JCB Hydrogen Handicap

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
2nd	1	3	Valley Ofthe Kings (G) B Won twice on the all-weather at the end of last year and showed promise when runner-up at Kempton in February. Has failed to repeat that effort since, though, looking none too keen at Catterick lates…	9-28792	S Donohoe Dylan Cunha	4	64.4kg	26 25/1
6th	2	4	Expert Agent (G) Proved better than ever when resuming winning ways in 10-runner handicap on the Rowley Course (6f, good to firm) 35 days ago, albeit seen to very good effect sticking to the near rail. 6 lb higher ma…	412164	Jack Callan S C Williams	6	64kg	5.50 9/2
8th	3	8	Twilight Fun (G) P Scored at Newcastle (6f) in February but failed to come on for recent run when a well-held fourth of 8 at Yarmouth (6f) last time. Bit to prove.	130648	Joey Haynes C Banham	6	63kg	12 11/1
4th	4	1	Sapphire Steps (F) Had excuses on her final 2 starts as a juvenile and benefited from the return to 7f when fifth of 14 on her Newbury reappearance, finishing to good effect. Failed to build on that promise upped to 1m…	577-584	D C Costello R Hannon	3	60.8kg	9 8/1
5th	5	2	Bintola (F) FAV Left her juvenile form well behind when off the mark in 14-runner handicap (20/1) at Windsor (6f, good to firm) 28 days ago, doing well to score so readily having not had the smoothest of passages. O…	626-15	Zac Lloyd Harry Charlton	3	60.8kg	3.25 9/4
7th	6	6	Dutch Finale (G) Much improved when landing an all-weather handicap in impressive fashion at Lingfield (6f) last June before solid efforts in defeat at Chelmsford and at Windsor. Run best excused on account of wide d…	13380-7	Alistair Rawlinson S C Williams	4	60.3kg	29 28/1
3rd	7	9	Goldwork (G) P Got back on track after a low-key end to 2025 when third of 8 in 6f handicap at Kempton in April. More or less backed that up in a stronger race at Ascot but underperformed in first-time cheekpieces …	350373	Charles Bishop Eve Johnson Houghton	3	59.9kg	6 5/1
1st	8	5	Sea Cookie (G) Son of Dark Angel who set the standard on his 2-y-o form and didn't need to improve to get off the mark returning from 10 months off (had breathing operation in interim) in 6-runner maiden at Newbury…	22-110	N Callan Tom Clover	3	59.9kg	4.50 7/2
9th	9	7	Romantic Twilight (F) Opened her account switched to a nursery at Yarmouth (6f) in October. Too free in a stronger race back at 7f at Newmarket on final 2-y-o start and always behind on reappearance at Windsor 4 weeks ago…	016-095	Rob Hornby W Stone	3	58.5kg	34 33/1

Betting forecast: Bintola (9/4), Sea Cookie (7/2), Expert Agent (9/2), Goldwork (5/1), Sapphire Steps (8/1), Twilight Fun (11/1), Valley Ofthe Kings (25/1), Dutch Finale (28/1), Romantic Twilight (33/1)