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Neil Mulholland: eager to build on a season that has delivered his first century
Neil Mulholland: eager to build on a season that has delivered his first centuryCredit: Edward Whitaker

2.40 Wincanton

Lycetts Farm And Estate Insurance Brokers Handicap Hurdle | 2m 51/2f, 4yo+ | RUK

Only six runners have been attracted by the £10,000 purse but three of them won last time out over hurdles - albeit 630 days ago in the case of Instagram.

He has been restricted to a couple of outings on the Flat since joining David Pipe after that victory in a claiming hurdle at Auteuil in June 2015.

Each of his rivals has shown their form much more recently, with Another Frontier and Town Parks both successful in February and Driftwood Haze a strong-finishing second over course and distance 11 days ago.

Festival possible
Sleep Easy is entered in the Coral Cup and Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle at Cheltenham, for which the weights are unveiled on Wednesday. Victory would earn him a 5lb penalty and boost his chance of making the field at the festival.

Choice of entries
Town Parks runs here rather than taking up an alternative option 24 hours later in a novice handicap at Ludlow, the scene of his battling victory in a maiden hurdle last month and a race that Taunton winner Another Frontier was also entered in.


What they say

Neil Mulholland, trainer of Sleep Easy
He's grand and the track and the ground should suit him, with Harry Reed claiming a valuable 7lb. He's got some good novice hurdle form and if he were to run well he could head to the Coral Cup.

Phillip Dando, trainer of Driftwood Haze
I hope he's got every chance. I thought that last time and he ran a good race but he just got going too late. He lacks a turn of foot but he stays well, this is a bit short for him but it's a decent prize and the wetter the ground the better as it brings in his staying power.

Richard Lee, father of Kerry Lee, trainer of Town Parks
He's a lovely little horse and he's improving. He did it nicely at Ludlow and I think he'll be better suited by Wincanton, though it's a competitive race and he's high enough in the handicap for what he's done.

Nigel Twiston-Davies, trainer of Another Frontier
He won last time and I hope he can progress again. It gets harder as he's gone up in the weights but the shorter trip won't be a problem, Jamie Bargary gets on well with him and he must have a good chance.

David Pipe, trainer of Instagram
He's in good form at home and track, trip and soft ground will be fine but I'm sure he'll improve on whatever he does. This is his first run over hurdles for us, we only ran him on the Flat before he picked up an injury, and he's been given a mark of 115 so we'll have to see how he goes.

Anthony Honeyball, trainer of Pure Vision
I was very pleased with his run at Uttoxeter, it was a good leap forward from his surprise win at Lingfield. He's still big and backward and we gave him a break after that hard race but he's back in good form and we're very hopeful.

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