Sky Bet Handicap Hurdle

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
10th	1	—	Bust A Move (G) H Fairly useful on Flat and impressed to win two of his 3 starts over hurdles last season, latterly on handicap debut at Newcastle (16.9f) in February. Not given a hard time having been too free (despi…	131-70	Jamie Hamilton M & D Easterby	4	76.2kg	34 33/1
8th	2	—	Bluegrass (G) PT C&D winner matched best form (following another wind surgery) when landing a weak race on reappearance and bounced back from a lesser effort when third in a 5-runner handicap at Lingfield (19.5f) las…	83448-7	Charlie Hammond S Edmunds	6	75.7kg	15 14/1
5th	3	—	Don't Mind If I Do (G) FAV Very promising start to his career when runner-up in valuable Newbury bumper and opened his account over hurdles at Wincanton last December. Best not judged on handicap debut third at Aintree on retu…	2/213-35	Thomas Bellamy A King	5	74.8kg	4.33 10/3
4th	4	—	Clap Of Thunder (G) FAV Struck in a 2m Ascot novice last November and shaped better than result in a competitive 2m Cheltenham race on handicap debut. Only matched that form at Musselburgh final start but has had a wind op …	1533-43	Sam Twiston-Davies N & W Twiston-Davies	5	73.9kg	4.33 10/3
9th	5	—	Benvoy (G) T Landed first-leg of a double over this C&D in March but hasn't fired in either start following a break, disappointing in the 4-y-o handicap at Chepstow in October. Remains to be seen if breathing ope…	489737/	G Sheehan Miss J S Davis	4	73kg	23 22/1
1st	6	—	We're Red And Blue (G) Free-going sort won a maiden/novice hurdle last season and posted best effort in handicaps when finishing midfield in the Imperial Cup at Sandown (2m). Unable to showcase his hurdling ability on reap…	7-01232	Jonjo O'Neill Jr. J & A O'Neill	5	73kg	6.50 11/2
7th	7	—	Time Interval (G) T Landed back-to-back handicaps hurdles at Stratford/Warwick in May and remained in fine form over summer. Unsuited by the increased test of stamina when well beaten on return at Cheltenham (21f, soft)…	776567	J J Burke David Dennis	7	71.2kg	13 12/1
2nd	8	—	Haas Boy (G) PT Sold for just 3,200 gns from Emma Lavelle yard but quickly back on track in cheekpieces for new connections, winning a Newton Abbot chase and travelling well when following up with something to spare…	112261	H Cobden Chester Williams	8	70.3kg	5.50 9/2
6th	9	—	Callin Baton Rouge (M) Strong-travelling mare capitalised on a falling mark when landing a 14-runner Uttoxeter handicap in June and has returned in fine heart, finishing third over 2½m at Southwell last time. Drop back in …	6254-34	C J Todd C & A Pogson	7	67.1kg	34 33/1
3rd	10	—	Graecia (M) HT Progressing over hurdles, cosily landing 2m Worcester handicap in September prior to finding one too good at Kempton/Hereford subsequently, shaping as if still ahead of her mark when carting her way …	223262	Daire James McConville C E Longsdon	4	64.4kg	10 9/1

Betting forecast: Clap Of Thunder (10/3), Don't Mind If I Do (10/3), Haas Boy (9/2), We're Red And Blue (11/2), Graecia (9/1), Time Interval (12/1), Bluegrass (14/1), Benvoy (22/1), Callin Baton Rouge (33/1), Bust A Move (33/1)