15:30
Thatchers Cider Handicap Hurdle
2m 7f 198y
Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places)
Surface: Turf
Draw Advantage: NoneTip Top Cat is bound to be popular after comfortable victories at Exeter the last twice, though an 8lb rise for his most recent success seems a bit excessive. Preference instead is for course specialist TIME TO TINKER, who has won three of his last four, including twice here, and is bred to stay every yard of three miles. Things haven't gone to plan for Sizable Sam over fences but a return to smaller obstacles could revive him, while Taste The Fear is another danger off 2lb higher than his last winning mark.
Tip Top Cat is bound to be popular after comfortable victories at Exeter the last twice, though an 8lb rise for his most recent success seems a bit excessive. Preference instead is for course specialist TIME TO TINKER, who has won three of his last four, including twice here, and is bred to stay every yard of three miles. Things haven't gone to plan for Sizable Sam over fences but a return to smaller obstacles could revive him, while Taste The Fear is another danger off 2lb higher than his last winning mark.