John Hanley Forever Lucky Number 7 Handicap Hurdle

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
1st	1	—	Camarrate (G) T Runner-up at Wetherby in October and not for the first time, seemed better for a break when third of 12 at Doncaster in February. Merely underlined inconsistency at Carlisle 3 weeks on so hard to kno…	0361-P2	Theo Gillard D McCain Jnr	6	76.2kg	6.50 11/2
—	2	—	Abbey Scope (G) Fairly useful winner sole start in bumper and got back to something like the form he showed on hurdle debut when runner-up (despite typical mistakes) on handicap bow at Catterick in January. Proved a…	572P-11	Danny McMenamin N G Richards	6	76.2kg	6 5/1
9th	3	—	Achnamara (G) P Successful twice during 2024/25, including from an 8 lb higher mark at Catterick. Not kicked on in this sphere subsequently though and couldn't even manager to get into contention before capitulating…	4FP699-	Conor Rabbitt P A Kirby	7	74.8kg	41 40/1
10th	4	—	Lone Star (M) T Market Rasen winner last summer and ran a cracker on return from 7 months off when third of 9 over C&D (good) 11 days ago, shaping second best for a long way. Should be in the mix again from the same…	543746	Joe Williamson P A Kirby	9	74.8kg	10 9/1
3rd	5	—	Noble George (G) P Runner-up first 2 starts in bumpers and caught the eye under considerate handling when fifth at Newcastle second time up over hurdles. Not figured on all 3 outings since though, including on handicap…	5-3576P	I J Power J Candlish	6	74.4kg	17 16/1
2nd	6	—	Largy Meadow (G) T Headstrong sort has yet to match his debut bumper form over hurdles, failing to make much of a splash tackling a handicap for the first time at Ayr last month. Hood discarded.	46F2P-2	Toby Wynne R M Smith	6	73.9kg	17 16/1
8th	7	—	Cher Tara (M) Formerly with Dan Skelton/Gordon Elliott but definite signs of promise in pair of third place finishes for new yard in January/February. Easy to put a line though her latest Musselburgh effort so not…	73368-5	Charlie Maggs D Bourke	7	73kg	12 11/1
6th	8	—	National Question (G) P Narrowly landed third success of season at Carlisle just under 3 weeks ago, staying on to lead run-in. 4 lb rise unlikely to prove insurmountable so fancied to go close.	51516-5	Ryan Mania A Nicol	6	70.3kg	7 6/1
4th	9	—	Valtteri Its James (G) FAV Point winner who has seemingly been brought along with handicaps over longer trips in mind. Fancied to show more now faced with that scenario.	06674-P	Jack Power L Russell & M Scudamore	5	69.9kg	3.50 5/2
—	10	—	Toby Two Scoops (G) Pulled Up B Modest maiden on Flat who has been knocking on the door in this sphere of late, wasting no time getting back to form when runner-up at Wetherby just over 6 weeks ago. Should be suited by this sort of…	3323P2	Alice Stevens Micky Hammond	4	68.5kg	12 11/1
11th	11	—	The Final Brig (G) TP Well held in Wetherby bumper last Christmas and no impact completed starts over hurdles. Makes handicap debut after break and needs to show much more.	9-U50P	Jamie Hamilton M Walford	6	66.7kg	8 7/1
7th	12	—	Long Time Listener (G) P Point bumper winner in February 2024 but has disappointed under Rules so far, shaping like a stayer fitted with cheekpieces at Sedgefield last month.	3/09047-	Harry Reed T D Easterby	6	65.8kg	13 12/1
5th	13	—	Diamond Trilogy (G) T Minimal form in the book and looks an easy swerve on first start for a new yard. Tongue tie applied.	7-6088P	Peter Kavanagh John Dawson	7	65.8kg	23 22/1

Betting forecast: Valtteri Its James (5/2), Abbey Scope (5/1), Camarrate (11/2), National Question (6/1), The Final Brig (7/1), Lone Star (9/1), Cher Tara (11/1), Toby Two Scoops (11/1), Long Time Listener (12/1), Largy Meadow (16/1), Noble George (16/1), Diamond Trilogy (22/1), Achnamara (40/1)