Colin Willcocks Memorial Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:35 | Winning time: 7m 23.84s

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Presenting Yeats^p¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Bradley Harris⁽³⁾| T: M F Harris| OR: 107| CD

6/1

C&D winner in 2021 who ran one of his lesser races over C&D (good to soft) 11 days ago, taking too long to get going. Not the most reliable of customers but fancied to be in the mix back in class 4 company.

Form: 1-F4434

Caspers Court²⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-11| J: Ben Godfrey| T: K Woollacott| OR: 104

22/1

Won handicap hurdles at Wincanton and Exeter at the start of the year but not at best on his last 3 starts, failing to come on for his reappearance at Worcester (20f, good to soft) last month (lost a shoe). Takes a significant step up in trip.

Form: 5117-98

Ben Lilly^p,t¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Gearoid Harney⁽⁸⁾| T: D Pipe| OR: 102

5/2

Useful 7-time Flat winner for David Brown. Yet to reach same heights over hurdles but showed plenty of ability remains with a first-time tongue strap added to refitted cheekpieces after 12 months off when third at Worcester (20f, soft) recently. Back up in trip.

Form: 22434-3

Honey I'm Good^t⁴⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Isabel Williams| T: Evan Williams| OR: 101| CD

5/2

Multiple point winner who made a successful hunter chase debut at Chepstow (23.6f, good) in April and, after a lesser run over hurdles, went in again in handicaps at this track next 2 starts. Shaped as if still in good form at Bangor since and can continue her good work back over timber.

Form: 21-3114

Astroman¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Liam Harrison| T: S Hosie| OR: 101| D

5/1

Belatedly off the mark (fortunate winner) in maiden hurdle at Stratford in May and followed up under a penalty back in a handicap a week later at Fontwell. Creditable third at latter course in June but ran below that level sent chasing here recently. No surprise to see him back over timber.

Form: 611344

Kapitaliste^t,v³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Philip Armson| T: Alexandra Dunn| OR: 93| C

5/1

It's now 13 runs since his last win at this venue in 2022 but he wasn't disgraced when fourth at Worcester (23f, good to soft) last month. Yet to race over this far so others make more appeal on balance.

Form: 8-23P24

Forecasts

Ben Lilly (5/2), Honey I'm Good (5/2), Kapitaliste (5/1), Astroman (5/1), Presenting Yeats (6/1), Caspers Court (22/1)

BEN LILLY showed plenty of ability remains after a year off the track when third at Worcester recently and with that outing sure to have blown away any cobwebs, David Pipe's 6-y-o gets the vote to open his account in this sphere. Presenting Yeats is not the most reliable of customers, but he can give the selection most to think about, with Honey I'm Good rounding off the shortlist back over the smaller obstacles.