Best Odds Guaranteed At MansionBet Handicap Chase

Off time: 13:23 | Winning time: 5m 14.96s

Rock On Rocco³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: J J Burke| T: T R George| OR: 118| BF| C

15/8

Signed off last season with 2m novice hurdle win here in February. Encouraging return/chase debut when chasing home Fairway Freddy at Kempton (2¼m) and improvement should be forthcoming.

Form: 3/7P31-2

Fairway Freddy²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: James Davies| T: N J Gifford| OR: 118| BF

11/2

Off the mark over fences when proving 2½ lengths too strong for Rock On Rocco at Kempton last month. However, 4 lb worse off with that rival now and was brushed aside at Wincanton next time.

Form: 3/64-312

Sizing Cusimano^p1²⁹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: T Scudamore| T: C L Tizzard| OR: 118

10/3

Dual hurdles winner who showed ability in 4 starts over fences last term. Cheekpieces enlisted for this seasonal reappearance and should make his presence felt.

Form: PP/3632-

Celtic Joy²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Ben Jones⁽³⁾| T: Miss E C Lavelle| OR: 117

4/1

Off the mark in a Kempton handicap chase last October, but will need to step on what he's shown in 2 starts this season in order to play a leading role here.

Form: 2126-78

Awake At Midnight^b1³⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: T J O'Brien| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 117

8/1

Made a winning chase debut at Chepstow in November 2018. Below par since, running no sort of a race on return at Wetherby, but now 4 lb lower and will be a threat if first-time blinkers do the trick.

Form: 4742/5-0

Glance Back^t²⁵²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-0| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: Mrs E Bishop| OR: 114| D

14/1

Proved better than ever to come out on top when last seen at Uttoxeter (2½m) 8 months ago. 7 lb rise looks fair, but more will certainly be needed if he's to follow up.

Form: 3/01251-

Forecasts

Rock On Rocco (15/8), Sizing Cusimano (10/3), Celtic Joy (4/1), Fairway Freddy (11/2), Awake At Midnight (8/1), Glance Back (14/1)

ROCK ON ROCCO made a positive start to his chasing career when second to Fairway Freddy at Kempton and, back at the scene of his breakthrough success over hurdles last season and with improvement likely, he is taken to emerge on top this time. Fairway Freddy's limitations were seemingly exposed at Wincanton since and bigger threats may be posed by Sizing Cusimano and Awake At Midnight.