Bathwick Tyres Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:30 | Winning time: 4m 27.5s

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Selected odds by:

Black Corton^h,t¹³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Nick Scholfield| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 135

6/4

Beaten out of sight by Altior in a novice chase when last seen at Kempton in November, but had previously won three times in novice hurdle company. Switches to handicaps here and his trainer should know where he stands with Qualando. Likely to make a bold bid providing he is straight enough after his lay-off.

Form: 1-31121

Space Oddity^h⁶³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Kieron Edgar⁽³⁾| T: H Fry| OR: 129

1/1

Something seemed to go amiss when he was pulled up on the final bend at Wincanton last time, but before that he had been progressive and he is not without a chance with conditions expected to suit.

Form: 4411P2-

Eddiemaurice⁵⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: R Flint| T: J L Flint| OR: 124

4/1

Won at Ascot in November off a 2lb higher mark, but has not been in the same form since and this is a tough race in which to try to bounce back.

Form: 37-2114

Non-Runners

Qualando³⁵

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: A E Jones J: T Scudamore

Phobiaphiliac²⁶

Weight: 11-7| Age: 6

T: N J Henderson J: N de Boinville

Oh Land Abloom⁹⁸

Weight: 11-2| Age: 7

T: N B King J: T E Whelan

Forecasts

Space Oddity (1/1), Black Corton (6/4), Phobiaphiliac (5/2), Eddiemaurice (4/1), Qualando (5/1), Oh Land Abloom (7/1)

PHOBIAPHILLAC should be in his element if going predictions are accurate and can bounce back to form. Black Corton is also interesting on his first start in handicap company, while Space Oddity cannot be ruled out in a cracking little contest.