Jarrold Ladies Day Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:10 | Winning time: 6m 30.9s

Cap Du Nord^p²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: James Bowen| T: Christian Williams| OR: 127| C

11/4

Completed a treble when winning over 2m5f on good-to-soft ground here in March. Held over an extended 2m4f at Haydock (good) last time out however and is interesting stepping up in trip.

Form: 42111-6

Hepijeu^p,t²⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: C Gethings| T: S Edmunds| OR: 122| C

5/2

Looked held when left clear at the last to win by 17L over 3m5f on good ground here last month. Raised 5lb for that victory and is one to note in this contest.

Form: 12223-1

Vendredi Trois^p¹⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 11-5| J: R Johnson| T: Miss E C Lavelle| OR: 120

9/2

Finished in the first three on all seven starts since winning over 2m7f at Worcester (good) 12 months ago. Leading contender having finished 3½L second off this mark at Market Rasen (3m, good) last month.

Form: 33232-2

Elkstone^h²³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: S Bowen| T: Mrs Caroline Bailey| OR: 119| D

8/1

Returning from a break when beaten 24L over 3m at Market Rasen (good) last month. Races off a mark 7lb higher than when winning over this trip at Kempton (good) last October.

Form: 21615-4

Fifty Shades²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: Jack Tudor⁽⁷⁾| T: Christian Williams| OR: 110| BF| CD

9/4

Successful in a 3m5f handicap chase at Warwick (good) in April on his penultimate start. Well held third behind Hepijeu over the same trip here last month and is of interest having won over C&D in the past.

Form: 52141-3

Non-Runners

Mercers Court¹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 11

T: N B King J: Bryony Frost

Forecasts

Fifty Shades (9/4), Hepijeu (5/2), Cap Du Nord (11/4), Vendredi Trois (9/2), Elkstone (8/1), Mercers Court (8/1)

CAP DU NORD can register a victory on his first attempt at this trip by taking this staying handicap chase. The selection was in good form earlier this year and he can get the better of Hepijeu who was a winner over further here last time out while third place can go to the consistent Vendredi Trois who was placed at Market Rasen last time.