4.12 2m. 2f. 148yds. 15 Declared. Power Utilities Group Conditional Jockeys' Selling Handicap Hurdle (Class 5 ) of £7,150.00 4/7-y-o
1st - €3,776.00 2nd - €1,737.00 3rd - €869.00 4th - €435.00 5th - €217.00
Formscan - Josh Thompson gets a good tune out of AMBASSADOR, with the pair combining for three triumphs in the last year, including at Uttoxeter when last seen over obstacles. Micky Hammond's seven-year-old has since performed with credit on the Flat and is the form choice in a race that isn't as competitive as the field size would suggest. Queen Of Steel also reverts to hurdles and has shown enough previously under this jockey to warrant an interest. Cheekpieces replacing blinkers might help Evenwood Sonofagun put his heavy Market Rasen defeat behind him.