Cork 2.55

Cork 2.55 8 Naturally Blond @ 10/1 generally + 6 Bye Bye O Bye @ 20/1 (25/1 with PP) - 1/4 point each way each 

(all Bookies odds to 4th and Betfred to 5th - check for enhanced if less than 16 runners)

A 3 mile Handicap Hurdle where the four horses at the top of the market look solid but not unbeatable.  There are 16 declared on good ground and NATURALLY BLOND looks competitively handicapped off a mark of 99, the 3 mile trip should present no problems for this versatile type who ran in 3 mile P2P races as a youngster. The other one I like at good odds in BYE BYE O BYE, whose handicap mark has taken a while to come down after a golden spell of form in 2016. The booking of Paul Townend looks significant, since some of the horses best placed runs since the winning streak, off higher marks have been with Townend in the saddle. The return to 3 miles should suit and taken to outrun these odds.