Greenthumb Grass Is Greener Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:30 | Winning time: 5m 9.18s

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Baltray⁵⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Ben Jones| T: Miss E C Lavelle| OR: 109| BF| D

13/8

Hereford maiden hurdle winner in November 2023. Good second of 4 on Fontwell handicap bow 6 months later and was still to be asked for effort when falling last 2 starts 4 months apart. Interesting.

Form: 21/2PFF-

Windsurfer³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr Charlie Case⁽⁷⁾| T: B I Case| OR: 108| C

9/2

Course winner who returned to best after 3 months off when seventh of 14 in handicap hurdle at Worcester (20f, good to soft) 30 days ago. Needs more from current mark, however.

Form: 3146P-7

Gilbertina^t1⁴⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Tom Broughton⁽⁵⁾| T: N Kent| OR: 107

9/1

Found her good run coming to a halt when beating only one home in 16-runner handicap hurdle at Cheltenham (20.2f, good, 33/1) 49 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Can bounce back.

Form: 826330-

Clondaw Royale¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: R P McLernon| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 106| D

14/1

Latest win in hurdle at Haydock in December but ran another shocker after 8 weeks off when last of 7 in handicap hurdle at Warwick (21f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Work to do.

Form: 71430-7

Golden Identity^t⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: James Davies| T: Tim Vaughan| OR: 104

28/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules who got back on track when fifth of 9 in novice hurdle (11/2) at Chepstow (16f, good to firm) 41 days ago. Bred to stay the longer trip now handicapping but needs more.

Form: 74/565-

Ghasham^p⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: S Bowen| T: Ian Williams| OR: 100

7/4

Opened hurdles account at Market Rasen in March 2023 and, though winless since, he got back on track with a solid placed effort at Warwick (19f) in February prior to seeming stretched by the longer trip at Fontwell. Offered little back on the Flat since but still of interest now returning to jumps.

Form: 0/62235-

Non-Runners

Lipa K¹⁹

Weight: 11-11| Age: 7

T: O Greenall & J Guerriero J: Henry Brooke

Ikigai Star¹⁶

Weight: 11-6| Age: 5

T: C E Longsdon J: Lily Pinchin

Forecasts

Baltray (13/8), Ghasham (7/4), Ikigai Star (5/2), Lipa K (7/2), Windsurfer (9/2), Gilbertina (9/1), Clondaw Royale (14/1), Golden Identity (28/1)

BALTRAY was still in last but only around 3 lengths off the lead and still to be asked for his effort when crashing out for the second race in a row at Fontwell in April, so he could well be the answer with a clear round. Lipa K has to enter calculations following a career best at Bangor, with Ghasham also of interest back in this sphere.