7.50 2m. 7f. 11 Declared. Keith Bennett Memorial Handicap Hurdle (Class 5 ) of £6,150.00 4-y-o plus
1st - €3,248.00 2nd - €1,494.00 3rd - €747.00 4th - €374.00 5th - €186.00
Formscan - Shandancer boosts solid form after a second at Bangor to Regal And Royal, who has won since, but he has been off for over a year and may have to settle for a place here. Indian Sunbird may have idled in front before holding on to win by a head at Southwell in May, but an added 5lb from the handicapper seems harsh enough, and HAMMER DAN is preferred. Two victories last year have been followed by two seconds in 2025 and he could get back to winning ways, despite a further 3lb rise.