Hal Ho Yaroom to strike again

Hal Ho Yaroom can land his third victory at Plumpton this season - and his fourth in all - by taking the concluding H.B.L.B

Hal Ho Yaroom can land his third victory at Plumpton this season - and his fourth in all - by taking the concluding H.B.L.B. Eastbourne Handicap Hurdle today.

The John Jenkins-trained entire scored over today's distance of two and a half miles in September with a smooth seven-length win over Canton Venture.

And, after two fair efforts at Huntingdon and Plumpton, the five-year-old held off Fort Knox by a length over the shorter trip back at his favourite course two weeks ago.

Scavo, who sprang a 20 to 1 surprise in a two-mile-five-furlong novice chase at the same meeting, can follow up in the Owl Holdings Handicap Chase.

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Cavalero can gain compensation for a fall in the Becher Chase at Aintree with success in the `Galleano' Challenge Cup. The John Manners-trained nine-year-old should be capable of giving weight to his three rivals as long as he has recovered from that tumble.

Ham N'Eggs can make amends for a recent unlucky defeat at Catterick by lifting the North Yorkshire Handicap Chase on his return there. The Micky Hammond-trained seven-year-old seemed certain to beat Adamatic but a mistake at the final fence cost him a winning chance and he went down by a length and a half.

Hopeful Lord can take the feature 49's Handicap Chase over three miles one and a half furlongs to complete a hat-trick. The former Peter Cheesbrough-trained gelding has already paid his way for his new handler Jonjo O'Neill this season with wins at Uttoxeter and Market Rasen.

Soaked can break the 20th Century record for the number of victories in handicaps on the Flat in a season by registering his 10th win in the Bowmer And Kirkland (Design And Build) Handicap at Wolverhampton.