3.05 3m. 52yds. 5 Declared. Coral Long Distance Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race) (Class 1 ) of £60,000.00 4-y-o plus
1st - €34,170.00 2nd - €12,822.00 3rd - €6,420.00 4th - €3,198.00 5th - €1,608.00 6th - €804.00
Formscan - THOMAS DARBY arrives in this following a distant second to Proschema in the bet365 Hurdle at Wetherby last month but he is more than capable of building on that seasonal reappearance. He took the same path when landing this contest last year and can get closer to the aforementioned Dan Skelton inmate on his second run since wind surgery. Paisley Park beat the exceptional Thistlecrack to claim victory in this in 2019 and would be dangerous to dismiss.