Johnny & Tony Connell Memorial Handicap Hurdle (Div 2)

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
—	1	—	Clonakilty (G) TP Hurdles/chase winner for Olly Murphy but shown form only once for this yard.	2/0P74-9	Sean Quinlan Lizzie Quinlan	9	76.2kg	34 33/1 Paddy… 41 Sky B… 41 Betfa… 34
6th	2	—	Dusky Days (G) P In good form here last summer, winning over 17f and runner-up over longer trips. Probably needed the run when down the field at Hexham on return 3 weeks ago, though it was still a shade alarming how …	067868	Charlotte Jones James Moffatt	9	74.8kg	6 5/1
—	3	—	Our Laura B (M) Winless since May 2023, though she ran well enough when a close fifth on heavy ground at Hexham in March. Below that level there last time and others possess more solid profiles.	PP3P54-	R P McLernon B Haslam	8	73.5kg	8 7/1 Betfa… 6 Paddy… 6 Sky B… 6
3rd	4	—	Poetry Man (G) VT Pulled up on his last 3 starts over fences and hopes are pinned that a first-time visor or return to hurdling will have a transformative effect.	PP-P357	Jonathon Bewley G Bewley	8	73kg	12 11/1
7th	5	—	Rickety Gate (G) Veteran who finished 2025 in good form, making it back-to-back thirds at Kelso in November. Added to a decent record fresh after a 4-month break when fourth at Carlisle (19f) in March and faced a sti…	334P-77	Danny McMenamin N G Richards	11	71.2kg	9 8/1
—	6	—	Suitably Surprised (M) Pulled Up Shaped as if capable from scoring from this kind of mark when second of 15 in handicap hurdle at Hexham (2½m) back in June but ran poorly on the back of a 6-month break when last seen at Catterick in…	129/529-	Tom Midgley S England	7	69.9kg	29 28/1
9th	7	—	No Rematch (G) B Tumbled in the weights across a lengthy losing run but he stopped the slide fitted with blinkers when third of 10 in handicap hurdle at Perth (3m, good to soft, 11/1) 33 days ago. Player if able to b…	2P8473-	Miss Imogen Mathias S Drinkwater	12	68.9kg	12 11/1
4th	8	—	Mickthesoldier (G) Winning pointer who seemed to achieve a little bit more than previously under Rules when third of 6 in novice hurdle at Hexham (2m, soft, 25/1) 16 days ago. That was a thin race and he's probably bes…	3/4P-734	Joe Williamson P A Kirby	8	68.5kg	29 28/1
8th	9	—	Belvedere Bhoy (G) FAV Well backed on the back of a breathing operation and was much improved to win a 9-runner handicap hurdle at Carlisle (19f, good, 7/5) 51 days ago. Looks the one to beat from a 4 lb higher mark.	8F8741-	D R Fox L Russell & M Scudamore	5	67.1kg	3.75 11/4
5th	10	—	Half Pint Daisy (M) Out of the weights but much improved upped in trip when second of 8 in handicap hurdle at Warwick (25f, good) 21 days ago. Pulled clear of the remainder there and she's respected again.	8666-25	Ned Fox C Boultbee-Brooks	7	64.9kg	7 6/1
2nd	11	—	The Roc Hopper (G) HT Well beaten in handicaps at 2024/25 for Jackie Stephen and is probably only of note if market speaks positively returning for new yard after 16 months in first-time tongue strap.	P67P/28	Nathan Moscrop R Menzies	7	64.4kg	12 11/1
1st	12	—	Path Of Stars (M) Ran up to best when third of 8 in handicap at Plumpton (21f, good to soft) in April but not in same form at Fakenham 3 weeks ago. Place claims at best.	3-51243	Benjamin Macey J W Mullins	5	64.4kg	4.50 7/2

Betting forecast: Belvedere Bhoy (11/4), Path Of Stars (7/2), Dusky Days (5/1), Half Pint Daisy (6/1), Our Laura B (7/1), Rickety Gate (8/1), The Roc Hopper (11/1), Poetry Man (11/1), No Rematch (11/1), Mickthesoldier (28/1), Suitably Surprised (28/1), Clonakilty (33/1)