3.40 2m. 7 Declared. Sky Bet Dovecote Novices' 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 - A chance is taken on UKANTANGO, who was pulled up on unsuitably soft ground in the Tolworth but had shown excellent form prior to that. A winner of three of his five starts under Rules and runner-up in a strong Grade 2 at Cheltenham in November, he is preferred to Hansard, who did it well under a penalty at Plumpton but needs to brush up on his jumping. Runner-up over C&D before struggling in the Betfair Hurdle, Rubaud has the form to get involved as well.