Racing TV Free For A Month Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:13 | Winning time: 6m 0.40s

Lough Derg Jewel³⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 130| CD

4/1

Made it 3-7 over fences when recapturing his peak form and proving his stamina in the process (over 3m2f, good) at Doncaster last month; 4lb higher in the weights yet found a broadly similar Class 3 contest; holds every chance.

Form: 17-36P1

Groundunderrepair^p³³

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: R Johnson| T: W Greatrex| OR: 124

11/10

Stayed on well on his chasing debut (beaten 23L) when finishing fifth to Crucial Role in an ultra-competitive Beginners' Chase at Uttoxeter (2m4f, soft); should prove capable of building upon that with this extra yardage perfect.

Form: 32231-5

Chidswell²²

Age: 10| Weight: 10-12| J: Craig Nichol| T: N G Richards| OR: 123| BF

9/4

Broadly reliable type who hails from a stable in a fine run of form; safely held off a 2lb higher mark by Rock On Fruity at Newcastle latest (2m4f, soft); slack fencing is often his achilles heel; opposed.

Form: 333P-53

Blue Kascade²³¹

Age: 12| Weight: 10-9| J: Rachel McDonald⁽⁵⁾| T: A M Thomson| OR: 120

10/1

Prominent racing veteran for whom 3m on good ground at Musselburgh is a perfect fit; ended the previous campaign in-form, finishing in front of today's rival Lough Derg Jewel when beaten 6L by Stellar Notion over C&D in May; off since.

Form: P16-712

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Non-Runners

Henryville¹⁷

Weight: 11-12| Age: 11

T: P & M Bowen J: James Bowen

Forecasts

Groundunderrepair (11/10), Chidswell (9/4), Lough Derg Jewel (4/1), Blue Kascade (10/1), Henryville (12/1)

A small field but an open looking contest, so no firm or definitive view is taken. Lough Derg Jewel can probably reverse May C&D placings with the seasonal debutante Blue Kascade after seemingly proving his stamina in a similar small-field contest at Doncaster (3m2f). However, the best advice is to chance the upped in trip GROUNDUNDERREPAIR. He is very inexperienced over fences but shaped with a degree of promise on debut in an exceptionally competitive Beginners' Chase at Uttoxeter (2m4f) in December.