Read Nicky Hendersons Unibet Blog Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
8th	1	—	Red Risk (G) P Veteran who bounced back to form with a bang to land another nice pot at Musselburgh (3m, good to soft) in February. Shaped as if still in good form at Uttoxeter subsequently but remains vulnerable t…	310-018	Paddy Hanlon P F Nicholls	11	76.2kg	15 14/1
9th	2	—	Dartan (G) TV Useful hurdler but below that level over fences, turned over in a match on first start for this yard at Uttoxeter in October. Reverts to hurdling now with enough to prove. Has had a breathing operati…	020329-	S Bowen Mrs S J Humphrey	9	73kg	67 66/1
—	3	—	Moon Rocket (G) Pulled Up T Quick to get off the mark sent chasing this season, easily taking 3m handicap at Doncaster in November. Hasn't progressed in 3 starts since though, and now reverts to hurdling.	2P-126P	Thomas Bellamy K Bailey & M Nicholls	6	71.7kg	5 4/1
7th	4	—	Red Dirt Road (G) Relished the step up in trip when bagging a major pot at Sandown last season. Back on track after a couple of disappointing efforts when fourth of 13 over C&D in February but was let down by his jump…	11P-P40	Jonjo O'Neill Jr. J & A O'Neill	9	71.2kg	7.50 13/2
1st	5	—	Serious Chat (G) P Posted a career best when resuming winning ways at Doncaster in November and quickly returned to form when second of 5 back there (3m, soft) in February. This is tougher, though.	151721-	Theo Gillard D McCain Jnr	7	69.4kg	13 12/1
4th	6	—	Kilwaughter (G) FAV Useful bumper winner who has really got his act together over hurdles of late, posting an excellent second of 13 in 19f Taunton novice prior to going one better with an improved performance on handic…	63-7421	Mr Jack Stenhouse P Hobbs & J White	6	68.5kg	4.33 10/3
5th	7	—	King Of The Lake (G) T Back to winning ways at Chepstow (3m) in December and showed himself none the worse for a fall in the Lanzarote at Kempton when fourth of 11 back at Chepstow (3m, soft) in February. However, needs to…	341F40	Chad Bament J Scott	8	68.5kg	15 14/1
6th	8	—	Firestream (G) P Shaped as if retaining all his ability on his second start for current yard in first-time cheekpieces when fifth in 14-runner handicap at Uttoxeter (40/1) last month. Stamina still to prove back at 3…	24/13-P5	Sam Twiston-Davies Chester Williams	9	68kg	11 10/1
2nd	9	—	Smokeringinthedark (G) Well suited by a return to less testing ground when registering a first handicap success in 6-runner event at Newcastle (20.3f, good) 15 days ago, bit in hand. Step back up to 3m should suit under sp…	272512-	Danny McMenamin N G Richards	6	66.7kg	4.50 7/2
3rd	10	—	Lord Snootie (G) Last win came in 2022 but he stopped the slide when second in 6-runner handicap at Bangor (23.2f, good) last month, despite needing a stiffer test. Task is to now build on that.	7/0P23-8	Jack Tudor Christian Williams	9	66.7kg	11 10/1

Betting forecast: Kilwaughter (10/3), Smokeringinthedark (7/2), Moon Rocket (4/1), Red Dirt Road (13/2), Lord Snootie (10/1), Firestream (10/1), Serious Chat (12/1), King Of The Lake (14/1), Red Risk (14/1), Dartan (66/1)