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The Brigadier's Lay of the Day

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Hurlers Cross likely to leave backers less than happy

14:50 Fontwell - LAY - Hurlers Cross (Forecast 2.5)

Today's race is the 14:50 Fontwell - it's a class 4 handicap chase over 2 miles 6 furlongs. Hurlers Cross is forecast favourite, trained by Paul Blockley and ridden by Michael Murphy.

Hurlers Cross has won 3 of his last 4 races. The first of those wins came from a mark of 73 and he has kept on improving. He won comfortably from a mark of 96 last time at Plumpton over 3 miles 2 furlongs - his 4th victory over that course.

Today though we should see Hurlers Cross for the imbecile that he truly is over this shorter distance. He has been raised 15lb by the handicapper which should be enough to stop him. On top of that he has an outrageously big weight of 12-9 to carry.

This nag only carried 10-5 for his win last time and has never won carrying more than 10-9. Weight stops trains and this rogue will surely be stopped in his tracks today. Four of his 5 career wins came over 3 mile, 2 furlongs plus and although he has won over course and distance he is a better horse over further.

We have three course winners and four horses who are on winning marks - as well as potential improvers on our side - and I will be laying the less-than-attractive Hurlers Cross.

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