SouthwellWed, May 22, 2024

JAXONNE (4) appreciated the better ground beating rivals when tackling a similar trip at Ludlow recently. The Jonjo and A J O'Neill-trained five-year-old will arrive with confidence sky-high now and can readily defy the penalty. Fellow last-start winner KNACKER TRAPPER (5) escapes a penalty for a wide-margin conditional handicap hurdle success over course and distance. Recent runner-up on the flat at Kempton ZORAN (3) may go well revisiting hurdles. THE DARK EDGE (8) needs to be included from an each-way perspective.