bet365 Handicap Hurdle

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
—	1	—	Bridge North (G) Pulled Up P Quirky sort (fairly useful at best for Henry Daly) showed more spark in a change of headgear (retained) when runner-up at Southwell (24.3f, good to soft) 11 days ago. Well-treated on best form and ha…	466-82P	Alex Chadwick James Owen	9	76.7kg	17 16/1
7th	2	—	Stratton Oakmont (G) Relished testing conditions (previous 2 wins on heavy) when making a winning return from wind surgery at Exeter (23.1f, soft) last month. There have been a few improvers from that race and he merits …	P64-170	Jack Tudor K Woollacott	9	75.7kg	4.50 7/2
—	3	—	Monty Bodkin (G) Pulled Up T Attractive gelding was a promising bumper winner at this track for Ben Pauling but has clearly had issues since joining current yard, given another breathing operation prior to a considerate comeback…	61/6FP-5	Kielan Woods J & A O'Neill	6	74.8kg	13 12/1
3rd	4	—	Heather Honey (M) FAV Progressive mare shaped well in a stronger race at Aintree (solid form) prior to landing her fourth win from 6 starts (all on ground good or better) when a ready winner at Catterick (25.3f) last mont…	361331	Peter Kavanagh J Parkinson & S Smith	6	74.8kg	3.75 11/4
2nd	5	—	Breezethroughlife (G) T Confirmed promise of Irish maiden hurdle debut when making a successful start for the Neil King yard in a weak maiden 4-runner at Fakenham (20f) in October. Ran poorly in a better race at Kempton the…	2P53-83	J M Quinlan N B King	4	73.9kg	26 25/1
6th	6	—	Betty's Tiara (M) PT Belatedly off the mark in a 5-runner novice at Uttoxeter (23.3f, good) and ran to a similar level back in a handicap when third at Stratford (22f). Below par under a penalty back in a Exeter novice l…	1346-79	Ben Jones B Pauling	7	73.9kg	10 9/1
4th	7	—	Not A Light (G) H Placed in points/bumper and scored over hurdles in maiden at Hexham in December 2024. Beaten favourite on handicap bow prior to finishing well held on chase debut/reappearance at Windsor last month. …	2/17-642	Liam Harrison P Hobbs & J White	8	73.5kg	15 14/1
5th	8	—	Diamond Koda (G) P Maiden has proven expensive to follow, with a string of runner-up finishes to his name. Proved he retains ability when fourth in a 5-runner handicap on comeback at Southwell last month but cheekpiece…	22-4515	Charlie Hammond N Kent	6	72.1kg	7 6/1
1st	9	—	Romeo Brown (G) P Veteran front-runner capitalised on a career-low mark when landing his first success for nearly 3 years over C&D last month. However that was a thin 4-runner handicap and he has more on his plate in …	3-F8P11	Oscar Palmer J Parkinson & S Smith	11	70.3kg	5 4/1

Betting forecast: Heather Honey (11/4), Stratton Oakmont (7/2), Romeo Brown (4/1), Diamond Koda (6/1), Betty's Tiara (9/1), Monty Bodkin (12/1), Not A Light (14/1), Bridge North (16/1), Breezethroughlife (25/1)