1.20 3m. 149yds. 21 Declared. William Hill Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) (Class 1 ) of £75,000.00 4-y-o plus
1st - €42,202.00 2nd - €15,900.00 3rd - €7,958.00 4th - €3,975.00 5th - €1,995.00 6th - €998.00 7th - €495.00 8th - €255.00
Formscan - An eye-catcher when staying on from off the pace at Kempton last month, WEST BALBOA could be primed for a repeat of her impressive success in this contest last year. Only 6lb higher and a winner here over shorter in November, Dan Skelton's mare is preferred to her hat-trick seeking stablemate Gwennie May Boy and the class-dropping Johnnywho, who makes his handicap debut. Pertemps winner Monmiral is entitled to be thereabouts, along with the improving Honor Grey and Black Bamboo, who should appreciate going back up in trip after a respectable effort in the Coral Cup.