Eaton Hill can ge forgiven his latest effort when the bit slipped and is strongly fancied to get back to winning ways in the 1.55 at Uttoxeter today.
Kerry Lee’s five-year-old has some useful form in bumpers and won two of his four starts over hurdles last season.
In the first of those he dug deep to beat Mount Mews by a neck at Wetherby.
The winner, from whom he was receiving 6lb, went on to win his next two srats before finishing runner-up in a Grade 1 at Aintree to be rated 145.
The selection went on to round off the camapaign with an easy 8 length success at Stratford.
He was allotted an opening handicap mark of 126 on the back of that success and shaped a bit better than the bare result suggest on return to action at Cheltenham in October when 11th of 22 to Master Dancer.
Eaton Hill is now able to race off 1lb lower and this is easier than his latest race at Ascot where everything went wrong.
Daily Sport recommended bet: 3pts win Eaton Hill (2/1 generally available – use BOG firms)