SCB Meadowcroft Handicap Chase

Off time: 13:41 | Winning time: 7m 23.10s

Justforjames^p³⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 12-5| J: Miss Becky Smith⁽³⁾| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 122| C

5/1

Done most of his winning at 2m4f but stepped up to score over 3m1f at Catterick in February. Unseated rider when held at Wetherby last month on reappearance and remains 6lb higher than most recent success. Represents last year's winning yard.

Form: P81-24U

Boric^p⁴³

Age: 11| Weight: 11-12| J: Callum Bewley| T: S Waugh| OR: 115| CD

9/1

Previous C&D winner who was third in last season's Durham National here over extra 3f. 5lb lower now and needs to improve on tailed off reappearance over hurdles at Carlisle six weeks ago. Likes it here though.

Form: P4/223-7

Agamemmon²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: B S Hughes| T: Henry Oliver| OR: 112| BF

5/4

Fair run latest on just second start for this yard when second over C&D last month off this mark on first run for five months. Should strip fitter now and looks a contender under top jockey.

Form: 3464-72

Crank Em Up³²⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: J Kington| T: S G West| OR: 106

15/2

Three-time winner for David Dennis at up to 3m1f. Handles testing ground, but not seen since finishing third over C&D in January and may well improve for this first start back.

Form: PP/3243-

Parsonal^t¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: William Humphrey⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs S J Humphrey| OR: 96

15/2

Maiden who showed some placed form in spring 2018 but has run poorly last four starts and had two wind surgeries along the way. Looks risky proposition on recent evidence.

Form: 53/87-PU

Rollerball Rocco^p1²²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Charlie Hammond⁽³⁾| T: C T Pogson| OR: 91| BF

11/2

Landed heavy ground 3m novice handicap chase at Warwick last December and was fair second off this mark at Southwell in March. Three poor runs since then temper confidence and others make more appeal despite addition of first-time cheekpieces.

Form: 1424-76

Forecasts

Agamemmon (5/4), Justforjames (5/1), Rollerball Rocco (11/2), Crank Em Up (15/2), Parsonal (15/2), Boric (9/1)

AGAMEMMNON is a fairly confident choice in a race where most of his rivals have questions to answer. He can be expected to strip fitter for his recent second over C&D and go one better this time. Last year's wining yard is represented by top weight Justforjames, another who should come on for his latest outing, while Boric may give the selection most to do as he likes it here and his recent spin over hurdles should have blown the cobwebs away. Crank Em Up can do best of the remaining trio.