Winner Tool Hire Handicap Chase

Off time: 17:11 | Winning time: 5m 41.4s

Rothman^h,t¹⁹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: David Noonan| T: C Gordon| OR: 114| C

4/1

Best effort in six starts for this yard came when runner-up over an extended 2m4f at Kempton (good-to-soft) in January. Absent since finishing well held here in February and over two years since he last won.

Form: 237263-

Rockchasebullett^b²⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-10| J: P J Brennan| T: F O'Brien| OR: 112| D

7/2

Finished runner-up on two of his last four starts including over 3m2f on good-to-firm ground here last time out. Races off a 3lb higher mark and has won off an 8lb higher mark in the past.

Form: P-52552

Bestwork⁵⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: J J Burke| T: C E Longsdon| OR: 111

4/1

Successful on three of his last four starts including over an extended 2m3f at Stratford (good) last time out. Steps up in trip today and is likely to prove hard to beat despite a 9lb rise in the weights.

Form: 02-1511

Lee Side Lady²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: N D Fehily| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 105| C

9/4

Put in some decent performances of late and beaten just a neck over 3m2f on good-to-firm ground here last month. Raised 3lb for that effort and this drop in trip shouldn't inconvenience.

Form: 438-332

Kings Cross^b,t²²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: James Nixon⁽⁷⁾| T: A W Carroll| OR: 100

5/1

Finished runner-up off a 2lb lower mark at Warwick (3m, good) in May but disappointing in two outings since. Blinkers return for the first time in over two years today and others look more likely winners of this.

Form: 335-2P6

Non-Runners

Shady Glen¹

Weight: 12-1| Age: 8

T: D Killahena & G McPherson J: Daniel Hiskett

Oliver's Hill¹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 8

T: Mrs L Hill J: Aidan Coleman

Ravens Hill¹⁷

Weight: 10-12| Age: 4

T: D Skelton J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Lee Side Lady (9/4), Rockchasebullett (7/2), Shady Glen (7/2), Rothman (4/1), Bestwork (4/1), Kings Cross (5/1), Ravens Hill (8/1), Oliver's Hill (12/1)

BESTWORK can complete a hat-trick stepping up to this trip for the first time today. Charlie Longsdon's charge shapes as if he'll stay further and impressed when winning off a 9lb lower last time out. Of his rivals today Lee Side Lady is making her handicap debut over fences today having won over hurdles here in the past while top weight Shady Glen can register another placing having finished runner-up the last twice.