totescoop6 Play Today Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:51 | Winning time: 5m 22.75s

Maguire's Glen¹³

Age: 10| Weight: 12-4| J: M Hamill⁽⁵⁾| T: G Harris| OR: 116| D

3/1

Put a disappointing effort behind him when making a winning return to fences over an extended 2m3f at Ffos Las (heavy) earlier this month. One to note off a 4lb higher mark.

Form: P732P1

Nickname Exit³⁸⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: James Davies| T: Henry Oliver| OR: 110

4/1

Useful horse on his day but struggled in recent seasons and well held third of four in a point-to-point in March last year. Unraced since and debuts for a new yard in this.

Form: 3P0P63-

Beallandendall²⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 11-5| J: Nick Scholfield| T: D Faulkner| OR: 103| C

10/3

Bidding to complete a hat-trick following two wins on soft ground over 2m here already in 2018. Races off a 7lb higher mark than for the most recent of those and is likely to run well once more.

Form: 805211

Modeligo^p,t²⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-1| J: Stan Sheppard⁽³⁾| T: M Sheppard| OR: 99| BF| C| D

5/2

Finished 5L second to Modeligo over 2m on soft ground here last month. Work to do to reverse that form but stable are in great form (2/3) at present and he is one to note in this contest.

Form: F06P52

Gustav^p³⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 10-5| J: James Best| T: Miss Z C Davison| OR: 89

11/2

Sole success came over 2m5f at Stratford (good-to-soft) nearly 13 months ago. Making just his second start since and probably best watched at present.

Form: 67231-3

Forecasts

Modeligo (5/2), Maguire's Glen (3/1), Beallandendall (10/3), Nickname Exit (4/1), Gustav (11/2)

Matt Sheppard's yard have been in good form in recent weeks with two of his last three runners winning and his representative in this MODELIGO is taken to record his fifth win over fences with regular pilot Stan Sheppard in the saddle once more. Beallandendall has been in good form in recent starts and he can finish runner-up ahead of Maguire's Glen who carries top weight on this occasion.