Betway Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:01 | Winning time: 5m 10.62s

Rizzardo⁶³

Age: 8| Weight: 12-7| J: Mr Zac Baker⁽⁵⁾| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR: 107

5/1

Has been running well from similar marks without yet managing to break his duck over fences. Made a couple of mistakes which didn't help when trying to make all over 2m6f here last time. Not ruled out.

Form: 20-5422

Lots Of Luck⁴^{(ex 7)}

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: David Bass| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls| OR: 87

5/6

Lightly-raced sort, produced a career-best to score on second chase start at Taunton (2m2f, soft) four days ago, carries 7lb penalty for that win but every chance of further progress.

Form: 8P-9031

Yorgonnahearmeroar^p⁵⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-6| J: Brendan Powell| T: M Scudamore| OR: 92

7/2

Winner over fences at Hereford in January 2018 on soft ground, things have been much less promising over hurdles the last 12 months. Starts out for new trainer from a lowly rating comparable to that chase success.

Form: U56-P5P

Picknick Park^p⁶³

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: Adam Wedge| T: N Kent| OR: 85

9/1

0-20 under rules, but placed in 4-7 chases, including close second when 1lb higher at Huntingdon (2m4f, good) last May. Handles soft and can't rule him out, but looks more of an each-way than win prospect.

Form: 25-2343

Torrent Des Mottes^p,t⁴⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 10-8| J: Patrick Cowley⁽⁵⁾| T: J R Cornwall| OR: 80| C

22/1

Fair 12½L sixth in a 2m handicap chase at Leicester (soft) last time out. Only previous victory came here but has to prove his stamina in this contest.

Form: 445766

Cagliostro⁵⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 10-7| J: Page Fuller⁽³⁾| T: Miss Z C Davison| OR: 79

16/1

Has put in a couple of respectable efforts in novices' handicap chases on his last two starts over C&D and, more recently over 2m (good to soft) at Leicester. Decent form and could have a leading say if handing softer ground.

Form: 5/P72-24

Non-Runners

Mistercobar⁴⁰

Weight: 12-6| Age: 8

T: O Murphy J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Lots Of Luck (5/6), Yorgonnahearmeroar (7/2), Mistercobar (4/1), Rizzardo (5/1), Picknick Park (9/1), Cagliostro (16/1), Torrent Des Mottes (22/1)

Kim Bailey's LOTS OF LUCK was much-improved when scoring at Taunton on Sunday and needs a great deal of respecting carrying a penalty now. It's hard to go against him based on that run, with the quick turnaround the only reason to doubt him. Rizzardo can be a danger if he irons out his jumping technique while Cagliostro put up a solid effort over C&D in November (second) and should have a say again having again shown up well over a shorter trip at Leicester in December.