Matchbook Handicap

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
5th	1	2	Trojan Truth (G) B Typically slowly away but recorded a hat-trick last summer and went as close as he has done this season when beaten just a short-head in a 9-runner handicap at Ffos Las (1½m, good, 33/1) 20 days ago,…	3-62632	Owen Lewis E De Giles	7	62.6kg	11 10/1
1st	2	1	Pershalla (F) H Caused a surprise in a first-time hood when winning at Kempton (1½m) in April. Mostly respectable efforts since, again shaping like she'll benefit from the return to this longer trip when fifth of 10…	795751	Cieren Fallon Mrs A J Perrett	4	62.6kg	5 4/1
6th	3	5	Saliko (F) P Back-to-back Nottingham winner last July and fared a little better than of late when sixth of 11 in handicap (25/1) at this course (1¼m, good to firm) 28 days ago, despite still having a lot to do wh…	794066	Tom Marquand Jack Jones	4	62.6kg	7.50 13/2
4th	4	3	Guinness Lad (G) H Utilised a turn of pace to get off the mark at C&D in June and backed that up with another good third-placed effort next time. Couldn't make an impact after a slow break when eighth of 11 in handicap…	652138	Taylor Fisher N P Mulholland	6	59kg	5 4/1
—	4	—	Mrembo (M)	341454	Rob Hornby J G Portman	7	61.7kg	—
3rd	5	8	Highland Harvey (G) FAV Placed on 3 of his first 4 starts since coming to Britain and stepped up on those efforts when shedding maiden tag over 11.5f at Yarmouth last month. Lost little in defeat when third of 7 there (1¾m,…	352133	Ray Dawson Gihan Arnolda	4	59kg	3.25 9/4
—	5	—	Just Adair (G)	128-226	Billy Loughnane J & A O'Neill	4	59.4kg	—
9th	6	7	Mix De Gris (G) Lightly raced maiden on the Flat but he failed to really kick on from finishing second in a Wetherby juvenile hurdle in November 2024. Absent for 16 months since (left Lucinda Russell) and others mak…	6740/	Rose Dawes Miss S West	5	59kg	51 50/1
7th	7	4	Judge Frank (G) P Without a win in nearly 2 years and hasn't shown enough so far this season to suggest that is about change. Goes back up in trip with cheekpieces reapplied.	077888	William Carson J L Flint	5	56.2kg	26 25/1
8th	8	6	Risk Averse Rebel (C) Remains winless but comes here on the back of good placed efforts at Wolverhampton (twice) and Chester, only just failing to reel in the winner after lacking a clear run turning for home there. Shoul…	345332	Grace McEntee G Hanmer	3	55.8kg	6.50 11/2
2nd	9	9	Mister Pretentious (G) Showed more than previously when fourth of 6 in handicap at Lingfield (1¼m, good to firm, 18/1) 23 days ago but likely still opposable for win purposes.	00-0804	Isobelle Chalmers L A Dace	3	52.6kg	51 50/1
—	9	—	Pangbourne (F)	922555	— R A Teal	3	57.6kg	—
—	10	—	Bumaan (G)	569224	— G Boughey	3	57.2kg	—
—	13	—	Dash Of Class (F)	435326	Rossa Ryan Dr R Newland	3	55.3kg	—

Betting forecast: Highland Harvey (9/4), Pershalla (4/1), Guinness Lad (4/1), Risk Averse Rebel (11/2), Saliko (13/2), Trojan Truth (10/1), Judge Frank (25/1), Mister Pretentious (50/1), Mix De Gris (50/1)