Brian And Sheila Vaughan Memorial Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:40 | Winning time: 4m 40.45s

Espoir De Teillee¹¹⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: T Scudamore| T: T R George| OR: 145| DWS

11/1

Winner of 2½m handicap chases Warwick and Newbury following a second wind op earlier this year. Well held in a French Grade 2 over hurdles when last seen in April (since undergone another wind op).

Form: 12/711-6

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Lock's Corner^p,t⁵³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: R P McLernon| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 143| C| D

9/1

Excellent strike rate over fences (4-7) and while he was pulled up for the second time in his last 3 starts at Uttoxeter (3¼m) when last seen in June, this drop back in class/trip could do the trick.

Form: 121P-1P

Courtandbould²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: C Brace| T: F O'Brien| OR: 134| CD

3/1

Multiple hurdles winner who left chase debut behind when seeing off a couple of useful types at Uttoxeter (2m) last month. May well have more to offer now pitched into a handicap in this sphere.

Form: 125-821

Mercian Prince^t,v³³

Age: 10| Weight: 11-0| J: J M Quinlan| T: Miss A Murphy| OR: 133| D

4/1

Back from a fourth wind op in excellent form over hurdles, successful at Worcester in June. However, he came up short returned to this sphere last time and a similar scenario is likely here.

Form: 41P-219

Cracking Destiny²²

Age: 8| Weight: 10-11| J: Callum Bewley| T: Ewan Whillans| OR: 130

5/1

Down in the weights and found just one too good in back-to-back 4-runner Perth handicaps last month. Conversely, he's back up in grade now and others make more appeal on balance.

Form: 5P55-22

Yccs Portocervo³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-8| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: Dr R D P Newland| OR: 127| BF| CD

9/4

Doubled his tally over fences when making every post a winning one at Uttoxeter (2½m) in June. Lost little caste in defeat when runner-up over the same C&D next time and another bold show anticipated.

Form: 1434-12

Storm Rising²³

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: James Best| T: R C Harper| OR: 115| D

40/1

Fairly useful hurdler at his best who resumed winning ways in a Fakenham claimer (2m) in May. Still, his efforts in this sphere for new connections leave him with plenty to find here.

Form: F-31224

Forecasts

Yccs Portocervo (9/4), Courtandbould (3/1), Mercian Prince (4/1), Cracking Destiny (5/1), Lock's Corner (9/1), Espoir De Teillee (11/1), Storm Rising (40/1)

COURTANDBOULD delivered a sure-footed round of jumping when making it second time lucky over fences at Uttoxeter where he got the better of useful types Beyond The Clouds and Pisgah Pike. There should be more to come from this 7-y-o and he is marginally preferred to Yccs Portocervo, who arrives here on the back of a couple of solid efforts. Lock's Corner also enters calculations.