Newts Rocket To The Top Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
8th	1	—	Daaris (G) Fair sort at his best on Flat (won at Wolverhampton in December) and wasn't too far off reaching that level over hurdles back in 2023/24. Not seen over obstacles since and his last Flat outing was di…	334/836	Lee Edwards K Frost	7	75.3kg	17 16/1
2nd	2	—	Character Testing (G) TV Remains a maiden after 18 hurdling runs, albeit in the frame on his last 3 outings in this sphere. Runner-up in a Beverley seller on the Flat on his penultimate outing but found nothing at Doncaster …	244244	Jamie Hamilton M Walford	5	74.4kg	5.50 9/2
3rd	3	—	Expert Analysis (G) Fair form on the Flat in 2024 but didn't offer much in 3 maiden hurdles last autumn or switched to handicap company in May. Worth a betting check having been bought out of Dermot Kilmartin's yard for…	0-P3233	Sean Quinlan J Candlish	4	74.4kg	11 10/1
4th	4	—	Hijo De La Luna (G) V Modest Flat winner matched that form over hurdles when placed in a Southwell maiden last spring but hasn't yet replicated that form in this sphere (lightly raced). Plugged on into third in a Carlisle…	6/3P5-43	Bruce Lynn S G West	6	72.6kg	17 16/1
9th	5	—	Return With Gold (G) Fair on Flat and was beaten a long way when making the frame in 2 juvenile hurdles last spring. No promise on either Flat outing this summer and he's opposable making handicap debut in this sphere.	34-9	B S Hughes Ollie Pears	4	69.9kg	34 33/1
7th	6	—	Yanka Blue (M) FAV Yet to register a victory but she arrives on the back of a pair of second-placed finishes, most recently in an 8-runner handicap hurdle at Newton Abbot (2¼m, good) 40 days ago. Yard in patchy form bu…	27P443	Callum Pritchard B J Murphy	5	68.5kg	3.25 9/4
1st	7	—	Littletown Lad (G) T Fourth in a bumper for Daragh Bourke in April 2025. Settled better than usual and brought out an improved performance when a clear second of 11 in handicap hurdle at Uttoxeter (2m, good to soft) 35 d…	U21131	Jonathan England S England	6	68.5kg	3.50 5/2
5th	8	—	Breaking Ground (M) Maiden after 8 starts over hurdles and she's only produced short-lived efforts on her last 2 outings. Hard to warm to.	50-0865	Ben Smith R M Smith	5	67.1kg	21 20/1
6th	9	—	Red Trail (M) T Long-standing maiden over jumps but looked back in some sort of form from 4 lb out of the weights when fifth of 10 in handicap hurdle at Market Rasen (19f, good to firm) 13 days ago. Back in a more r…	6-50P56	Charlie Maggs M E Sowersby	7	66.2kg	9 8/1
10th	10	—	Scopic (G) HT Has shown little in 4 starts to date. Makes handicap debut from long way out of the weights in first-time hood/tongue tie.	6-8P60	K Brogan B Haslam	5	65.8kg	151 150/1

Betting forecast: Yanka Blue (9/4), Littletown Lad (5/2), Character Testing (9/2), Red Trail (8/1), Expert Analysis (10/1), Hijo De La Luna (16/1), Daaris (16/1), Breaking Ground (20/1), Return With Gold (33/1), Scopic (150/1)