Visit attheraces.com Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:41 | Winning time: 5m 26.1s

Brown Bear^p⁷¹

Age: 8| Weight: 12-4| J: Tabitha Worsley| T: N J Gifford| OR: 101| CD

9/1

Placed on his last two starts including when 3L second in a handicap chase over this trip here on good-to-soft ground in June. One to note off the same mark back over hurdles following a break.

Form: 3P7-B32

Desert Roe^t1⁷⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Jack Tudor⁽⁸⁾| T: Christian Williams| OR: 95| BF

4/1

Winner of three of his five point-to-point starts last season and was still in front when falling on good-to-firm going at Bratton Down in June. Leading contender in first time tongue tie on return to Rules racing.

Form: 12-111F

Ruffling Feathers^t⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Harry Kimber⁽¹⁰⁾| T: C L Tizzard| OR: 94

6/1

Seven race maiden was beaten 37L when seventh of eight over this trip on handicap debut in a hurdle at Newton Abbot (good-to-firm) last month. Tongue tie retained for chase debut. a

Form: 4/8506-7

Black Anthem^p⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Charlie Hammond⁽³⁾| T: Dr R D P Newland| OR: 93

8/11

Successful twice in three starts since joining this yard most recently by 7L over 2m5f in a handicap chase at Newton Abbot (good-to-soft) last week. Escapes a penalty for that victory.

Form: 173-121

Mount Vesuvius^t⁴⁸

Age: 11| Weight: 10-10| J: Ben Jones⁽³⁾| T: P Henderson| OR: 79| D

16/1

Fair fifth over 2m7f at Worcester (good) in May but struggled at Newton Abbot (good-to-firm) over this trip early last month. Making his first start over fences in nearly two years.

Form: 8197-50

Non-Runners

Captains Run⁵³

Weight: 11-7| Age: 7

T: J Farrelly J: Luca Morgan

Forecasts

Black Anthem (8/11), Desert Roe (4/1), Ruffling Feathers (6/1), Brown Bear (9/1), Mount Vesuvius (16/1), Captains Run (20/1)

DESERT ROE has joined a good yard for his return to Rules and having shown decent form in point-to-points last season he can register a victory in this handicap chase. Black Anthem was a winner off this mark last time out and he looks capable of finishing runner-up to the selection while third third place can go to Brown Bear who was running well in defeat when last in action.