Shukers Landrover Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:15 | Winning time: 6m 42.8s

Checkitout²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR: 123

9/4

Improved on his form over hurdles on chasing/handicap debut for new yard following a breathing operation when fifth on return at Uttoxeter last month. He's lightly raced and likely to improve.

Form: 345/37-5

Don Lami^t1³⁵⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Rex Dingle⁽³⁾| T: A J Honeyball| OR: 122| D

3/1

Landed sole start in bumpers and showed fairly useful form over hurdles during early 2018. Sprang a surprise after 18 months off when scoring on chasing bow at Taunton 11 months ago. Tongue tie on.

Form: 23712/1-

Versatility^b⁴⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: N de Boinville| T: N J Henderson| OR: 121

4/1

Fairly useful hurdler and matched that form at the second time of asking over fences when fifth of 14 in 3m Bangor handicap in September, staying on from too far back.

Form: 1349-U5

Forgot To Ask^t²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: C Gethings| T: T R George| OR: 119

15/2

Off the mark over fences at Ffos Las in May 2019 but record has been mixed since. Encouraging reappearance when third at Wincanton last month and each-way claims if building on that.

Form: 37U63-3

Graineyhill²⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: David Noonan| T: Mrs S J Humphrey| OR: 119

125/1

Fairly useful at best for Gordon Elliott but has made little impact at Bangor and Sedgefield for new yard, dropping away gradually on latest start.

Form: 2F3P-99

Lord Bryan^p,t³⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-6| J: James Bowen| T: P & M Bowen| OR: 118

16/1

Back on song of late, recording good second of 11 in handicap chase (16/1) at Uttoxeter (24f, good) in September. However, looked none-too-keen at Ffos Las last month so best to look elsewhere.

Form: 2-9P424

Marble Moon⁴³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: S Bowen| T: Evan Williams| OR: 112| C| D

9/2

Three-time chase winner over 3m last season but below that in 4 starts this term, firmly put in his place by the winner when runner-up at Bangor 43 days ago. Not totally discounted for place money.

Form: 6P-7372

Forecasts

Checkitout (9/4), Don Lami (3/1), Versatility (4/1), Marble Moon (9/2), Forgot To Ask (15/2), Lord Bryan (16/1), Graineyhill (125/1)

Anthony Honeyball continues to churn out the winners and his DON LAMI is taken to double his tally over the larger obstacles having sprung something of a surprise at Taunton 11 months ago, deserving extra credit considering the amount of ground he lost by repeatedly jumping left. Checkitout is likely to come on for his reappearance so is feared most, ahead of Versatility.