Racing Welfare Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:42 | Winning time: 5m 18.70s

Keel Haul^p²⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr Robert Hawker⁽⁷⁾| T: Henry Oliver| OR: 112| BF

11/4

Five-time winner over jumps, shaped very well penultimate start over fences at Lingfield (2m, soft) before Market Rasen tumble on Boxing Day. Capable of going well if suffering no ill effects from that fall.

Form: 556-64F

Gores Island^v²²

Age: 12| Weight: 11-9| J: Joshua Moore| T: G & J Moore| OR: 109

9/2

Old timer who hasn't won for over three years (last success at Wincanton in January 2015). Appeared to find the 2m trip on the sharp side when a keeping on 14L second to Burrenbridge Hotel at Taunton last month.

Form: 52-2P82

Atlantic Roller^p,t²⁶

Age: 11| Weight: 11-7| J: James Bowen⁽⁵⁾| T: C Gordon| OR: 107

6/4

Sole success came over hurdles in 2012. Returned from 587 days off with 2L second behind Bredon Hill Lad over C&D on Boxing Day. Up 3lb but repeat of that effort puts him in the mix again.

Form: U/2437-2

Mullaghboy^h,t²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: C Poste| T: O Murphy| OR: 104

11/4

Lightly-raced seven-year-old made all the running to score (two horse race) over 2m5f (heavy) on New Year's Day on just second start over fences. Capable of further progress.

Form: 9-313F1

Non-Runners

Free World²¹

Weight: 10-0| Age: 14

T: Lady S Brooke J: Miss L Brooke

Forecasts

Atlantic Roller (6/4), Keel Haul (11/4), Mullaghboy (11/4), Gores Island (9/2), Free World (25/1)

MULLAGHBOY showed he'd learned from his fall on chasing debut when making all to score at Fakenham on New Year's Day. He only had one rival to fend off there and his mark remains unchanged now. There should be some more to come from Olly Murphy's charge and he can take this. Atlantic Roller returned from a long absence with an excellent second over C&D on Boxing Day and should be in the mix if the dreaded bounce factor doesn't catch him out. Gores Island should run his race, though may just lack the speed while Keel Haul is respected if bouncing back from his early fall at Market Rasen last month.