Leicester Racecourse Handicap Hurdle

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
9th	1	—	Ito Ditto (G) Progressive when recording three wins over hurdles in the 2023/24 season but ran poorly in a trio of novice handicap chases at the back end of last year. Plenty to prove returning to hurdles followin…	P1/PP5-9	Sean Houlihan Nicky Martin	7	76.2kg	15 14/1
5th	2	—	Akimos (G) Left his first 2 efforts behind when winning Ffos Las novice (2m4f, soft) in April and improved again when a close runner-up on handicap debut at Sandown (19.8f, good) 3 weeks ago. 4 lb rise looks fa…	P1/25P5-	N de Boinville N J Henderson	5	75.7kg	4.33 10/3
3rd	3	—	Woodland Park (G) FAV Bumper winner makes plenty of appeal on looks/pedigree and impressed when running away with a C&D maiden in November last year. Advanced his form when third in a competitive race for the grade on han…	21-3322	S Bowen O Murphy	6	75.3kg	2.10 11/10
2nd	4	—	John Barbour (G) T Plenty of solid form as novice hurdler and he resumed progress on second start this season, travelling well when winning 11-runner handicap hurdle at Uttoxeter (19.9f, soft). That race is working out…	41212P	J J Burke F O'Brien	6	75.3kg	6.50 11/2
4th	5	—	My Bobby Dazzler (G) Fairly useful at best but losing run stretches back well over 2 years. Should be better for his recent run at Aintree (effectively his seasonal reappearance) and interesting to see if he can make mor…	4P312-4	Charlie Deutsch Mrs M Rowley	10	72.1kg	21 20/1
6th	6	—	Bolsover Bill (G) T Better than ever when landing back-to-back handicap chases at Exeter in January 2024 on first two starts for current yard and still in good heart over fences when hitting the frame twice that spring.…	3/63974	Miss Victoria Malzard Harry Derham	8	69.4kg	23 22/1
8th	7	—	Italian Spirit (G) Bumper/hurdle winner for Olly Murphy in 2021/22 and seemingly every bit as good despite a long lay-off when third in a 9-runner handicap at Uttoxeter in May last year. Down in grade but remains to se…	853542-	James Best H Dickin	9	69.4kg	126 125/1
1st	8	—	Fresh Speculation (G) Relished conditions when opening his account in a 2½m handicap at Ffos Las (heavy) last November. Hit and miss since (unable to justify strong support at Bangor earlier in the year) but could feature…	3P-6112	Sam Twiston-Davies H D Daly	7	68.9kg	8.50 15/2
7th	9	—	Woodythewoodpecker (G) Lightly raced sort who looked a little awkward when third of 5 in a novice hurdle at Stratford in May and likely needed the outing when a well held fifth on reappearance at Hereford (28/1) last month…	357223-	Jonjo O'Neill Jr. Evan Williams	5	68kg	34 33/1

Betting forecast: Woodland Park (11/10), Akimos (10/3), John Barbour (11/2), Fresh Speculation (15/2), Ito Ditto (14/1), My Bobby Dazzler (20/1), Bolsover Bill (22/1), Woodythewoodpecker (33/1), Italian Spirit (125/1)