NetBet Boosts Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:00 | Winning time: 7m 42.73s

Day Of Roses⁵⁶⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Matt Griffiths| T: J Scott| OR: 100| C

11/4

Off the track since landing a couple over C&D in the summer of 2017. Handles soft ground and the market will reveal more about his current fitness. Stable won this two years ago.

Form: 02P7/11-

Lizzie Langton^t²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Angus Cheleda⁽¹⁰⁾| T: C L Tizzard| OR: 93

13/8

Had little to beat at Wincanton last time and her margin of victory was exaggerated when her nearest challenger fell two out. 9lb rise in the weights negated by rider's claim and stable have an above average record with chasers here.

Form: 2F-7P31

Megaboost^b²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Max Kendrick⁽⁵⁾| T: B I Case| OR: 93

12/1

Slow mare who was beaten 23L by a modest sort at Southwell three weeks ago. Needs to find some extra gears and to brush up her jumping.

Form: P9-9P62

Burgess Dream¹⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 10-10| J: Rex Dingle⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss A M Newton-Smith| OR: 84| C

2/1

Course winner who scored in the mud at Lingfield two weeks ago. Last two wins have come from marks below 80 and he has failed to follow up his previous three victories. Stable won this last year.

Form: 3381-P1

How's Vienna^p1²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: M Goldstein| T: M B Shears| OR: 74

12/1

Winner of a handicap chase over an extended 3m2f on good-to-soft ground at Wincanton in March last year. Pulled up on both starts for this yard and hard to be confident about his prospects.

Form: 3316/PP

Non-Runners

Water Wagtail³⁸

Weight: 11-11| Age: 11

T: Miss E C Lavelle J: J E Moore

Forecasts

Lizzie Langton (13/8), Burgess Dream (2/1), Day Of Roses (11/4), Water Wagtail (5/1), Megaboost (12/1), How's Vienna (12/1)

Day Of Roses looked a progressive sort with plenty to offer when last seen 18 months ago, but he is likely to need this run with conditions likely to be testing. Lizzie Langton showed the benefit of a wind operation last time but the handicapper may have overreacted to the performance given the mediocrity of the opposition. Her rider's claim helps but WATER WAGTAIL usually comes to hand early in his campaign and this looks easier than the race he won off this mark at Warwick last season. Burgess Dream stays well and handles testing conditions, but he needs to prove he can handle a mark as high as this nowadays.