Supporting Mental Health Awareness Week ConnectWithNature Handicap Chase

Off time: 13:41 | Winning time: 6m 28.93s

Ardmayle⁶⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 12-1| J: James Bowen| T: A Stronge| OR: 112| D

18/1

Without a win since early 2019, and jumping remains an issue over fences, again held back by mistakes at Sandown in March. Cheekpieces off and this is a drop in class.

Form: 2/345P4-

Seemingly So^b⁵⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Aidan Coleman| T: O Murphy| OR: 109

3/1

Hurdles winner who made a positive start over fences when runner-up at Doncaster last February. Made the frame 3 times since and return to 3m is in his favour.

Form: 32/2445-

Southern Girl^p1²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: D R Fox| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 108| D

18/1

Expensive point winner who offered encouragement under Rules, finishing runner-up for a second time at Hexham (2½m, heavy) in October. Couple of tame efforts since but now goes chasing in headgear.

Form: 4/2U2P0-

Furius De Ciergues^p,t²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Henry Brooke| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 103

11/4

Had wind op before gaining breakthrough win in 3m2f handicap chase at Sedgefield and better still when doubling tally ay Stratford in ready fashion a month ago. Up 7 lb but the one to beat.

Form: 222131-

Spirit Of Hale^b,t³⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 10-2| J: Sean Quinlan| T: J Candlish| OR: 85| CD

11/2

Fair staying chaser when in the mood and strung a couple of solid races together when twice finding only one too strong. Good run of form came to a halt at Sedgefield and blinkers replace visor.

Form: 5P3225-

Loch Garman Aris^p²⁸

Age: 11| Weight: 10-0| J: S Bowen| T: G Hanmer| OR: 81| C

2/1

Bumper win here in 2015 his sole success. One of his better effort when runner-up over C&D a month ago but has to race from 2 lb out of the weights here.

Form: 33/2462-

Forecasts

Loch Garman Aris (2/1), Furius De Ciergues (11/4), Seemingly So (3/1), Spirit Of Hale (11/2), Southern Girl (18/1), Ardmayle (18/1)

A wind op has seemingly helped FURIUS DE CIERGUES of late, winning a couple of staying handicaps, and he's very much the one to beat. A return to 3m will suit Seemingly So, while Southern Girl may leave his hurdles form behind now chasing (point winner).