Donald McCain Best Turned Out Winner Handicap Chase

Off time: 17:05 | Winning time: 4m 25.8s

Roxyfet⁵¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Finian O'Toole⁽³⁾| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 97| CD

6/4

In good form this winter but now 13lb higher than three runs ago. Won well over C&D on Boxing Day and not disgraced since at Ayr in heavy ground. Should go well again despite top weight.

Form: 902312

Black Kettle^p,t²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: B S Hughes| T: R Menzies| OR: 93

6/1

Ex-Irish gelding still a maiden after 15 races. In touch until blundering 3 out last time on first start since wind op, and went close over C&D in September. Dropped 3lb since last run and top jockey on board..

Form: 9-00244

Money For Nothing^b,t²⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-6| J: Brendan Powell| T: J Farrelly| OR: 91

2/1

Trainer 4-8 in recent times at this track and this is his only runner here. Respectable efforts last two starts in the south, and jockey booking this time catches the eye. Should be right in the mix.

Form: 43F332

Frankie Ballou^h⁴¹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: Danny Cook| T: Miss J E Foster| OR: 84

12/1

21-race maiden has shown patchy form since joining current yard in November 2016. Ran well under today's rider at Catterick penultimate start but poor effort last time when pulled up. Inconsistent, and others make more appeal.

Form: 3P5-02P

Rapid Fritz^t¹⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: S Mulqueen⁽³⁾| T: V Thompson| OR: 84

25/1

Some irony in the name and has yet to strike in 23 attempts. Shown very little in six starts since joining current yard from Ireland and is hard to fancy despite lowly mark.

Form: 586F86

Mr Witmore^b⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-8| J: Ross Chapman⁽⁵⁾| T: Kenny Johnson| OR: 79

8/1

Very moderate both over hurdles and fences and still a maiden after 22 races. Difficult to muster any enthusiasm for his chance having unseated at the second fence at Musselburgh last time.

Form: 87335U

Duhallowcountry^p²³

Age: 12| Weight: 10-0| J: Alex Chadwick⁽⁷⁾| T: V Thompson| OR: 69| CD

25/1

2lb out of the handicap. Well beaten last seven starts but only two wins (from 48) have come over C&D, most recently last March. Low weight here but needs to recover some form before being taken seriously.

Form: 6-76756

Forecasts

Roxyfet (6/4), Money For Nothing (2/1), Black Kettle (6/1), Mr Witmore (8/1), Frankie Ballou (12/1), Duhallowcountry (25/1), Rapid Fritz (25/1)

MONEY FOR NOTHING is his yard's only runner of the day and makes the long journey to Sedgefield from Somerset. He's in decent form, and it will be a long way home if he fails to land the spoils. Black Kettle may be better for his first run since a wind op and has a top man on board today so comes into the reckoning in a poor race, along with the in-form Roxyfet who has caught the handicapper's eye of late. It's hard to enthuse over the other four, although veteran Duhallow County has run well here on occasions.