15:00 Cartmel

Monday 31 May 2021

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St Marys Hospice Veterans' Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:01 | Winning time: 7m 29.30s

William Of Orange^p,t¹²

Age: 10| Weight: 11-5| J: Joe Williamson⁽⁵⁾| T: M Walford| OR: 128| C

4/1

Winner of 3 of his 6 starts since joining Mark Walford, including a 6-runner event at Southwell 12 days ago. Shapes as if he'll stay this far, so another bold showing expected.

Form: 3131-U1

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Dawson City⁶⁰

Age: 12| Weight: 11-5| J: Rex Dingle| T: P Gundry| OR: 128

10/1

Run of good form came to an end when only sixth at Ffos Las a couple of months ago and he prefers more testing conditions.

Form: 327136-

Aaron Lad^p²¹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-2| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: Dr R D P Newland| OR: 125

13/2

Went backwards from reappearance effort at Cheltenham last month and returned to chasing with a lacklustre display at Ffos Las 3 weeks ago.

Form: 31F/40-P

Fact Of The Matter^p,t⁴⁵

Age: 11| Weight: 10-13| J: Freddie Mitchell⁽⁵⁾| T: Jamie Snowden| OR: 122| C

8/1

One-time useful sort who is seemingly just fair nowadays, so he could do with further leeway from the handicapper.

Form: 56P/444-

Red Giant^v²⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 10-12| J: Sean Quinlan| T: J Candlish| OR: 121| D

10/3

Not the most consistent but well capable on his day and should come on for a laboured display at Market Rasen recently. Visored and back up in trip, so one to note.

Form: 57126-P

Gangster^t³⁹

Age: 11| Weight: 10-6| J: Danny McMenamin| T: W Greatrex| OR: 115

10/1

Capitalised on a much-reduced mark in convincing fashion at Hexham in March but underlined inconsistency with a disappointing fifth at Perth next time. Others preferred.

Form: PPP615-

Dr Robin^b,t¹⁴

Age: 11| Weight: 10-3| J: S Bowen| T: P & M Bowen| OR: 112| C

5/1

Rattled off a hurdle/chase 4-timer in 2019. However, pulled up final start that year and has underperformed on both starts back from lengthy absence. Plenty to prove.

Form: 111P/P-6

Nakadam^p²³

Age: 11| Weight: 10-0| J: Lorcan Murtagh⁽³⁾| T: F P Murtagh| OR: 103

12/1

Veteran chaser who looks out of sorts and is 6 lb out of the weights. Makes no appeal.

Form: 13PP4-3

So Satisfied^p⁴⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 10-0| J: C O'Farrell| T: I Jardine| OR: 87

25/1

Impossible to fancy from a long way out of the weights.

Form: 6/08365-

Non-Runners

Rock On Fruity⁶²

Weight: 11-12| Age: 12

T: B Haslam J: R P McLernon

Forecasts

Rock On Fruity (9/4), Red Giant (10/3), William Of Orange (4/1), Dr Robin (5/1), Aaron Lad (13/2), Fact Of The Matter (8/1), Dawson City (10/1), Gangster (10/1), Nakadam (12/1), So Satisfied (25/1)

The refitting of a visor and return to this trip are both potential catalysts for a big effort from RED GIANT, who is on an appealing mark and can prove a tough nut to crack when on his game. Rock On Fruity and William Of Orange both arrive on the back of comfortable victories and are solid alternatives.