TheTote.com Fortria Chase (Grade 2)

Off time: 14:10 | Winning time: 4m 17.40s

Alisier D'irlande^t²²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: A E Lynch| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 149| D

2/1

Just short of the top grade but loves this ground. Will have Draycott Place for company up front and that will probably help him. Stable in form and seven-year-olds do well in this. May only have to be close to peak fitness to score.

Form: 3U5617-

Clarcam^p,t²⁰⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 152| C| D

7/2

5-28 over fences but 54L behind Alisier D'irlande in February on last run over this trip. Can go well fresh but would appreciate an extra half-mile nowadays.

Form: 126900-

Draycott Place^t¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: Danny Mullins| T: J P Ryan| OR: 131

16/1

Decent front-running handicapper who looks just below this level. Carries a fitness advantage into this though and his rivals cannot afford to allow him an easy lead.

Form: 446338

Fine Rightly²⁰⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-4| J: Paul Townend| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 145| CD

5/1

Landed a Grade Three in 2016 but early promise gave way to despair last term. Best form has been over considerably further and hard to se him having the speed for this.

Form: 1/43040-

The Game Changer^t²⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott| OR: 144| D

2/1

Lost his way last winter but had enjoyed a good summer until pulling up on his latest start. That raises serious doubts about his wellbeing and he needs to bounce back.

Form: P-0211P

The Shepherd King^p,t⁹

Age: 13| Weight: 11-4| J: M A Enright| T: R K Watson| OR: 86| CD

100/1

Veteran chaser with a 3-45 record and unlikely to be adding to that in this company unless there is a disaster of Foinavon proportions.

Form: 577432

Forecasts

Alisier D'irlande (2/1), The Game Changer (2/1), Clarcam (7/2), Fine Rightly (5/1), Draycott Place (16/1), The Shepherd King (100/1)

ALISIER D'IRLANDE has historically come on for his first run of the season but he may not have to be fully wound up to take this. He should have too much class and speed for these and conditions look ideal. Clarcam is a useful chaser who would appreciate much further whilst The Game Changer appeared to be going into decline last time. Draycott Place is fitter than most and his bold style rather than form entitles him to some respect whilst Fine Rightly and The Shepherd King face monumental tasks.