Allan Atkinson Memorial Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 12:00 | Winning time: 6m 36.6s

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Hillview²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-2| J: S Bowen| T: G Hanmer| OR: 127| CD

5/6

Thoroughly progressive once switched to handicaps, winning 5 of his last 7 races, including C&D event in April. Found further improvement to score from out of the handicap at Uttoxeter last time and he's the one beat from 4 lb higher mark.

Form: 2211-31

Aye Aye Charlie^p²⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 10-13| J: Jack Tudor| T: Christian Williams| OR: 110| D

10/3

Finally broke his maiden over fences when scoring in 5-runner handicap chase at Perth 29 days ago. Winner over hurdles at Newton Abbot last summer but will need some improvement to make a winning return to smaller obstacles from current mark.

Form: 1244-51

Ennistown^t⁵⁷

Age: 12| Weight: 10-12| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: A Wintle| OR: 109

10/1

Veteran arrives on the back of good second of 4 over C&D (good to soft, 14/1) 57 days ago, but should require bit more to win this.

Form: P32P-42

Presenting Yeats^b,t¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Tristan Durrell⁽⁷⁾| T: M F Harris| OR: 91| C| D

10/3

Lazy sort plugged on into fourth at Uttoxeter last time but he still has a largely indolent manner of racing and looks opposable for win purposes once again, even with blinkers reapplied.

Form: 323-434

Forecasts

Hillview (5/6), Presenting Yeats (10/3), Aye Aye Charlie (10/3), Ennistown (10/1)

HILLVIEW is a most progressive sort and can defy another rise in the weights to gain his sixth win from his last 8 starts. Aye Aye Charlie was back to form over fences last time and can fight it out for second place with the veteran Ennistown.