Follow At The Races On Twitter Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:15 | Winning time: 7m 9.0s

Waitinonasunnyday⁴⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: J J Burke| T: M Blake| OR: 85

5/6

Winner of his last two starts in handicap chase over an extended 2m6f at Leicester). Raised 6lb for most recent victory and worth a try over this extra distance.

Form: 764P11

Flashman^b¹⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 11-4| J: N F Houlihan⁽⁷⁾| T: G & J Moore| OR: 81

17/2

Struggled in two starts over fences since returning from a break and stamina to prove on first attempt at this distance.

Form: 755-P55

John Daniell¹⁴

Age: 14| Weight: 10-11| J: Nick Scholfield| T: J G Cann| OR: 74

2/1

Placed in a big field 3m handicap chase on heavy ground at Exeter in December. Drop in distance in his favour having finished 20L sixth at Warwick (3m5f, good) earlier this month.

Form: 2P5/366

Grayhawk^p,t²⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 10-1| J: J E Moore| T: Mrs D Grissell| OR: 64

7/1

15 race maiden under Rules and likely best watched back up in trip following a 22L sixth over an extended 2m3f on good ground here last month.

Form: 395F76

Non-Runners

Burgess Dream⁶⁵

Weight: 11-12| Age: 10

T: Miss A M Newton-Smith J: J McGrath

Goring One³⁹

Weight: 11-6| Age: 14

T: Miss A M Newton-Smith J: Rex Dingle

Forecasts

Waitinonasunnyday (5/6), Goring One (15/8), John Daniell (2/1), Grayhawk (7/1), Flashman (17/2), Burgess Dream (10/1)

WAITINONASUNNYDAY has been in good form of late and he is taken to complete a hat-trick on his first attempt at this distance. Second place can go to Goring One, one of two veterans in the race while third place can go the way of the other veteran John Daniell who ran well over further on his most recent start.