Mayors Race Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:21 | Winning time: 5m 4.5s

Mixchievous⁶²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: Miss V Williams| OR: 116| D

4/5

Off the mark at the first attempt over fences when taking a 2m5f novices' handicap by a nose on heavy going at Ffos Las two months ago. Absent since and a leading contender off a 4lb higher mark.

Form: 3/157-61

Rainy Day Dylan^h,t²⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: Brendan Powell| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 111| D

7/1

Twice a winner over hurdles but struggled since switched to fences and finished 42L fourth of five in a 2m novices' handicap chase at Taunton (good-to-soft) last time out. More needed in this contest.

Form: 1-3PF64

Cafe Au Lait^b,t³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-5| J: Kevin Jones⁽³⁾| T: M F Harris| OR: 110| D

16/1

Winner of two chases for previous yard but struggled in three starts for this stable most recently when returning to fences over an extended 2m6f at Leicester (good) earlier this week.

Form: 514055

Brave Spartacus³³

Age: 13| Weight: 11-0| J: Ross Chapman| T: G Boanas| OR: 105| C| D

3/1

Course winner and not beaten far when finishing fourth of five over an extended 2m in a handicap chase at Newcastle (good-to-soft) just over a month ago.. Worth a check in the market having won off much higher marks in the past.

Form: P24264

Boss Des Mottes^p,t¹⁴¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: H Hogarth| OR: 105| C

7/1

Course winner finished a good second over an extended 2m at Sedgefield (good-to-firm) at the end of August. Disappointed a Market Rasen (2m3f, good) the following month however and interesting to see how he fares on his return from a break.

Form: 248128

Forecasts

Mixchievous (4/5), Brave Spartacus (3/1), Rainy Day Dylan (7/1), Boss Des Mottes (7/1), Cafe Au Lait (16/1)

Top weight MIXCHIEVOUS can make a winning return from a short break to register his second victory over fences. The selection was a winner on his latest start and can see off his rivals here with Brave Spartacus taken to claim second off a mark 21lb lower than for his most recent success. Third place can go to Boss Des Mottes who is another returning from a break.