Sun Racing Summer Jumps Championship Handicap Hurdle

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
7th	1	—	Bobby Socks (G) T Successful in a brace of 2½m handicaps in 2023. Made the frame on all 3 handicap starts the following season but shaped as if needing the run after 16 months off starting out for new yard at Hexham (…	1324/77	Sean Quinlan Lizzie Quinlan	9	76.2kg	26 25/1
4th	2	—	Faded Fantasy (G) T Landed first leg of a double in a 23f handicap at Newton Abbot last summer. Yet to fire in trio of starts this summer, though, and whilst his mark is sliding, he may benefit from a return to longer t…	585480	Mr J J Murphy-Knight Christian Williams	7	76.2kg	41 40/1
—	3	—	Present Fair (G) T Forward-going sort who was twice a winner here last year (including over C&D). Form patchy in 2 starts thereafter but looked and shaped as if in need of the run after 11 months off when seventh of 9 …	0105-77	Harry Brown D McCain Jnr	9	75.3kg	15 14/1 Paddy… 17 Betfa… 17 Sky B… 17
5th	4	—	La Lolita (M) Got off the mark in 4-runner mares novice hurdle at Ludlow (21f) last season and shaped well on 2 of her 3 starts since, stepping up on her comeback run when fourth at Worcester (2½m) 12 days ago. Th…	513-545	James Bowen G Hanmer	5	73.9kg	8 7/1
8th	5	—	Eyeeye (G) Long-standing maiden under both codes who went with no promise starting out for this yard at Stratford last month. Easy to look elsewhere.	295084	Brendan Powell C Ellam	6	73.5kg	101 100/1
1st	6	—	Ballynoe Boy (G) FAV Had made the frame on 3 of his 4 starts in handicaps prior to gaining a breakthrough success at Market Rasen (19f) 3 weeks ago, running on. Omission of hurdles in the straight meant there was no pres…	3-74111	Danny McMenamin N G Richards	6	73.5kg	4 3/1
3rd	7	—	Ashdown Forest (G) FAV Proved a different proposition over hurdles as he landed the odds on the back of another breathing operation for new yard at Uttoxeter (2m) in July. Did best of those held up when third behind Ballyn…	76-1331	Harry Skelton D Skelton	4	73kg	4 3/1
—	8	—	Lord Cauvelliere (G) Pulled Up B Bumper winner last season who made hard work of finishing fifth on second start in handicap hurdles at Newton Abbot (17f) in June. Again went with little fluency when sixth at Stratford 2 weeks ago a…	7-456P7	Sean Houlihan Sheila Lewis	5	70.8kg	26 25/1
—	9	—	Cappa Lass (M) Pulled Up H Runner-up on completed start in Irish points and whilst she's yet to finish better than midfield in 3 maiden hurdle runs, she ought to hold more chance now handicapping over a longer trip that is exp…	P2/67-8P	Jack Tudor O Greenall & J Guerriero	5	68.5kg	26 25/1
2nd	10	—	Cawthorne Cracker (G) PT Multiple winner over hurdles but yet to get his head in front as a chaser, again taking little cut at the fences and never on terms at Cartmel (17f) 7 weeks ago. Return to hurdling from further reduc…	356212	Toby Wynne O Greenall & J Guerriero	7	66.2kg	8.50 15/2
6th	11	—	Dante's Inferno (G) Made the frame in trio of handicap hurdles before seemingly not taking to fences at Uttoxeter in October. Low-key return from 7 months off over C&D in May and he'll need to take a sizeable step forwa…	44-762U	J J Burke T Culhane & S Barclay	7	65.3kg	10 9/1
—	12	—	Lucky In Taipan (G) Pulled Up Displayed ability in bumpers in 2024. No impact for Max Young last year but did shape a fair bit better than on his stable debut when third of 9 in handicap hurdle at Worcester (2½m, good) 16 days ag…	60-63P3	Ben Jones B Pauling	6	64.4kg	4.33 10/3

Betting forecast: Ballynoe Boy (3/1), Ashdown Forest (3/1), Lucky In Taipan (10/3), La Lolita (7/1), Cawthorne Cracker (15/2), Dante's Inferno (9/1), Present Fair (14/1), Bobby Socks (25/1), Cappa Lass (25/1), Lord Cauvelliere (25/1), Faded Fantasy (40/1), Eyeeye (100/1)