NFRC South West Roofing Industry Handicap Hurdle

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
10th	1	—	Northern Symphonie (M) Landed second leg of a small-field handicap hat-trick over C&D last season. Fared better than on stable debut, without beating a rival at Wetherby last time, though will at least benefit from return …	2P60-35	Miss Megan Bevan H Dickin	6	76.2kg	29 28/1
4th	2	—	Crystello (G) FAV T Runner-up in point and progressive form over hurdles, improving (despite still looking raw) when making a successful handicap debut at Musselburgh (soft). Makes plenty of appeal to follow up, with th…	P2-6451	Paul O'Brien Harry Derham	5	75.7kg	2.50 6/4
—	3	—	Colonial Empire (G) Pulled Up V Promising start over staying distances, beaten by a well-backed one at Taunton before bumping into a 3-time course winner at Catterick in late-January. Similar performance should see him in the mix a…	67-5P22	Mr Edward Vaughan Tim Vaughan	9	75.3kg	13 12/1
—	4	—	Clondaw Royale (G) Pulled Up Rallied late to capitalise on a drop in grade at Wetherby in January, and while proving he can still be competitive off this mark when third at Ffos Las (heavy) subsequently, conditions aren't ideal …	768313	Benjamin Macey J & A O'Neill	7	75.3kg	19 18/1
—	5	—	Devon Dude (G) Pulled Up P Fair bumper winner has had a disappointing season, but he's best not judged on his latest start over hurdles at Hereford where he slithered badly on landing at the first. Market can guide with Harry …	2-FP67P	H Cobden Mrs C Williams	6	75.3kg	13 12/1
8th	6	—	Rodney Bay (G) P Attracted support on 2 of his 3 starts for R. J. Tumilty this season without ever threatening, latest on Thurles chase debut. Headgear on first time over hurdles and one to keep an eye on in the bett…	88-98P8	J M Quinlan Nick Scholfield	9	73.9kg	34 33/1
6th	7	—	Teorie (G) Mark continues to fall without suggesting he's ready to capitalise, though does drop in grade following creditable fifth in 9-runner handicap at Wincanton last time.	055656	Harry Reed Daisy Hitchins	6	73.9kg	23 22/1
3rd	8	—	Jack's Jury (G) P Well-backed to make winning stable debut in first-time cheekpieces at Ffos Las (2½m, heavy), though more required to follow up under 7 lb penalty/different conditions.	6135-3U	Callum Pritchard B T Murphy	6	73kg	10 9/1
9th	9	—	Lion Of The Desert (G) H Hit the frame for second consecutive start when fourth of 7 at Hereford last time, though he's likely in need of further respite from the handicapper.	91-1321	Joe Anderson G Harris	6	72.6kg	21 20/1
—	10	—	Bredon Hill Dart (G) Pulled Up Still in good heart when third in competitive 17-runner handicap at Exeter last time (2¼ lengths behind Blue In The West) and should give his running again.	44143P	C P O'Shea Mrs S Gardner	7	68.9kg	9.50 17/2
7th	11	—	No Rematch (G) TP Again below form when fourth of 10 on seasonal reappearance at Chepstow and hard to be confident of revival with tongue strap/cheekpieces refitted.	2P8473-	Miss Imogen Mathias S Drinkwater	12	68.5kg	21 20/1
—	12	—	Blue In The West (G) Pulled Up Long-standing maiden again shaped well when chasing home an improver at Exeter and the booking of Sean Bowen is a significant positive, given he's been left with plenty to do on his previous 2 starts…	32P12-3	S Bowen B Lund	9	68.5kg	7 6/1
1st	13	—	The Italian Fox (G) Improved on the figures when fifth of 9 on handicap bow at Taunton in December, though he was friendless in the betting and made hard work of it.	5-9751	Brendan Powell J Tizzard	6	67.1kg	10 9/1
5th	14	—	Colby Mayfield (G) Lightly-raced 6-y-o left previous efforts switched to markedly longer trip/handicap, finishing third of 9 at Stratford, but he has more to do at the weights on first start in open company.	58935-	Ellis Collier J L Flint	6	66.2kg	21 20/1
2nd	15	—	Richardson (G) Veteran landed the first leg of a double at this course (heavy) last season, though was found to have bled when pulled up here last time.	511-55P	Lee Edwards B Clarke	11	64.9kg	67 66/1

Betting forecast: Crystello (6/4), Blue In The West (6/1), Bredon Hill Dart (17/2), The Italian Fox (9/1), Jack's Jury (9/1), Colonial Empire (12/1), Devon Dude (12/1), Clondaw Royale (18/1), Colby Mayfield (20/1), No Rematch (20/1), Lion Of The Desert (20/1), Teorie (22/1), Northern Symphonie (28/1), Rodney Bay (33/1), Richardson (66/1)