handicap chases at Wexford last summer. Not disgraced when seventh of 16 at Listowel in the autumn (final start for Henry de Bromhead). Reverts to hurdles on his first outin…	81P-111	B S Hughes A Keatley	7	74.8kg	4.33 10/3
2nd	7	—	The G Wizard (G) FAV Runner-up in a maiden point and fair form when reaching the frame in maiden hurdles for new yard, going down by only a length to a next-time-out winner over C&D last time. A much respected handicap n…	422239	Bruce Lynn N W Alexander	6	74.4kg	4.33 10/3
9th	8	—	Young Merlin (G) P Completed quick-fire hurdles hat-trick in 2023. Placed on the Flat and over hurdles since joining Rebecca Menzies and Benjamin Macey takes a handy 5 lb off.	20U4P-3	Benjamin Macey R Menzies	10	73.9kg	17 16/1
—	9	—	Magna Victor (G) On a roll now handicapping, scoring again in 2m handicap here on Saturday.	53/4113-	C Gethings A Ralph	7	76.7kg	6 5/1
4th	10	—	O'Faolains Glory (M) Arrives on a hat-trick after a pair of course handicap chase wins to end 2025. Another who has to enter the reckoning.	22P114	Conor Rabbitt S Corbett	9	73kg	13 12/1
1st	11	—	Speiriuil (M) P Second over C&D prior to making it third time lucky since joining Adam Nicol at Kelso (2¼m) at the end of December. May have more to come for this stable and high on the shortlist.	34-8211	Joshua Thompson A Nicol	6	73kg	4.50 7/2
3rd	12	—	Rememberthename (G) Placed twice in Irish maiden hurdles before he made a promising start to his handicap career for new stable when third at Kelso (23f) in October. Hasn't built on that since but the return to shorter …	357321-	P W Wadge A M Thomson	6	69.9kg	17 16/1
11th	13	—	The Toothpicker (G) HT Maiden but ran well in a big-field Cork handicap in December and wasn't seen to best effect (met trouble) when mid-division in a big field at Down Royal on Boxing Day. No surprise were he to go well.	500555-	Carl Millar D Budds	9	69.9kg	19 18/1

Betting forecast: The G Wizard (10/3), Newtown Rambler (10/3), Speiriuil (7/2), Magna Victor (5/1), The Hatchet (11/2), Summergrounds (10/1), O'Faolains Glory (12/1), Rememberthename (16/1), Young Merlin (16/1), The Toothpicker (18/1), How About No (22/1), Charlie's Dilemma (50/1), Bois Guillbert (50/1)