Sky Sports Racing 415 Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:18 | Winning time: 3m 49.2s

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Hurricane Ali⁵³

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Sean Quinlan| T: J Mackie| OR: 125| CD

5/2

Genuine individual. 3-time C&D winner. Creditable third of 9 in handicap hurdle at Stratford (16.3f, good, 5/1) 53 days ago. Another solid showing is on the cards.

Form: 2-03293

Swaffham Bulbeck¹²²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-13| J: C Gethings| T: S Edmunds| OR: 124| BF| D

5/1

In good form under both codes and he enhanced his fine record at Fakenham when landing 4-runner handicap hurdle at that venue in April. Ran just respectably back over fences at Worcester (16.5f, soft) 122 days ago and may feature if he's tuned up.

Form: 32521-5

Nibras Gold^p,t³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Jack Tudor| T: D Pipe| OR: 116| D

9/2

Fair stayer on the Flat who doubled his tally in this sphere back from 9 months off (had wind op) in handicap at Ffos Las in May. Good in-the-frame efforts both starts since, runner-up from the front at Newton Abbot (16.7f) 38 days ago. Should go well again.

Form: 125-132

Pillar Of Steel^p³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: J E Moore| T: Henry Oliver| OR: 114| D

7/2

Lightly raced for current yard and produced a career best to land a 7-runner event at Stratford last time. Should go well again.

Form: 338-331

Lunar Shadow¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King| OR: 113| CD

5/1

Fair Flat winner (including at Bath 19 days ago), who won a brace of novice events against her own sex during the middle of 2022. Fit from a fairly productive spell on the level and return to 2m will suit. Unseated at Stratford last month but remains with potential in this sphere.

Form: 1F1P-U

Nevendon^t¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: Nick Scholfield| T: Alexandra Dunn| OR: 107| D

8/1

Ex-Irish gelding who made a winning debut for new connections when taking 6-runner novice selling hurdle at Stratford in May and placed next 2 starts. Ran well on the FLat last time, so should be thereabouts once more.

Form: 64P-123

Forecasts

Hurricane Ali (5/2), Pillar Of Steel (7/2), Nibras Gold (9/2), Swaffham Bulbeck (5/1), Lunar Shadow (5/1), Nevendon (8/1)

This is competitive for the field size, with a case to be made for all 6, but PILLAR OF STEEL looks the one to side with. She opened her account for her current stable at Stratford last time and there's likely even more to come. Nibras Gold and Hurricane Ali are both obvious dangers.