This was a race I considered betting in but in the end I decided no bet. I am just copying below what I posted on my thread, apologies if you have already read it.
Jackson Hill (10/3) was a possible for me as he is pretty consistent, and in last couple of runs he has shown maybe he will be better over fences than hurdles, and he has run well to place on last two visits to Plumpton (over hurdles), but there are plenty of doubts too. Biggest one being his win rate of just 1 win from 18 runs. That win came two runs ago at Wincanton, where he beat Dandolo Du Gite by 4 lengths, but is 6 lbs worse off today so not certain to confirm those placings. He did run well again to finish 2nd behind Numitor at same course last time.
There was a discussion on here couple of days ago about horses that like finishing 2nd, maybe Jackson Hill is one of those horses as he has finished 2nd 8 times in his career, that’s nearly half the races he has contested. He often trades shorter in running too, in 12 of his 18 races he has traded at less than half the bfsp, and 4 of his last 5 defeats have come after he went odds on in running. I think he may run well again, but as it’s possible to make a case for Wenceslaus and Flaminger as well as DDG, making it a competitive race despite the small field, I feel at least one of those 3 may beat JH, so I am happy to leave the race alone.