Saturday 13 January · Warwick, England

13:49 Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Distance: 3m 1f 0y
Going: Soft
Class: 2
Prize: GBP 30000
Runners: 8

Race preview

Mel Monroe is an interesting raider for Gordon Elliott, with the six-year-old boasting a consistent level of form in novice company, including when chasing home stable companion Croke Park in a Grade 3 at Navan. The vote, though, goes to the hat-trick seeking KYNTARA. A change of scenery appears to have revitalised him and his recent victory at Aintree suggested he could have more in the locker. Kempton scorer Martha Brae and 2022 Pertemps Final hero Third Wind, who makes his first appearance since that success, appeal most of the remainder.

Pos	Horse	Form	Jockey	Trainer	Wgt	SP
1	J'ai Froid	5-5P812	J Kington	L Morgan	10 12	8-1
2	Kyntara	22/27-11	Charlie Deutsch	Mrs M Rowley	10 11	11-8
3	Shallow River	422242	Bradley Harris	Anthony Charlton	10 8	13-2
4	Martha Brae	212-631	Harry Skelton	D Skelton	11 1	15-2
5	Mel Monroe	24-1224	Sam Ewing	G Elliott	11 5	5-1
6	The Big Breakaway	2PF-5PP	Brendan Powell	J Tizzard	11 10	16-1
7	Gentleman At Arms	84-0510	C Gethings	S Edmunds	11 2	12-1
-	Third Wind	1P7331/	J J Burke	H Morrison	12 0	18-1