Kintail Holiday Cottage Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:25 | Winning time: 4m 25.30s

Smadynium^t³⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Rachael Blackmore⁽³⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 127| D

9/1

Irish raider finished 1L second at Kilbeggan (yielding-to-soft) in May. Disappointed next time and well beaten when falling two out at Downpatrick (good) last time.

Form: 9P-P29F

Oliver's Gold³⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Jamie Hamilton⁽³⁾| T: M Walford| OR: 127| BF| CD

3/1

Winner of two of his last four starts including over C&D on soft ground in May. Well beaten off his revised mark at Aintree subsequently and races off a mark 4lb higher than for that latest success here.

Form: 3P1-P15

Nicolas Chauvin²⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-10| J: B S Hughes| T: James Moffatt| OR: 125| D

7/2

Won three times in the past and a fair effort when finishing 4½L fifth of 11 over 2m1f (good-to-soft) in a handicap hurdle here last month. Top jockey booked to ride once more.

Form: 4322-45

Wisty⁵⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: Henry Brooke| T: M Todhunter| OR: 123| CD

6/4

Made all and had the race won from a relatively early stage when making a winning chasing debut over C&D on good ground two months ago. Interesting to see if he can repeat that effort given the likely competition for the lead here.

Form: 31306-1

Fantasy King²²

Age: 11| Weight: 11-6| J: W T Kennedy| T: James Moffatt| OR: 121| CD

10/1

Winner of this event when racing off this mark in 2016. Disappointing in the main since but a better effort when fourth here over hurdles last time out. Worth a check in the market today.

Form: 12F-654

De Faoithesdream²²

Age: 11| Weight: 11-5| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams| OR: 120| D

8/1

Seven time winner and change of tactics failed to work when sixth at Uttoxeter last time out. Likely to have competition for the lead if reverting to usual tactics here.

Form: 545-536

Non-Runners

Domtaline²²

Weight: 11-7| Age: 10

T: P Winks J: Ryan Winks

Forecasts

Wisty (6/4), Oliver's Gold (3/1), Domtaline (3/1), Nicolas Chauvin (7/2), De Faoithesdream (8/1), Smadynium (9/1), Fantasy King (10/1)

NICOLAS CHAUVIN ran well when finishing fifth on his debut for this stable over hurdles here last time and he can register a second win over fences by taking this. With a couple of these likely to race prominently the race may well be set up for a hold up horse like the selection who is taken to get the better of Domtaline who is another likely to be held up in this. Last years winner Fantasy King can claim third receiving weight from all bar one of his rivals here.