Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 18:20 | Winning time: 6m 23.0s

Settings

Selected odds by:

Sackett³³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Jack Andrews⁽⁷⁾| T: N B King| OR: 112| D

11/2

Seems best away from testing ground and back to form when second of 7 to Fifty Shades in a handicap chase at Fakenham in March. Raced too freely when below that form over hurdles at Newbury recently, but respected on balance.

Form: 964228

Dan Emmett^b¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-8| J: Benjamin Poste| T: M Scudamore| OR: 111| D

9/1

Let down by jumping over fences, and readily held on return to hurdles at Haydock in December. Showed more at Newbury next time, but ran badly at Warwick on latest start, and hard to enthuse about.

Form: 9/5-F64P

The Drone¹¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Kielan Woods| T: A M Hales| OR: 110| D

8/1

Formerly trained by Gordon Elliott, and won on debut for current yard at Stratford (2¾m) last May. Not discredited without building on that since, and reverts to hurdles after finishing third of four on chase debut at Fakenham.

Form: 1-12353

Flying Verse^t,v¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Jordan Nailor⁽⁷⁾| T: David Dennis| OR: 109| CD

9/2

Won twice over C&D last summer, and scored again at Bangor in October Probably needed the run after a break at Exeter last time, but not disgraced, and should be competitive in this line-up.

Form: 532145

The Groovy Hoovy^p⁸⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: L P Aspell| T: O Sherwood| OR: 108| C

7/1

Off the mark over 2½m here in October, but reported to have a breathing problem when well held at Taunton in December, and had further wind surgery prior to a moderate run at Huntingdon last time. May build on that, but clearly comes with risks.

Form: 7-P16P9

Nemean Lion^p,t²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Thomas Dowson⁽³⁾| T: P A Kirby| OR: 107| CD

5/1

Made all to win at Catterick (3m1f, good to soft) in December, and now 5lb higher. Has struggled off revised mark since that win, and although not discredited last time, he seems in the handicapper's grip at present.

Form: 147166

Point N Shoot^b,t¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: K E Buckley⁽⁷⁾| T: N J Hawke| OR: 107

7/2

Won at Exeter last spring, and belatedly back in the groove when scoring easily over 3m3f at Sedgefield recently. Hit with an 11lb rise for that, which demands more, but clearly merits respect.

Form: 21-P531

Riddlestown^b¹⁴

Age: 12| Weight: 11-0| J: Fergus Gregory⁽⁵⁾| T: C Fryer| OR: 103| CD

10/1

Seven-time course winner who has slipped down the handicap, and is now a stone lower than for his last hurdles win. Shaped well until his stamina was stretched over fences at Warwick last time, and looks to be running into form.

Form: 87P424

Forecasts

Point N Shoot (7/2), Flying Verse (9/2), Nemean Lion (5/1), Sackett (11/2), The Groovy Hoovy (7/1), The Drone (8/1), Dan Emmett (9/1), Riddlestown (10/1)

He's in the veteran category now, but RIDDLESTOWN is a seven-time course winner who ran a cracker until his stamina ebbed away at Warwick last time. He's on a lenient mark in this sphere, and is just preferred to Flying Verse, who will strip fitter for an outing at Exeter, and also goes very well here. Point N Shoot is best of the rest, even though the handicapper has hit him hard for his Sedgefield romp.