Tarrag Naegel Ltd Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:40 | Winning time: 6m 20.1s

Road To Gold⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-11| J: Lucy Alexander| T: N W Alexander| OR: 117| C

5/2

Lightly raced nine-year-old has won twice here over 2m in heavy ground. Edged out of it last time here over furlong less than today and has been raised 3lb since so a little more needed now.

Form: F/35-P52

Chicoria³⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-5| J: Harry Reed⁽⁵⁾| T: T Davidson| OR: 111

11/4

Won under today's rider at Ayr last time and has been raised 4lb for his troubles. Handles conditions and stays, so should be thereabouts on recent evidence.

Form: 7-27541

Geronimo¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Alex Chadwick⁽⁷⁾| T: A M Thomson| OR: 110

9/4

Unexposed contender has been runner-up in all three career starts, doing best lastest on handicap bow over further than this race when just beaten at Carlisle. Going the right way and definitely one for the short list.

Form: 222

Forty Crown¹⁸

Age: 12| Weight: 11-1| J: Jonathon Bewley⁽³⁾| T: G Bewley| OR: 107| CD

16/1

Veteran who scored over C&D in February last year but has generally proved disappoiting since and doesn't appear the force of old. Well beaten last three starts and hopes rest on falling mark sparking a revival.

Form: 7-458P0

Reivers Lodge^h,t¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: James Corbett⁽⁵⁾| T: S Corbett| OR: 102| CD

5/1

Won over C&D in the autumn of 7lb lower mark. In-and-out form since but is capable of getting into the action if in the mood. Market might prove an interesting indicator.

Form: 213540

Rinnagree Rosie^p³²

Age: 12| Weight: 10-0| J: Ross Chapman⁽³⁾| T: Mrs L B Normile| OR: 78

33/1

Veteran mare whose only win in 23 starts came way back in Jaunuary 2014 at Ayr. Occasionally plods on to grab some place money but is 14lb wrong at the weights so looks really up against it once again.

Form: 026-P93

Non-Runners

Tomkevi²²

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: R Menzies J: B S Hughes

Forecasts

Geronimo (9/4), Road To Gold (5/2), Chicoria (11/4), Reivers Lodge (5/1), Tomkevi (5/1), Forty Crown (16/1), Rinnagree Rosie (33/1)

GERONIMO has shown ability in all three starts so far and only narrowly missed out last time at Carlisle. There could be improvement to come and he is taken to get the better of top weight Tomkevi who has been in fair form this term. Road To Gold has to be respected along with Chicoria who scored in brave fashion last time at Ayr.