Foundation Developments Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
—	1	—	Loriko (G) Thrived for top yard this summer. Won 4 small-field races, beating subsequent winners at Market Rasen/Sedgefield more recently. Quick turnaround seemingly took its toll when beaten on hat-trick bid a…	112113	Mr Dominic Lewis D Skelton	5	76.2kg	5 4/1 Sky B… 12 Paddy… 12 Betfa… 11
—	2	—	Fiveonefive (G) P Useful 3-time Cartmel winner. Career-best success in big-field handicap at Galway Festival in August. Looked back in form returning from short break on the Flat latest. Weighted to better his fifth i…	0-84319	Carl Millar C Collins	8	74.8kg	11 10/1 Sky B… 17 Betfa… 17 Paddy… 17
—	3	—	Wild Goose (G) T Finished last season with a decisive victory at Hereford (2m). Resumed progress with success at Southwell second time up this season, doing well to get up after meeting trouble. Step up in grade dema…	1421-51	Fern O'Brien K Bailey & M Nicholls	6	72.1kg	9 8/1 Paddy… 11 Betfa… 11 Sky B… 11
—	4	—	Mojito Des Mottes (G) T Hold-up type. Much improved when an easy winner of 5-runner handicap at Newton Abbot (17f) second time up this season. Hasn't built on that in a couple of subsequent starts, finishing well-held fourt…	42-P134	Beau Morgan B Pauling	4	71.7kg	11 10/1 Sky B… 19 Betfa… 19 Paddy… 19
—	5	—	The Hardest Geezer (G) H Strong form when fourth in consecutive 2m handicaps at Ascot/Windsor last winter. Off since taking a tumble in extreme conditions at Newbury in February (labouring at the time). Interesting back in c…	5/2244F-	Jack Stenhouse P Hobbs & J White	7	70.3kg	11 10/1 Paddy… 4.50 Betfa… 4.50 Sky B… 4.50
—	6	—	Continuance (G) Free-going sort. Runner-up in useful C&D handicap last December prior a solid third at Sandown. Hasn't quite scaled those heights in his summer campaign, though his only blip among 4 recent in-frame …	3-42292	Harry Atkins M Keighley	5	69.9kg	13 12/1 Sky B… 11 Paddy… 11 Betfa… 10
—	7	—	Wondering Why (G) Low-mileage maiden hurdle/bumper winner. Back on the up when seeing off a handful of today's rivals to make a successful handicap debut in May (second/third have also won in recent weeks). In the rig…	1/3216-1	Elliott England B Pauling	5	69.4kg	7 6/1 Paddy… 5 Betfa… 5 Sky B… 5
—	8	—	Kapitein Kool (G) Fairly useful heavy-ground novice winner at Exeter (17f) in February. Returned to form with sights lowered when 1¾-length third (not ideally placed) in Class 4 handicap at Chepstow on reappearance. E…	22170-3	Michael Kenneally J W Mullins	5	68.9kg	13 12/1 Sky B… 5.50 Betfa… 5.50 Paddy… 5.50
—	9	—	King Ulanda (G) PT Made it 2 wins from 3 starts this season on return to hurdling at Uttoxeter (2m) in July. Hasn't matched that in a couple of handicaps since, promising more than he delivered when 7-length third at S…	6-14133	Ben Smith O Greenall & J Guerriero	6	67.1kg	15 14/1 Paddy… 34 Betfa… 34 Sky B… 34
—	10	—	Fils De Roi (G) Fairly useful handicapper on his day. Beaten 10¼ lengths on reappearance in a strong renewal of this race in 2024. Only had 3 starts since, though (clearly isn't the easiest to train), returning 17 m…	52626/9-	Tom Broughton F O'Brien	7	66.7kg	26 25/1 Paddy… 23 Sky B… 23 Betfa… 19
—	11	—	Emerald Time (G) T Smooth-travelling type who has learned to relax with racing. Resumed progress when making it 3 wins in 5 starts in novice handicap at Stratford (19f). Up in class, but a bigger field will suit his st…	513131	James Turner Ryan Hatch	5	65.8kg	11 10/1 Paddy… 17 Betfa… 17 Sky B… 17
—	12	—	Gower Prince (G) H Finished ahead of Mojito Des Mottes at Plumpton prior to gamely capitalising on a lower hurdles mark at the second attempt at Chepstow (2m, soft) 12 days ago. Proving more consistent since joining pr…	2-21221	Benjamin Macey J & A O'Neill	8	65.8kg	8 7/1 Paddy… 11 Betfa… 11 Sky B… 11
—	13	—	Thankyouandplease (G) Smooth traveller who was thriving at the end of last season. Went through his race like there could be more to come when only bettered by a well-backed one at Ayr (heavy) in April. Forecast rain cert…	7412U2-	Ellis Collier S Hosie	6	64.9kg	17 16/1 Sky B… 29 Paddy… 29 Betfa… 26

Betting forecast: Loriko (4/1), Wondering Why (6/1), Gower Prince (7/1), Wild Goose (8/1), Fiveonefive (10/1), Mojito Des Mottes (10/1), The Hardest Geezer (10/1), Emerald Time (10/1), Continuance (12/1), Kapitein Kool (12/1), King Ulanda (14/1), Thankyouandplease (16/1), Fils De Roi (25/1)