Royal Pug Handicap Hurdle

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
3rd	1	—	Jimmy Hurdstrom (G) Fourth behind a couple of subsequent winners at Aintree in October but didn't improve immediately for switch to handicaps at Kempton the following month. That was a muddling race though, and it's sti…	2/24533-	Stan Sheppard T Lacey	6	75.7kg	4.50 7/2
1st	2	—	Mount Anglesby (G) Distant runner-up in novice final at Worcester before improving to go one better at Ascot in November. Shaped as if still in good form there the following month and ought to be in the mix back down i…	221614-	Tom Broughton A Ralph	7	73.9kg	9 8/1
—	3	—	Got A Dream (G) Arrives seeking a hat-trick having followed up his Chepstow reappearance win with an improved success in 8-runner C&D handicap in November. Given a break (goes well fresh) and reasonable to think he …	466-116	James Bowen Nicky Martin	7	73.5kg	4.50 7/2
2nd	4	—	Kel Du Large (G) Won all his three starts in 2023/24 and having not had things go his way following a long absence, got back up the up when successful at Hereford last month. Now 3-3 when making the running and not o…	1/35712	C Gethings Mrs J Williams	6	73.5kg	5.50 9/2
6th	5	—	Thankyourluckystar (G) Landed third career success (all good to soft) at Worcester in May and bounced back to form when runner-up at Southwell (20.4f, soft) last month. Return to better ground looks a positive and should h…	33-1P92	J J Burke A Ralph	10	73kg	13 12/1
5th	6	—	Ocean Conquest (G) P Capitalised on good opportunities to win at Ludlow at start of season but hasn't exactly sparkled since, jumping poorly at Newbury on latest start.	11P05P-	Sam Twiston-Davies N & W Twiston-Davies	5	73kg	21 20/1
7th	7	—	Il Va De Soi (G) Fairly useful hurdler at best but form has tailed off following a pair of creditable runs over fences to start the season.	P758-11	Megan Fox Harry Derham	8	73kg	34 33/1
8th	8	—	Ilitch (G) FAV Finished last season on the up with success at Fontwell and seems to be following a similar trajectory this time around, only bettered by one landing a 4-timer at Doncaster in late January. Makes ple…	21-4528	Charlie Hammond S Edmunds	8	72.1kg	3.75 11/4
4th	9	—	Jukebox King (G) T Winning pointer has shaped with promise to finish fourth in pair of 2½m hurdles and while 3m may prove his optimum, he still looks interesting making a quick switch to handicaps.	1-444	Thomas Bellamy K Bailey & M Nicholls	6	71.2kg	6.50 11/2
9th	10	—	Gold Link (G) Bounced back to form following a break when runner-up in 2½m Southwell handicap (again traded at short odds in running) and while he's been freshened up again, this is a stronger race.	212629	Ben Jones Miss E C Lavelle	10	70.8kg	12 11/1

Betting forecast: Ilitch (11/4), Jimmy Hurdstrom (7/2), Got A Dream (7/2), Kel Du Large (9/2), Jukebox King (11/2), Mount Anglesby (8/1), Gold Link (11/1), Thankyourluckystar (12/1), Ocean Conquest (20/1), Il Va De Soi (33/1)