totescoop6 Play Today Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:18 | Winning time: 4m 6.29s

Just Cameron^p,t¹⁷

Age: 11| Weight: 11-12| J: Joe Colliver| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 146| CD

3/1

Goes well here and on testing ground. Took advantage of a good mark to win the Castleford Chase here last time. Up 3lb for that, but won this race from 1lb higher last year and can again go close.

Form: 314-671

Bun Doran²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: C Gethings⁽³⁾| T: T R George| OR: 139| BF

5/4

Has wins over 2m3f/2m4f on heavy/soft ground, so stamina/conditions not as issue. Just beginning to look exposed over fences (mark has not moved for three starts) but wasn't far away again last time (2m½f) at Cheltenham and very much respected.

Form: 31P63-2

Positively Dylan²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: L P Aspell| T: Evan Williams| OR: 131

9/1

Handles heavy ground and stayed 2m6f over hurdles, so this may be a bit on the short side for him. Unseated too early to see how he would have gone from this mark at Haydock last time. Not ruled out but needs some improvement.

Form: 11333U

Kayf Blanco²³

Age: 9| Weight: 10-6| J: Kielan Woods| T: D Killahena & G McPherson| OR: 126| C

11/4

Won a handicap hurdle here over 2m (soft) in 2015 but the assessor has had his measure since. Yet to reach his hurdles ability over fences, but still early days and now 2lb lower than that course win, he is interesting if he handles the ground.

Form: 58-2F23

Zarib¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-5| J: Sean Quinlan| T: Mrs Dianne Sayer| OR: 125

28/1

Handles cut in the ground, although sole chase success was on good to firm. 5lb drop here won't harm, though not sure drop back to minimum trip is ideal and he may need further assistance from the handicapper to return to winning ways.

Form: F455-44

Forecasts

Bun Doran (5/4), Kayf Blanco (11/4), Just Cameron (3/1), Positively Dylan (9/1), Zarib (28/1)

JUST CAMERON may be getting a bit longer in the tooth, but he knows his way around here, goes well on deep ground and returns in good form after scoring here at Christmas. He is taken to repeat last year's win in this race when he was 1lb higher. Bun Doran is feared as he too relishes testing conditions and is another going well. Positively Dylan might find that that pair have too much toe for him and Kayf Blanco is not ruled out from this mark at a track where he is proven.