Team Alun Grittiths 150th Mini-Excavator Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:01 | Winning time: 5m 10.94s

Young O'Leary¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: David Prichard⁽⁵⁾| T: N J Hawke| OR: 108

9/4

Placed in points and built on hurdling promise to make a winning chasing debut at Taunton (2m2f) 18 days ago, getting up on line. Sure to build on that, and he holds leading claims.

Form: 22-4P21

Bardd^p³²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-3| J: Page Fuller| T: Mrs D O'Neill| OR: 99

10/3

Hasn't proved the most reliable but this fair hurdler/chaser arrives in good nick, third of 12 in Exeter handicap chase 32 days ago. Cheekpieces back on and he has solid place claims.

Form: 565623

Twasn't The Plan^h,t³⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: Charlie Price⁽⁵⁾| T: Tim Vaughan| OR: 98

13/2

Remains a maiden after 19 runs, and he turned in modest fifth of 8 in 2m5f handicap chase at Sedgefield 34 days ago. Hard to warm to.

Form: 6-23945

Out For Justice^t¹¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 10-5| J: Shane Quinlan⁽⁵⁾| T: Katy Price| OR: 87

3/1

Winless since 2019, but in good form until modest seventh in 3m1f handicap chase at Wincanton in December. Down in trip and sort to bounce back after a break.

Form: 36-P447

Bolving^b³⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 10-5| J: Alan Johns| T: V R A Dartnall| OR: 87

5/1

Still a maiden and has been rather expensive to follow over fences, though he wasn't disgraced in first-time blinkers when fourth in 2m4f Wincanton handicap last month. Needs to back it up now.

Form: 365-6P4

Forecasts

Young O'Leary (9/4), Out For Justice (3/1), Bardd (10/3), Bolving (5/1), Twasn't The Plan (13/2)

YOUNG O'LEARY got off to the perfect start over fences at Taunton last month and this lightly-raced 7-y-o looks hard to beat with a fair bit of improvement in the pipeline. Bardd isn't the must trustworthy of individuals but is in a good vein of form at present so is taken to chase him home, with Out For Justice not discounted either after a break.