Midnite Aint Your Grandads Bookie Handicap (GBBPlus Race)

5-24; close third in the Chester Cup (2m2f, soft; 11-4 favourite) in May 2023; off for 758 days thereafter; weakened inside the final furlong when fourth of eight at Nottingham (2m, good; 33-1) in October; off since; now 2lb lower for first AW appearance since July 2022.

Kempton winner (2m Class 4; 3-1, from 3lb lower) on penultimate start; went close to following up - pipped on the post - at Lingfield (2m; 9-2) subsequently; this asks a slightly sterner question over a new distance on the Flat; likely to give another positive account.

Two AW wins (up to 12.5f) and his most recent success came over hurdles at Wincanton (1m7f maiden; for Anthony Charlton) in October 2024; poor (0-4) for Syd Hosie in 2025, and probably still in process of working back to form (sixth at Newcastle) for this trainer; easing mark.

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Notched back-to-back 2m wins at Newcastle (Class 5) and here (Class 4) last September; unable to justify strong market support - weakened from the furlong pole - on return from a four-month absence at Newcastle (2m; 7-4 favourite) a fortnight ago; may strip fitter and has a stamina-packed pedigree.