R.A.B.I./Joan Collison Memorial Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 13:31 | Winning time: 3m 45.45s

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Crooks Peak¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 121| D

10/3

Promising earlier in his career, but shown little spark in 3 starts over hurdles for new yard this season and just ticking over in jumpers bumpers. This is a drop in class returned to timber.

Form: 290444

Group Stage^p,t1⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Archie Bellamy⁽⁷⁾| T: B Barr| OR: 119| DWS

22/1

Winner of Ludlow juvenile hurdle last season and best effort this season when third in first-time cheekpieces at Fakenham last month. Since left Alan King and had a breathing operation.

Form: 20-8933

Mystic Dreamer⁴²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: James Davies| T: N J Gifford| OR: 116| BF

13/2

Career best when readily winning 17f handicap hurdle at Exeter in November. Just a fair effort from this mark at Newbury but shaped as though in good form in a jumpers bumper since.

Form: 54-8135

Natural History²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: J E Moore| T: G & J Moore| OR: 116| BF

8/13

Useful and progressive on the Flat for Andrew Balding. Sent off odds on but undone by inexperience on hurdles debut over C&D and still looked to be learning when occupying same spot at Wincanton.

Form: 22

Vision Clear⁶⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Joshua Moore| T: G & J Moore| OR: 111| D

11/1

Kempton winner in 2019 but ended last year out of sorts. Dropping in the weights but has a fair bit to prove.

Form: 2-3255P

Non-Runners

Hijran¹⁰⁴

Weight: 11-9| Age: 8

T: Henry Oliver J: Millie Wonnacott

Saggazza⁹⁴

Weight: 11-4| Age: 7

T: Miss J S Davis J: Page Fuller

Sorbet²⁸

Weight: 11-2| Age: 6

T: L Wadham J: Bryony Frost

Forecasts

Natural History (8/13), Crooks Peak (10/3), Saggazza (6/1), Mystic Dreamer (13/2), Sorbet (13/2), Vision Clear (11/1), Hijran (20/1), Group Stage (22/1)

NATURAL HISTORY has looked a work-in-progress over hurdles in recent weeks, but he makes a quick switch to handicaps and has been allotted a lenient mark based on his Flat ability. Mystic Dreamer can remain competitive, while Crooks Peak needs a check in the betting eased in class.