Lakes Luxury Loos Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:11 | Winning time: 4m 16.30s

Tonto's Spirit²²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: C O'Farrell| T: Mrs Dianne Sayer| OR: 123| BF| CD

6/4

4-time C&D winner who just failed in his hat-trick bid here in 2m5f handicap chase 22 days ago. Expected to be bang there once more despite 3 lb rise.

Form: 348-112

Ballyvic Boru¹³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-11| J: B S Hughes| T: B Ellison| OR: 122| BF| D

11/2

Returned to form when just touched off at Uttoxeter in June but unseated rider first in 2m handicap there 13 days ago. Usually a good jumper, and well worth another chance off this mark.

Form: 13-732U

Check My Pulse⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Henry Brooke| T: R Menzies| OR: 110

13/2

Fair 2m winner over hurdles. Made encouraging start over fences with C&D third but only fourth at Southwell (2m) last month. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 5247-34

Ardera Cross^p⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 10-13| J: Sam Coltherd| T: W Young Jnr| OR: 110| CD

40/1

Landed this contest in 2019 but he has gone off the boil of late, remote fourth at Perth (20.1f, soft) 8 days ago. Others appeal more.

Form: 96-3564

Sword Of Fate⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-9| J: D R Fox| T: L Kerr| OR: 106| CD

3/1

In winning form over hurdles and C&D last month but turned in modest effort when fourth in 2m4f Perth handicap hurdle 8 days ago. Not discounted back in this sphere.

Form: 33-2114

Lermoos Legend^p³²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-3| J: S Bowen| T: P & M Bowen| OR: 100

9/2

On the up over fences and completed a hat-trick at Ffos Las in cosy style last month. Up 9 lb but he has more to offer and rates a player.

Form: FP2-111

Forecasts

Tonto's Spirit (6/4), Sword Of Fate (3/1), Lermoos Legend (9/2), Ballyvic Boru (11/2), Check My Pulse (13/2), Ardera Cross (40/1)

LERMOOS LEGEND faces his stiffest test yet but looked to have more in the locker when completing his Ffos Las hat-trick and is taken to extend his winning run at the chief expense of Tonto's Spirit, who is bidding for a fifth C&D success and rates a big threat. Ballyvic Boru got no further than the first at Uttoxeter last time but is normally a sound jumper and he is well worth a second look too.