Strong Flavours Catering Conditional Jockeys' Veterans' Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:31 | Winning time: 7m 0.75s

Orchardstown Cross¹⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 12-0| J: Rex Dingle| T: J Scott| OR: 127

3/1

Won 3 on the bounce over fences in 2019 and, while form has been rather in and out since, there was encouragement to be gleaned from his fourth at Newbury recently.

Form: 10P-3P4

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Cyclop^p,t¹⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Lily Pinchin| T: T Symonds| OR: 125| BF

5/4

Rejuvenated for new yard, landing handicaps over fences, then hurdles at Chepstow in November. Unlucky not to add to his tally when narrowly denied in handicap chase at Market Rasen. Big claims.

Form: P4-7112

Snuff Box³³

Age: 10| Weight: 11-11| J: Hugh Nugent⁽³⁾| T: Miss V Williams| OR: 124

9/2

Built on encouraging reappearance second to win 7-runner event at Bangor (3m, heavy) 33 days ago. Another bold showing seems likely.

Form: 6/4F6-21

Weststreet⁴⁶

Age: 11| Weight: 11-2| J: Harrison Beswick⁽³⁾| T: O Sherwood| OR: 115

9/1

Generally below form last term and no impact on completed start since returning. Becoming increasingly well treated, but has something to prove.

Form: 5P65-U4

Young Turk^p,t⁵¹

Age: 10| Weight: 10-13| J: Mr Nathan Brennan⁽⁵⁾| T: A Sadik| OR: 112

150/1

Inconsistent sort for Gordon Elliott who has shown nothing for current stable.

Form: 010PPP

Hedgeinator^p¹³

Age: 11| Weight: 10-8| J: Sean Houlihan| T: R Stephens| OR: 107| D

20/1

Back-to-back chase winner during early 2018 and in good form towards the end of that year. Has seemingly been hard to train since, though, and was pulled up in handicap at Warwick recently.

Form: 1432/4-P

Alberto's Dream¹³

Age: 12| Weight: 10-0| J: Jack Tudor| T: Katy Price| OR: 98

11/1

Just a modest chaser these days and while he was in form prior to unseating at Warwick 13 days ago, he'd not been threatening to get his head in front.

Form: 4P-333U

Forecasts

Cyclop (5/4), Orchardstown Cross (3/1), Snuff Box (9/2), Weststreet (9/1), Alberto's Dream (11/1), Hedgeinator (20/1), Young Turk (150/1)

The thriving CYCLOP would have won at Market Rasen last time but for suffering interference on the turn, so he's an obvious choice to get back to winning ways up against a mostly uninspiring bunch. Last-time-out winner Snuff Box may pose the main danger, though Orchardstown Cross is better than his current mark if he can find his best form.