15:40 southwell Friday 9th January 2026

This revolves around BOLLIN THOU (8) who won easily scoring by 6L at Uttoxeter late December. He remains very much unexposed over hurdles and it's unlikely that a 8lb penalty will stop him from replicating under Sean Bowen. The consistent six-year-old PRINCESSE MILANIA (4) was a good third in a handicap hurdle at Aintree last month and could remain competitive up 1lb. HIDOR DE BERSY (1) might produce a bold bid from top weight having stayed on powerfully to win over 2m4f at Wincanton last time. BOBALOT (3) has also been in good form of late and might feature following back-to-back placed efforts.