Belhaven Black Classic Handicap Hurdle

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
3rd	1	—	Malicash (G) Won maiden/novice hurdles in the spring, latterly over 21f here. Remote second on 19.5f Bangor handicap debut/reappearance but could be sharper for the outing and this is a drop in grade. Player unde…	4112-23	B S Hughes D McCain Jnr	6	76.2kg	7 6/1
—	2	—	Gaillimh A Stor (G) Pulled Up PT It's now 13 runs since his last win in 2022 and he'll need to leave last month's course reappearance well behind to play a prominent role.	P8P-9P7	Bruce Lynn N W Alexander	9	75.3kg	29 28/1
2nd	3	—	Authorized Mission (G) FAV Much improved when bolting up in a 21f course handicap on his return for new yard 4 weeks ago. The handicapper hasn't missed him with a 14 lb rise but there could be more to come for this stable.	159-129	Danny McMenamin N G Richards	5	74.4kg	2 1/1
—	4	—	Disco Davis (G) Pulled Up T Seemed to relish a return to front-running when getting off the mark in 2m Lingfield maiden (soft) in January. Shaped encouragingly when fourth in Uttoxeter handicap on reappearance but pulled up on …	PP4-3P6	Tristan Durrell D Skelton	6	74.4kg	10 9/1
4th	5	—	Fox's Fancy (M) Won a mares' maiden hurdle at Perth in spring 2024 before shaping up well all 3 starts in defeat in handicaps last season. Badly let down by jumping at Hexham on chase bow/return and her jumping also…	3-F4451	D R Fox L Russell & M Scudamore	7	73.5kg	13 12/1
1st	6	—	Glen Road (G) Made it 3 wins in his last 5 starts when proving too strong for 8 rivals at Wetherby (21f, soft) 3 weeks ago. Raised 6 lb but the second boosted the form when successful at Leicester on Thursday. Muc…	114642	Peter Kavanagh J Parkinson & S Smith	6	73.5kg	6 5/1
6th	7	—	Coconut Splash (G) Useful chaser at his best but hard to win with. Shaped as if needing last month's return from an absence at Ayr (hurdle) and this should reveal more.	P-66682	Mr Kit Alexander N W Alexander	10	73kg	23 22/1
8th	8	—	Follow Charlie (G) P Gained reward for a series of good efforts when scoring at Perth in May. Not so good back there in the autumn but returned to form with a vengeance to win at Ayr (20.5f, soft) 25 days ago. Should rem…	62494-4	Ben Smith R M Smith	6	72.6kg	17 16/1
5th	9	—	Rememberthename (G) Placed twice in Irish maiden hurdles before making a sound start to his handicap career for new stable when third of 8 over C&D (good to soft) 6 weeks ago. May do better.	357321-	Craig Nichol A M Thomson	5	69.9kg	21 20/1
7th	10	—	Nights In Venice (G) T Has only an Ayr handicap chase success in February 2024 to show from his 23 starts. Well held on Ayr reappearance last month and remains to be seen whether a return to hurdles for the first time in 2…	734212	Charlie Maggs D W Whillans	9	64.9kg	26 25/1

Betting forecast: Authorized Mission (1/1), Glen Road (5/1), Malicash (6/1), Disco Davis (9/1), Fox's Fancy (12/1), Follow Charlie (16/1), Rememberthename (20/1), Coconut Splash (22/1), Nights In Venice (25/1), Gaillimh A Stor (28/1)