For The Love Of Horses Handicap

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
5th	1	1	Shalaa Asker (G) FAV PT In a rich vein of form of late, winning 3 of his last 4 starts, most recently in ready fashion at Southwell (6/4F) 10 days ago. Up a further 6 lb but hard to believe he won't again be highly competit…	222661	Rob Hornby C Wallis	8	61.2kg	3.25 9/4
4th	2	9	Hello Luna (F) V Returned to form when 1¼ lengths second of 8 to Thecoffeepoddotco at Lingfield at the end of last month. Races off the same mark here but wide draw is no help.	5-82453	Joe Leavy J G Portman	4	60.3kg	15 14/1
3rd	3	5	Cabeza De Llave (G) Ran consistently well without winning in second half of last season, beaten a nose over C&D when last seen in October. Returns from over 4 months off with a very inexperienced claimer on board and te…	625385	James Glennon M J Attwater	7	59kg	26 25/1
—	4	8	Papa Don't Preach (G) B Gained reward for run of in-frame efforts when winning handicap at Wolverhampton in December. Has shaped as though still in good heart both starts since, though wide draw mightn't be ideal for one th…	355393	Oliver Stammers K Frost	7	58.5kg	11 10/1
8th	5	3	Dark Side Prince (G) P Multiple C&D winner who was breaking a lengthy losing sequence when making all and holding Shalaa Asker by a neck here last time out. On a good mark on that form, though question marks over whether h…	25641-8	Lewis Edmunds Jessica Macey	9	58.5kg	4.33 10/3
6th	6	6	Son Of Astar (G) V Consistent type who found trip too far when having a rare outing over 6f last time out. Does need things to drop right given his come-from-behind style but fair to assume this return to 5f will suit.	506020	William Carson A W Carroll	4	58.1kg	13 12/1
1st	7	7	Spendmore Lane (F) E Still a maiden thanks to a tendency to miss the break, though did get away on terms and had every chance when third of 6 at Wolverhampton last time.	371337	William Pyle D Loughnane	4	57.2kg	4 3/1
2nd	8	4	Buraback (G) Twice a winner over C&D but hasn't had much luck with wide trips recently. Has slipped to an attractive mark and no surprise if he outruns his odds over optimum trip with this good-value apprentice u…	452276	Jack Callan D Shaw	7	56.2kg	6.50 11/2
7th	9	2	Jungle Dance (G) Largely struggled for form in 2025 and has been off for 3 months, too.	6/02597-	Jonny Peate J R Jenkins	5	55.8kg	41 40/1

Betting forecast: Shalaa Asker (9/4), Spendmore Lane (3/1), Dark Side Prince (10/3), Buraback (11/2), Papa Don't Preach (10/1), Son Of Astar (12/1), Hello Luna (14/1), Cabeza De Llave (25/1), Jungle Dance (40/1)