Weatherbys Hamilton Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:25 | Winning time: 4m 20.7s

Working Title²⁷^{(ex 7)}

Age: 15| Weight: 12-5| J: Mr J Drinkwater⁽⁷⁾| T: S Drinkwater| OR: 99

15/8

Made winning return from a long layoff at Sedgefield on Boxing Day but had to work for it and must be a concern that he'll feel the effects of that here.

Form: 21/1PU1-

Lake Chapala^p,h²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Alan Johns⁽³⁾| T: Tim Vaughan| OR: 94

6/1

Scored at Musselburgh two starts ago and form of Ffos Las second has worked out well with winner and third scoring since. Fair chance he can go close again here.

Form: 12651-1

Fieldsofsilk^p¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Sean Quinlan| T: J Candlish| OR: 96

2/1

Perfectly acceptable start over fences at Carlisle last month, staying on to take third spot. He looks likely to hit the frame here.

Form: 07-54

Free World¹⁹

Age: 13| Weight: 11-2| J: Miss L Brooke⁽⁷⁾| T: Lady S Brooke| OR: 89

16/1

Long losing run and latest effort saw him pulled up at Warwick in May, not getting any younger now and others make more appeal.

Form: 3P3766-

Yourholidayisover^p,t¹⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 10-6| J: M J Quinlan| T: T R Gretton| OR: 79

5/1

Likeable sort who always gives his running and routinely makes the frame, no surprise should he do so again now.

Form: 323312-

Non-Runners

All But Grey¹⁶

Weight: 11-7| Age: 11

T: C J Gray J: M G Nolan

No No Cardinal⁸

Weight: 10-13| Age: 8

T: Mark Gillard J: James Banks

Ballyegan²⁷

Weight: 10-12| Age: 12

T: R H Buckler J: L Heard

Forecasts

Working Title (15/8), Fieldsofsilk (2/1), Yourholidayisover (5/1), Lake Chapala (6/1), Ballyegan (10/1), No No Cardinal (12/1), Free World (16/1), All But Grey (33/1)

Working Title came back from a long layoff to score at Sedgefield on Boxing Day. Concerns as to how he will come out of that run ensure preference is for LAKE CHAPALA who won at Musselburgh two starts ago and lost little caste in a Ffos Las defeat that has worked out well since. Fieldsofsilk made a good start to chasing at Carlisle and is entitled to build on that while the consistent Yourholidayisover is always likely to fill a place. 1. Lake Chapala 2. Fieldsofsilk 3. Yourholidayisover