St Austell Brewery Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
4th	1	—	Pillar The Poet (G) Modest form in bumpers and 3 maiden hurdles in the spring for Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole. Has since ran in 2 point-to-points, finishing placed on the latter of those in November. Others prefer…	65-6340	Rian Corcoran I Chanin	6	75.3kg	17 16/1
—	2	—	Marhaba Million (G) Pulled Up T A fairly useful maiden on the Flat for Owen Burrows in 2024 but lost his form on the level for Anthony Charlton and also offered little in 3 starts hurdles for current yard this season. Not easy to m…	053P64-	Paddy Hanlon S Hosie	5	75.3kg	41 40/1
—	3	—	All Night Parking (G) Pulled Up T Two-time point winner made the frame in a novice and a maiden at Newton Abbot in summer 2024. Well beaten in point-to-points early last year though and was down the field when unseating late on handi…	47FP-FP	Sean Houlihan C J Gray	8	75.3kg	126 125/1
2nd	4	—	Cooler Than Me (G) FAV P Lightly raced 8-y-o who landed a gambled at Market Rasen on handicap debut at the start of this month before following up in comprehensive fashion at this C&D a fortnight ago. Improvement remains lik…	P-80112	Fern O'Brien F O'Brien	8	73.9kg	1.83 5/6
—	5	—	Diamond Days (G) Pulled Up P Placed over hurdles on return at Fontwell and has showed some aptitude without threatening to win in 3 starts over fences since. Place claims returning to the smaller obstacles in first-time cheekpie…	2P-3455	Brendan Powell J Tizzard	6	72.1kg	5.50 9/2
3rd	6	—	Man Oh Man (G) Winless but shaped reasonably well when third at this C&D in November, catching the eye with move into contention but unable to sustain it. Couldn't build on that meeting heavy ground at Ffos Las nex…	P72-592	Bryan Carver D Summersby	7	68.9kg	8 7/1
—	7	—	Harksman (G) Has looked very limited in bumpers/over hurdles and is opposable once again.	506667-	Non Runner M Keighley	6	67.1kg	26 25/1
1st	8	—	Gorcombe And Wise (G) Showed a bit more when seventh of 11 on handicap debut at Wincanton (19.8f, heavy, 6/1) 28 days ago but will likely be of more interest over further.	088-7	Harry Kimber R Walford	6	66.2kg	6.50 11/2
5th	9	—	Talap (G) P Sporting first-time cheekpieces in this code, he turned in easily his best effort over hurdles when 8 lengths second of 10 to Cooler Than Me in handicap hurdle at this C&D (soft, 100/1) 14 days ago. …	3-37P02	Jack Tudor G F Edwards	9	65.8kg	10 9/1
—	10	—	Joker Jack (G) TP Poor maiden hurdler fared no better sent chasing here 3 weeks ago. Can't be fancied quickly reverted to hurdling.	0P/0PP9-	Mr Jack Stenhouse Claire Hitch	7	65.8kg	51 50/1
—	11	—	Bowmans Dream (G) Pulled Up No form over hurdles in 2023 and makes no appeal returning as a veteran after an absence of over 2 years.	8455P/	James Davies C J Gray	10	65.8kg	251 250/1

Betting forecast: Cooler Than Me (5/6), Diamond Days (9/2), Gorcombe And Wise (11/2), Man Oh Man (7/1), Talap (9/1), Pillar The Poet (16/1), Harksman (25/1), Marhaba Million (40/1), Joker Jack (50/1), All Night Parking (125/1), Bowmans Dream (250/1)