4.00 2m. 4f. 116yds. 7 Declared. Final Fence Open 30th November Handicap Hurdle (Class 4 ) of £11,450.00 3-y-o plus
1st - €6,047.00 2nd - €2,782.00 3rd - €1,391.00 4th - €696.00 5th - €347.00
Formscan - Kandor has joined the Nick Scholfield team so improvement is anticipated, although he has been off since May, and Everyonesgame has a similar absence to overcome after a narrow C&D defeat. Calme Olympien made a promising return to the fray at Chepstow and can build on that, but royal runner COASTAL COMMAND could be nicely treated. The Nicky Henderson-trained six-year-old has shown enough promise in a bumper and three hurdle starts to suggest an initial mark of 102 is definitely workable.