2:32 Warwick Tips

The handicapper has dropped him 2 lbs for the handicap debut/seasonal reappearance run last time out. He ran poorly last time out as mentioned above. To be fair, he stood little chance on those terms. Lumbered with 12 st, off the back of a 181-day break, he was well beaten, back in 5th place. That run ought to have blown away the cobwebs. He goes into a slightly stronger race this time. That does enable him to carry less weight in this field, however. He managed to win one of his 3 runs over hurdles last term. He did get handed the race with the odds-on leader falling at the final flight. He did out-battle Uhtred Ragnarson on the run-in, holding that rival by 1/2L. He's on better terms with the aforementioned, so should confirm the form. The stable is firmly amongst the winners at present.

Jet Patrol is by that up-and-coming NH sire Jet Away, and he can be excused his latest poor run as he bled and was eased down and pulled in a 2m chase at Southwell. Reverting back to hurdles today for the James Owen yard. On the book, there's little between Jet Patrol and Ez Tiger, but I believe Jet Patrol has more scope for improvement.nd

Reverts to the smaller obstacles following 2 runs over fences. Beat 7 lengths when second in a three-horse race over hurdles prior to that in a Class 3 over further and off a mark of 108. Down in grade to Class 5 and racing off 104 but has the additional benefit of the 7-pound allowance claimed in the saddle by Ben Smith.

Let's go for an info-based selection for a change, reported from Nick Brown Racing. 'His work this season has been way ahead of what he was doing last term, and judged on his homework, his rating of 100 looks very favorable. UHTRED RAGNARSON looks very well handicapped. Alan always thought he might be, but even he has been surprised with the level of his work this time round.' A thank you to Mart for drawing me to this information, and hopefully, we'll see a different beast on his return to action.