Lloyd's Ltd. Leaders In Our Field Handicap Chase

Off time: 18:51 | Winning time: 4m 10.70s

Quick Brew^t¹⁰

Age: 11| Weight: 11-12| J: Dale Irving⁽³⁾| T: M A Barnes| OR: 99| CD

11/10

Two-time course winner (2m-2m4f); back from a near four month absence when finishing a keeping on third to Civil Unrest over C&D (good) ten-days ago; should take all of the beating if able to build positively on that effort.

Form: F625P-3

Roxyfet³⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-4| J: Colm McCormack⁽³⁾| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 91| D

9/2

Inconsistent, yet capable on his day; strongest at Sedgefield with some cut underfoot; 1lb lower than when finishing 3½L third to the subsequent winner Johnny Yuma over C&D (good) 36-days ago; stablemate of Black Kettle.

Form: P21463-

Black Kettle^t,v1¹⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: Alain Cawley| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 86| D

15/2

Has struggled for form since joining Micky Hammond (who also saddles Roxyfet); now 4lb lower than when winning in an absolute bog at Newcastle (2m) for Rebecca Menzies in April 2018; sports a first-time visor.

Form: 31/75P-6

Goonjim^t²⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: Jamie Bargary| T: Alexandra Dunn| OR: 71

6/1

Sole win came at Plumpton (2m4f, good to soft) in March 2017; hard to draw any real positives from his latter efforts; difficult to fancy even in such a weak race from just outside of the handicap proper.

Form: 425/PP3-

Gentleman James^p,t¹⁸⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Sean Quinlan| T: Mrs Dianne Sayer| OR: 67

7/2

15-race maiden who turned in a lousy performance when last seen in competitive action at Newcastle in November 2018; not jump well (150/1) on sole previous start over fences; competes from outside of the handicap proper.

Form: 60P866-

Forecasts

Quick Brew (11/10), Gentleman James (7/2), Roxyfet (9/2), Goonjim (6/1), Black Kettle (15/2)

Realistically, only two of these horses can be considered as possible winners in what can only be described as a desperately weak 2m handicap chase. Roxyfet was placed behind the subsequent winner Johnny Yuma over C&D last month, but a strong preference is for the Maurice Barnes-trained QUICK BREW who posted a solid effort on his return from a near four month break when finishing a keeping on third to the James Ewart-trained Civil Unrest.