Arctic Spas 20th Year Anniversary Handicap Chase

Off time: 17:30 | Winning time: 4m 1.8s

One For Billy^t²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 137| D

3/1

Runner-up on his first try over fences he's soon put that right by winning his next two starts beating three rivals each time. The handicapper has been quite harsh on him for those wins though pushing him up to a mark of 137 for his hat-trick bid.

Form: 156-211

Theo^h²⁰⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: Dr R D P Newland| OR: 130| CD

15/8

Hit an upturn in form when joining this yard last year winning his first five races and rising 17lb in the handicap in a mixture of hurdle and chase wins. Not seen since the start of the year and has a little to prove but should enjoy the ground.

Form: 111U43-

Oliver's Gold³⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 11-2| J: Miss E Todd⁽⁵⁾| T: M Walford| OR: 127| D

14/1

A Southwell winner in May over 2m on a sound surface he's not quite been in the form to build on that win although there have been some sound performances. Not at his best last time though and hard to say that he's well handicapped off this mark.

Form: 312U43

Our Three Sons^p³²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Page Fuller⁽⁵⁾| T: Jamie Snowden| OR: 125| D

5/2

His win in a match race at Towcester is nothing to write home about but he has posted some other solid chase efforts on the back of that run. Generally makes the running (uncomplicated sort) who will make a bold bid here if left alone upfront.

Form: 24-1223

Rebel Yeats^p1²³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: T J O'Brien| T: Ian Williams| OR: 122| BF| D

11/2

Consistent sort over hurdles and showed just about the same level of form on her hurdles debut (showed promise). Would need a little mire to win this but first-time cheekpieces may help her eke out some more progress.

Form: 150-512

Forecasts

Theo (15/8), Our Three Sons (5/2), One For Billy (3/1), Rebel Yeats (11/2), Oliver's Gold (14/1)

The handicapper really appeared to want to punish One For Billy for his two winning chase efforts and although he’s capable of winning something like this a mark of 137 sets him a stiff task. C&D winner Theo is back from a break and he’ll appreciate the sounder surface but might just need this with Rebel Yeats expected to build on her promising chase debut. OUR THREE SONS has yet to run a poor race over fences and if he’s allowed a soft lead here he might prove dangerous back to the trip he won over on chase debut in a Towcester match.