Johnston Smillie Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:32 | Winning time: 4m 47.00s

Skipping On^p,h¹⁹

Age: 11| Weight: 11-13| J: Patrick Cowley⁽⁵⁾| T: Laura Morgan| OR: 106

4/1

Respectable effort last time out but hasn't won since 2018 and he's better over further than this. Well handicapped if he can find his best form though.

Form: 10-4P42

Dunly^b³²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: B S Hughes| T: J Ewart| OR: 105| BF| D

5/2

Failed to land a hat-trick when a short price at Newcastle last time out and may have done too much too soon that day under a penalty; interesting if he's no worse for that effort and completely unexposed.

Form: 86-5115

Article Fifty^t³³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Jonathon Bewley⁽³⁾| T: G Bewley| OR: 105

9/1

Jumped right here last time and failed to finish on his previous two starts; needs improvement if he's going to defy this mark and probably wants a more demanding trip than this.

Form: 315FP4

Ringaringarosie³⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Thomas Willmott⁽⁵⁾| T: M Todhunter| OR: 104

10/1

A four-time winner over fences but her revised mark looked beyond her in two starts this year. Dropped 2lb but unproven on ground quite this testing.

Form: 221135

Warendorf⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Sam Coltherd⁽³⁾| T: W Coltherd| OR: 104

15/8

Gained a first win under Rules at Wetherby earlier in the campaign but tailed off in a jumpers' bumper last time out and failed to finish at Musselburgh the time before; remains on a career high mark.

Form: 4312P8

Uno Valoroso³²

Age: 12| Weight: 11-0| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: M Walford| OR: 93| CD

8/1

Regressing and hasn't won a race since 2017; unseated last time when hampered but hadn't shown enough in previous efforts to suggest a return to form was imminent.

Form: 3-6346U

Forecasts

Warendorf (15/8), Dunly (5/2), Skipping On (4/1), Uno Valoroso (8/1), Article Fifty (9/1), Ringaringarosie (10/1)

By process of elimination, DUNLY probably has the strongest claims here despite disappointing at a short price last time out. Article Fifty ran okay here last time despite jumping right and he might be one for the places while the well-handicapped Skipping On is another to consider after an improved effort last time.