Cotswold BMW Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:26 | Winning time: 6m 29.4s

Chase End Charlie^p¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: C Gethings| T: Henry Oliver| OR: 115

6/4

Placed on each of his last three starts including when 8L second in a 2m7f handicap hurdle at Exeter (good-to-soft) last month. Extra distance here no issue and likely to run his race once more.

Form: 7P4232

Fawsley Spirit^b⁵⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: B Pauling| OR: 115

6/1

Good 14L third in a novices' handicap chase at Wetherby (3m, soft) in December but pulled up in a similar race over 3m2f subsequently. Making his handicap debut over hurdles following a break.

Form: 337-U3P

Good And Hardy¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: C Brace⁽⁷⁾| T: F O'Brien| OR: 112

9/4

Decent effort in finishing 18L fifth in a 2m7f contest at Exeter (good-to-soft) on handicap debut last time out. Dropped 2lb for that effort and interesting to see how he fares stepping up in distance.

Form: 415-425

Shivermetimbers⁷²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: Miss V Williams| OR: 111

4/1

Placed in a soft ground maiden hurdle at Ludlow (2m, soft) in January last year but disappointing in three subsequent starts. Stepping up markedly in distance on handicap debut.

Form: U72P-00

Buble²⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 11-5| J: Mitchell Bastyan⁽⁵⁾| T: D G Bridgwater| OR: 108

14/1

Improving with racing since returning from a break and ran well when fourth over an extended 2m4f at Plumpton (soft) last time out. Interesting to see how he fares stepping up in distance.

Form: 1215-54

Non-Runners

Sergeant Brody¹¹⁶

Weight: 11-6| Age: 8

T: S Drinkwater J: Harrison Beswick

Steel Native⁵⁴

Weight: 10-11| Age: 8

T: D A Rees J: Nick Scholfield

Forecasts

Chase End Charlie (6/4), Good And Hardy (9/4), Shivermetimbers (4/1), Fawsley Spirit (6/1), Steel Native (8/1), Sergeant Brody (12/1), Buble (14/1)

Top weight CHASE END CHARLIE has been running well in defeat in recent starts and he can register a victory in this staying handicap hurdle. The selection has run well over this trip in the past and can see off Good And Hardy who ran a decent race at Exeter last time out and remains open to improvement. Third place can go to Buble who is stepping up in distance following a fourth at Plumpton last month.