AJA Amateur Riders' Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:11 | Winning time: 7m 34.10s

Calivigny^v²³

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr Kit Alexander| T: N W Alexander| OR: 114| CD

11/8

Rejuvenated of late having looked to be going the wrong way winning handicaps over hurdles and fences from the front. C&D winner so not easy to rule out despite a 5lb rise for his last win; still 1lb below his highest winning mark.

Form: 45P-311

Total Assets²¹

Age: 11| Weight: 11-9| J: Amie Waugh| T: S Waugh| OR: 111| CD

3/1

Has often produced her best form around here (four-time course winner) running a cracking race in the Borders National here over 4m last time. Often comes from off the pace so could be vulnerable at this trip but is holding her form well.

Form: 55-3333

Misfits^t¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: Mr Cameron Wadge⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 110

7/1

Another below-par performance last time doesn't exactly point the way to him breaking his long losing sequence here. Slipping in the weights but possibly not quick enough to trouble the principals in this with more needed.

Form: 22-5263

Sandhurst Lad^b³³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: Mr John Dawson| T: Mrs A C Hamilton| OR: 110

10/1

Showed his best form earlier this year when he was with Warren Greatrex but those performances appear a far cry away now for this barn. Just wasn't on a going day last time (went in snatches); hard to make a sound case for.

Form: 3132-6P

Late Date³³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Miss Becky Smith| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 107| BF| D

9/2

Until his last run at Sedgefield he appeared to have an affinity with the Durham course having won there three times over fences. Failed to justify support there last time underlining his patchy profile this year; far from a persuasive profile.

Form: 41P-31P

Samstown^b1¹⁷

Age: 12| Weight: 11-5| J: Mr Connor Wood⁽⁷⁾| T: A C Whillans| OR: 107| C

18/1

One time useful staying handicap chaser but in the veteran stage now and hasn't really shown anything positive in his last three starts (all non-completions). Blinkers now fitted for the first time but hard to work up much enthusiasm for his chance.

Form: P7/5PF-P

Non-Runners

Arqalina²⁴

Weight: 10-7| Age: 7

T: Miss V Williams J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Calivigny (11/8), Arqalina (5/2), Total Assets (3/1), Late Date (9/2), Misfits (7/1), Sandhurst Lad (10/1), Samstown (18/1)

Not a race that will take much winning and if CALIVIGNY is given an easy lead again he could well complete his hat-trick having looked a far better character of late off a mark that although it has risen is still one he’s capable off. Total Assets is almost by default the main danger although she is likely to concede ground to the selection and she may get too far behind to land a challenge. Misfits and Late Date have the ability to score at this level but both are rather unreliable characters who have to be caught on the right day.