8.10 2m. 104yds. 16 Declared. C & D Southwest Handicap Hurdle (Class 5 ) of £10,000.00 4-y-o plus
1st - €5,281.00 2nd - €2,430.00 3rd - €1,215.00 4th - €608.00 5th - €303.00
Formscan - GLORIOUS LION may have disappointed on his most recent effort at Haydock, but he is better judged on his penultimate second at Kelso and a mark of 99 could prove lenient on his handicap debut. Harry Derham's charge gets the vote ahead of the capable Winterwatch and John Betjeman, who has dropped to a mark 5lb below his last success. A winner at Huntingdon on his penultimate outing, Ruler Legend could be a key player in proceedings as well.