'Going back up in trip should help' - Paul Kealy with today's value bet

12.40 Uttoxeter
1pt win at 4-1Bitasweetsymphony was given an unrealistic handicap mark based on his first three efforts over hurdles in 2019 and he spent the best part of a year sliding down the weights.

There had been signs he was edging towards a competitive mark on a couple of occasions, though, such as a fourth of 15 at this track off 97 over 2m4f and a fifth of 18 off 96 over 3m at Doncaster, but it went wrong after that.

However, the wind surgery in the summer seems to have worked as Bitasweetsymphony was a real eyecatcher when a strong-finishing third over just 2m1½f at Bangor on his return last month, largely jumping well on his chase debut.