Dr Keith Howard OBE Memorial Handicap

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
4th	1	9	Le Beau Garcon (G) Turned in a poor effort at Southwell on final 2025 start but goes notably well when fresh, winning first-time-out last season from only a 1 lb higher mark.	20-4509	Lewis Chalkley M & D Easterby	7	61.2kg	11 10/1
1st	2	8	Vince L'Amour (G) BT Stepped up markedly on reappearance effort when finishing second of 17 at Musselburgh (5f) in April. However, was already beaten when meeting trouble over C&D since.	006790	D Allan T D Easterby	5	61.2kg	5 4/1
6th	3	3	Mark's Choice (G) P Veteran performer who ended last season in fine form, taking his tally at Ripon into the double figures with back-to-back victories on final 2 starts of the campaign. Always behind after making a mes…	1-06243	William Pyle G Tutty	10	60.8kg	5.50 9/2
5th	4	1	Glory Fighter (G) Veteran who resumed winning ways in 7-runner handicap at Nottingham (5f, good to soft) last month, responding well. Should remain competitive following a 2 lb rise.	831506	Mark Winn P T Midgley	10	60.3kg	6.50 11/2
2nd	5	4	Betweenthesticks (G) FAV P Bounced back to form to make a winning reappearance at Wolverhampton in April and followed up at Pontefract (5f) later in the month. Should be competitive in hat-trick bid.	129623	J P Sullivan Mrs R Carr	6	59.9kg	3.20 11/5
3rd	6	7	Hurt You Never (M) Tasted success 4 times over 5f last year, latterly at Hamilton in August. Form tailed off thereafter but showed up well for a long way on her reappearance at Thirsk in April. Beat only 2 home in a si…	985592	J Garritty Adrian Nicholls	7	59.9kg	7.50 13/2
—	7	5	Impressor (G) P Posted a good effort when fourth of 17 at Doncaster (5f) on reappearance in March. Run best excused at Musselburgh but was again below form at Thirsk last time.	400636	Rowan Scott Phillip Makin	9	58.5kg	17 16/1
7th	8	2	Wrestling Revenue (G) Landed a gamble at Pontefract (5f) last autumn but well beaten all 3 outings subsequently.	9-00756	A Mullen B Haslam	5	54.4kg	29 28/1
8th	9	6	He's An Angel (G) Came from well off the pace to win 6f handicap at Wolverhampton in January. Mixed bag since and now back on turf for the first time since August 2024.	888128	Cam Hardie K Frost	6	52.6kg	29 28/1

Betting forecast: Betweenthesticks (11/5), Vince L'Amour (4/1), Mark's Choice (9/2), Glory Fighter (11/2), Hurt You Never (13/2), Le Beau Garcon (10/1), Impressor (16/1), Wrestling Revenue (28/1), He's An Angel (28/1)