Sky Bet Extra Places Handicap Hurdle

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
13th	1	—	Belvedere Blast (G) Benefited from the stiffer test of stamina when resuming winning ways at Market Rasen (23f, good) in August but below form all 4 outings since.	5670-33	J J Burke A Keatley	7	77.1kg	29 28/1
5th	2	—	Tree Top Tyson (G) T Showed his Perth display to be no flash in the pan as he got off the mark in 3-runner maiden hurdle at Sedgefield (16.8f, good) in October. Sound-enough effort under a penalty at Wetherby and now goe…	62145P-	B S Hughes P Neville	5	76.7kg	6.50 11/2
8th	3	—	Hajey (G) Below par in 3 starts last season but stepped up plenty on his reappearance when fourth at Sedgefield a month ago. Well weighted if building on that.	6/585-54	Tom Midgley Miss Tracy Waggott	8	76.2kg	12 11/1
3rd	4	—	Escort'kheops (G) Made the frame all 3 completed starts in Irish points and still looked in need of the experience on second start in a bumper when seventh of 11 at Cheltenham in October. Pleasing start over hurdles i…	233421	K Brogan L Horsfall	5	76.2kg	11 10/1
1st	5	—	Soldierofthestorm (G) FAV Hereford winner in February 2024 but lightly raced and patchy form since. Off since mid-field effort at Punchestown in April but this is easier and record fresh is encouraging.	40-1214	Jonjo O'Neill Jr. J & A O'Neill	7	75.7kg	3.25 9/4
11th	6	—	Gardener (G) Disappointing 2024/25 campaign and has left Olly Murphy having unseated rider on last month's return to chasing.	3311-52	Aaron Anderson M E Sowersby	9	74.8kg	81 80/1
—	7	—	Book of Secrets (G) H Just the one win from 18 starts over hurdles, but has a number of solid placed efforts to his name, including when going close at Newton Abbot (16.8f, soft) in September. Too free without the hood at…	78774-7	Non Runner James Moffatt	7	74.8kg	13 12/1
12th	8	—	Camarrate (G) T Fit from the Flat and returned to form when second of 6 at Wetherby in October. Same mark here so a repeat of that will ensure he's competitive.	20361-P	Theo Gillard D McCain Jnr	5	74.4kg	11 10/1
4th	9	—	Singapore Trip (G) T Capitalised on a falling mark at Wetherby on return and a brace of third-place finishes confirm he's in excellent heart. No reasn why he won't go well again.	473411-	Alice Stevens Micky Hammond	7	73.5kg	9.50 17/2
7th	10	—	The Clonmel Kid (G) Fair maiden hurdler but no impact both handicap starts at up to 3m.	741-336	Joe Williamson P A Kirby	6	73.5kg	11 10/1
9th	11	—	Caramelo Rapido (G) Made steady progress over hurdles last season finishing a close second over 17f at Carlisle on handicap debut but found quick turnaround against him when disappointing at Perth. Not for the first tim…	8-59618	Jamie Hamilton M Walford	6	72.6kg	11 10/1
2nd	12	—	Wasthatok (G) T Back on track when second at Wetherby and confirmed that promise with a ready success at Newcastle (20.3f, good to soft) last month. Didn't get very far over fences next time but remains of firm inte…	66524-1	I J Power P A Kirby	7	72.6kg	7.50 13/2
10th	13	—	Evenwood Sonofagun (G) TP Landed a quick-fire double at Cartmel in May but hit and miss since, in the process of running below form when falling at Perth in September and never a factor over this trip at Musselburgh.	076-126	Sean Quinlan Lizzie Quinlan	7	72.1kg	41 40/1
14th	14	—	Born Like Me (G) Well held in 2 AW Flat outings and needs to leave level achieved in his qualifying runs behind to get competitive on handicap debut up in distance.	5640-54	Jack Power J Parkinson & S Smith	4	70.8kg	29 28/1
6th	15	—	Scairp Dubh (G) Won point bumper in March and second in bumper here (sole start for Tjade Collier) in May. Little show over hurdles so far but handicaps more suitable.	64120-1	Danny McMenamin J Parkinson & S Smith	5	68.9kg	17 16/1

Betting forecast: Soldierofthestorm (9/4), Tree Top Tyson (11/2), Wasthatok (13/2), Singapore Trip (17/2), Escort'kheops (10/1), The Clonmel Kid (10/1), Caramelo Rapido (10/1), Camarrate (10/1), Hajey (11/1), Book of Secrets (12/1), Scairp Dubh (16/1), Belvedere Blast (28/1), Born Like Me (28/1), Evenwood Sonofagun (40/1), Gardener (80/1)