Tilly And Seth Wedding Party Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:33 | Winning time: 6m 29.73s

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Lallygag^t¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 12-2| J: Miss Olive Nicholls⁽⁷⁾| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 122

11/4

Down the weights following a series of below par efforts and back on track the last twice, placed in handicaps at Warwick (21f) and Worcester (23f). Shapes as though this stamina test will be right up his street and bold show likely.

Form: 6P50-32

Sea The Clouds^t¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: William Featherstone⁽¹⁰⁾| T: Jamie Snowden| OR: 117| C

8/1

Landed back-to-back handicap hurdles at Worcester/Warwick last summer without looking entirely straightforward. Left disappointing reappearance display behind when chasing home stablemate Kitesurfer at Fontwell (25.8f, good to firm) recently but more needed if he's to go one better here.

Form: 62116-2

Mr Tambourine Man^v¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Jack Tudor| T: D Pipe| OR: 117

11/2

Endured woeful 2023/24 campaign but firmly back on track of late, runner-up at Ffos Las mid-May prior to landing 23f handicaps at Worcester and Uttoxeter on good to soft/soft this month. There'll be a question mark surrounding him if the word 'firm' appears in the going description.

Form: PPP-211

Mr Yeats^p¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Bradley Harris⁽³⁾| T: H Dickin| OR: 111| CD

9/2

Back-to-back C&D scorer in September 2022 and, though winless since, he has posted more good efforts than bad ones overall. Only 2 lengths adrift of Lallygag at Worcester (23f, good to soft) last time and moving back up in trip will be in his favour, so he's one to consider.

Form: 2263-63

Valentino^b1²⁸⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-3| J: Harry Kimber| T: Miss J Du Plessis| OR: 109| CD

18/1

Good record at this venue but he was beaten a fair way following 10 months off back here in September and is opposable following a further 9-month absence. Blinkers applied.

Form: 41U26/5-

Townhill^p,t⁷²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Mr Ben Sutton⁽⁷⁾| T: T Lacey| OR: 106

5/2

Point winner who has steadily found his feet over hurdles, winning 2 of his 3 starts since upped to 3m+. Fortune was on his side at Plumpton (25f, good) on latest start in April (left clear 2 out) but he's broadly progressive and should have a significant role to play up 6 lb here.

Form: 7/43141-

Pink Eyed Pedro^t⁵⁹

Age: 13| Weight: 10-13| J: C Brace| T: D Brace| OR: 105

14/1

Fairly useful handicap chaser who ended a long losing run after a year off in 6-runner handicap hurdle at Southwell last June. Latest Rules start was in October but easily made all in a match between the flags in April, which will have blown away the cobwebs, and this veteran is not discounted.

Form: 1282-11

Forecasts

Townhill (5/2), Lallygag (11/4), Mr Yeats (9/2), Mr Tambourine Man (11/2), Sea The Clouds (8/1), Pink Eyed Pedro (14/1), Valentino (18/1)

This stamina test promises to suit LALLYGAG, who was no match for the resurgent Bucko's Boy at Worcester recently but that was a solid effort nonetheless and, down another 2 lb, he's lurking on an attractive mark. Mr Yeats wasn't far behind the selection in third in the same race and he will be a threat back up in trip here, while Townhill may well have more to offer as a stayer and is also feared.