Signs 2000 Handicap Hurdle

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
—	1	—	Hidol Du Livet (G) Fell Point recruit who struck at the second time of asking over hurdles for Dr Richard Newland at Worcester in June 2023. However, off 28 months before pulling up (ran too free) on debut for new yard at s…	4513/PF	Lee Edwards Dave Roberts	8	76.2kg	51 50/1
1st	2	—	Soldier's Leap (G) FAV HT Found improvement sent handicapping last season and opened account at first time of asking this term when taking 12-runner handicap hurdle at Stratford (18.7f, good to soft) last month. Just 3 lb hig…	3-11552	Jack Andrews T Ellis	5	75.3kg	1.62 8/13
5th	3	—	L'allier (G) Made the frame in 3 of his 4 starts over timber, including when creditable fourth of 11 in handicap hurdle over C&D (good to soft) 18 months ago. Not seen since, however, and market may prove best gu…	446/4-55	Benjamin Poste S Cameron	6	75.3kg	17 16/1
2nd	4	—	Justlikefire (G) Shaped encouragingly on debut for this yard when fourth of 9 in novice hurdle over C&D (15.8f) in June, finishing with more to give. Disappointed over longer trip on return at Hexham last month but b…	0/4P2F-2	Sean Quinlan J Candlish	6	74.4kg	8 7/1
—	5	—	Port Or Starboard (G) P Acquitted himself well over hurdles last term but has run poorly on level and in this sphere more recently. Can't be ruled out in this weak contest, however.	4-96442	Thomas Bellamy B J Llewellyn	8	73kg	9 8/1
3rd	6	—	Whispering Royal (G) P Modest 17f winner over hurdles who wasn't discredited on his chasing bow when fourth at Worcester in September. Below that level twice since but may do better now returned to smaller obstacles.	5364P4	Isabelle Ryder F Brennan	5	69.9kg	6 5/1
4th	7	—	Jeepydoff Meel (G) P Maiden hurdle winner in June 2023 but has offered little in handicaps for either current or previous connections.	0-80884	Joe Williamson Miss L Harrison	7	65.8kg	12 11/1
7th	8	—	Talap (G) Fairly-useful Flat winner for David Pipe but no impact in 5 starts over hurdles for this yard. 1 lb out of the handicap.	3-37P02	S Bowen G F Edwards	8	64.4kg	9 8/1
6th	9	—	Solway Staree (M) Poor maiden who is 0 from 12 over hurdles and finds herself 7 lb out of the handicap here.	058-088	Charlie Maggs Miss L Harrison	7	64.4kg	67 66/1

Betting forecast: Soldier's Leap (8/13), Whispering Royal (5/1), Justlikefire (7/1), Talap (8/1), Port Or Starboard (8/1), Jeepydoff Meel (11/1), L'allier (16/1), Hidol Du Livet (50/1), Solway Staree (66/1)