No/Draw/Horse (days since last run)
Age colour sex, Sire - Dam (Damsire)
Form/Owner(s)
Wearing Details
Weight/Penalty
Offical Rating
Forecast Price*
Jockey/
Trainer
1 Polisky (FR)
(28J)
5 b g Poliglote - Dusky Royale (FR) (Double Bed (FR))
27-36P1 Mrs Johnny De La Hey
Tongue strap
11-5
134
1/1
D A Jacob
P F Nicholls
Won on his latest outing in a hurdle race when 1-4fav here over 2m 6f (good to firm) last month, beating Imperial Vic by 16l.
2 Victor Leudorum (IRE)
(42J)
5 b g Wareed (IRE) - Rock Garden (IRE) (Bigstone (IRE))
4-36221 Robert Tompkins & Richard Curry
11-5
124
9/4
S Thomas
C J Mann
Won on his latest outing in a hurdle race when evens fav at Market Rasen over 2m 3f (good) last month, beating Amtired by 7l.
3 Ata Boy (IRE)
(13J)
6 br g Key Of Luck (USA) - Atalina (FR) (Linamix (FR))
709 Mrs E Roberts
Tongue strap
10-13
25/1
R Thornton
R T Phillips
Unplaced in all three starts. Well beaten at 33-1 behind Black Thunder when 9th of 12 on his hurdling debut at Chepstow over 2m (soft) earlier this month.
4 Dads Birthday (GB)
(25J)
6 b g Baryshnikov (AUS) - Keysmith (Greensmith)
0F Mr G W Giddings
10-13
16/1
A Glassonbury
S C Burrough
Unplaced in both NH starts. Fell 3 out when 40-1 at Taunton over 2m 3f (firm) in a hurdle race won by Arab League last month on his hurdling debut.
5 Jayandbee (IRE)
(24J)
5 b g Presenting - Christines Gale (IRE) (Strong Gale)
3969 J & B Gibbs & Sons Ltd
10-13
10/1
R Johnson
P J Hobbs
Placed in a NH flat race from four starts. Well beaten at 25-1 behind Weekend Millionair when 9th of 15 on his latest outing in a maiden hurdle race at Ffos Las over 2m 4f (good) last month.
6 Landerbee (IRE)
(47J)
5 b g Exit To Nowhere (USA) - Ithastobedone (IRE) (Be My Native (USA))
69 Mr Chris Baldwin
10-13
33/1
W P Kavanagh (3)
J W Mullins
Unplaced in both NH starts. Well beaten at 40-1 behind Talkonthestreet when last of 9 on his hurdling debut at Exeter over 2m 7f (good) last month.
7 Storm Alert (GB)
(18J)
5 ch g Karinga Bay - Rash-gale (IRE) (Rashar (USA))
59U84 Mr D V Gardner
10-13
50/1
L Stephens
Mrs S Gardner
Unplaced in all five starts. Well beaten at 50-1 behind Ugo when fourth of 5 on his latest outing in a hurdle race at Exeter over 2m 3f (good to firm) earlier this month.
8 Shantou Breeze (IRE)
(17J)
5 b m Shantou (USA) - Homersmare (IRE) (Shardari (UNR))
P-45P52 Mr Ian M McGready
10-6
103
13/2
M Goldstein (3)
M Madgwick
Yet to place in six starts. Beaten 2 1/4l by Miss Tenacious in a match at 9-2 on her latest outing in a hurdle race here over 2m 6f (good to firm) earlier this month.
POLISKY may not have beaten a great deal when readily justifying prohibitive odds in a similar race here last month but he is clearly useful, as illustrated by his Grade 2 third to Fingal Bay back in November, and should prove too strong at this level once again. The other penalised runner in the field, Victor Leudorum, built on some promising previous displays when opening his account at Market Rasen and seems sure to figure again, with recent course runner-up Shantou Breeze making up the shortlist.
