Cheltenham Specials Made Simple At BetVictor Handicap Hurdle

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
8th	1	—	Tiny Tetley (G) Won 4 times in a productive 2024/25 campaign and only narrowly denied at Haydock in May. Failed to take to chasing and also brushed aside back over timber at Wincanton on Boxing Day.	1-273P7	Callum Pritchard P Hobbs & J White	8	77.1kg	11 10/1
1st	2	—	Peacenik (G) FAV Confirmed reappearance promise with an all-the-way win over 19.5f at Doncaster (soft) in December. Up 5 lb and gave another very good account of himself when third over 20.5f here 2 weeks later. Now …	25-3131	G Sheehan Katy Price	7	75.7kg	3.25 9/4
6th	3	—	Big City Roller (G) P Point/novice hurdle winner hasn't stood much racing but defied a significant absence to make a successful chase debut at Bangor (heavy) a year ago. Stuck to his task when adding to tally in cheekpiec…	12/1-516	Lily Pinchin C E Longsdon	8	73.9kg	17 16/1
7th	4	—	Benign Dictator (G) P All the better for belated comeback (off 22 months) when winning at Warwick on New Year's Eve, off the bridle long way out but forging clear after the last. Failed to repeat that effort at Huntingdon…	2/01476	S Bowen O Murphy	9	73.5kg	12 11/1
3rd	5	—	Magical King (G) P Consistent hurdler at up to 3m. Failed to build on chasing debut fifth when occupying the same position at Doncaster in December and no real surprise he's back over timber after taking little interes…	24-55P3	Charlie Hammond S Edmunds	7	72.6kg	11 10/1
5th	6	—	Champagne Twist (G) P Won the EBF Final at Sandown in March 2024 but hasn't progressed as might have been expected since. Didn't look a natural sent chasing during the autumn and also pulled up both starts over hurdles si…	PPP5U-2	Elliott England B Pauling	8	71.7kg	13 12/1
4th	7	—	Jalisco Star (M) T Much better over hurdles than fences, making it 2 wins and 2 runner-up efforts from last 4 starts when successful at Chepstow 2 weeks ago. Up 3 lb but very likely to give her running.	P12214	K Brogan L Horsfall	8	71.2kg	17 16/1
—	8	—	Fierce Warrior (G) Dual winner over hurdles who has improved switched to fences this season, off the mark at the second attempt at Doncaster, having more in hand than margin suggests. Unable to get to the front and loo…	21-21P2	N de Boinville N J Henderson	7	70.8kg	11 10/1
9th	9	—	Kruger Park (G) T Fourth in a useful C&D handicap in November and didn't need to improve on that form to double his tally at Fontwell a month later (by 1¼ lengths from Jalisco Star). 2 lb rise could be lenient.	PP-4419	Jay Tidball P F Nicholls	8	70.8kg	7 6/1
2nd	10	—	Call Me Legend (G) Progressive handicap hurdler who got off the mark over obstacles at Exeter (23.1f) in January and he comfortably defied a 4 lb rise at Wincanton 2 weeks ago. Hat-trick looks a distinct possibility.	431122	Mr Jack Stenhouse P Hobbs & J White	6	69.9kg	3.50 5/2

Betting forecast: Peacenik (9/4), Call Me Legend (5/2), Kruger Park (6/1), Magical King (10/1), Tiny Tetley (10/1), Fierce Warrior (10/1), Benign Dictator (11/1), Champagne Twist (12/1), Jalisco Star (16/1), Big City Roller (16/1)