Canter Carpet Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:46 | Winning time: 4m 8.4s

Winner Massagot¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 117

8/1

Fair hurdles form in past for Alan King but hasn't looked a natural over fences in two starts for another top yard. 5lb lower now but makes little appeal under top weight for last year's winning connections.

Form: 324P/67

Middlebrow⁶⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 116| BF| D

6/1

Scored at Catterick and Musselburgh last winter but form tailed off and returns from a summer break off 6lb higher than last success. More needed.

Form: 1B127-4

Salto Chisco¹⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-9| J: Harry Bannister| T: H Whittington| OR: 116| D

3/1

Won off mark of 113 at Huntingdon in November but has shown patchy form since. Not without a shout if back on song and should be thereabouts.

Form: 1414-32

Volvalien^p,t²⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-9| J: Sean Quinlan| T: B Ellison| OR: 116

10/1

Won twice over fences a couple of seasons ago but faded fast after nine-month break when tailed off last time out at Uttoxeter. Should strip fitter now though and has a squeak on pick of his form back down to last winning rating.

Form: 144/82-6

Modeligo^p,t¹⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-5| J: Stan Sheppard⁽³⁾| T: M Sheppard| OR: 112| D

16/1

In fine form this spring winning at Chepstow and Stratford but is now 6lb higher than last winning mark and pulled up when tailed off on latest start at Uttoxeter. Needs to bounce abck.

Form: 521-61P

Dark Invader^p¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams| OR: 108| D

2/1

Has come good in recent weeks with wins at Ffos Las and Worcester. Up just 3lb since last win and should make a bold bid for the hat-trick.

Form: 44-6211

My Renaissance^b¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: Jonathan England| T: S England| OR: 107| D

6/1

Hacked up at Cartmel last time and has generally been in decent form since a wind operation in April. Up in grade but has to be respected given current success.

Form: 17-1471

Forecasts

Dark Invader (2/1), Salto Chisco (3/1), My Renaissance (6/1), Middlebrow (6/1), Winner Massagot (8/1), Volvalien (10/1), Modeligo (16/1)

DARK INVADER just gets the nod as he goes in pursuit of a summer hat-trick off a mark just 3lb higher than last time. Biggest danger could be My Rennaisance who hacked up at Cartmel recently and has claims if in similar form. Top weight Winner Massagot is potentilly well in if recapturing a bit of his old form, while Volvalien is of interest back to a mark that looks feasible.