| # | Horse / Form | Age/Wgt | Jockey / Trainer | OR | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
7y 166 lbs |
Lee Edwards Kevin & Lauren Frost |
94 | – | |
| 10 |
5y 145 lbs |
Kevin Brogan Ben Haslam |
59 | – | |
| 2 |
5y 164 lbs |
Jamie Hamilton Mark Walford |
92 | – | |
| 3 |
4y 164 lbs |
Sean Quinlan Jennie Candlish |
95 | – | |
| 4 |
6y 160 lbs |
Bruce Lynn Simon West |
88 | – | |
| 5 |
4y 154 lbs |
Brian Hughes Ollie Pears |
85 | – | |
| 6 |
5y 151 lbs |
Callum Pritchard Barry John Murphy |
79 | – | |
| 7 |
6y 151 lbs |
Jonathan England Sam England |
79 | – | |
| 8 |
5y 148 lbs |
Miss Becky Smith(7) R Mike Smith |
76 | – | |
| 9 |
7y 146 lbs |
Charlie Maggs(3) Mike Sowersby |
74 | – |
Hijo de La Luna arrives here on a progressive profile and with a fitness edge that tilts the picture in his favour despite sitting three pounds below the top-rated Daaris on our figures, and on a sound surface over this staying trip at Sedgefield the conditions look tailored to bring out his best. Daaris leads on ratings and must be respected, while Character Testing matches Hijo de La Luna on the numbers and could easily run into a place, and Expert Analysis, though rated five pounds lower, is not without claims in a competitive Class 5 field. Confidence is modest given the closeness of the form at the head of the market, but the selection is Hijo de La Luna.
RETURN WITH GOLD at 25/1, Ollie Pears and Brian Hughes, makes most appeal. It comes from a yard in good heart at 20% and has a telling booking — upgrade from a 8% rider to 16% on a horse out of form. The dangers are RED TRAIL at 14/1 (staying on last time) and DAARIS at 10/1.
VERDICT: RETURN WITH GOLD 25/1