Happy Retirement Colin Vickers Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:41 | Winning time: 5m 8.10s

Brelan D'As²⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: R P McLernon| T: B Haslam| OR: 117| D

9/1

Useful at his best but yet to do much of note for this yard. Starting to look well treated but would need to see market support to consider supporting him.

Form: 0-P5666

O Connell Street^p,t⁷⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Jordan Gainford⁽³⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 115| D

11/10

Fair hurdler who responded well to headgear when off the mark in maiden hurdle at Hexham before a promising chasing debut in a handicap at this course 74 days ago. Should go one better.

Form: 703-512

Makka Pakka⁶⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: Dr R D P Newland| OR: 114

3/1

Fair ex-Irish hurdler who made a bright start to his chasing career when runner-up in a handicap at Market Rasen a couple of months ago. Solid claims on just his third outing for a shrewd yard.

Form: 5330/6-2

Boy's On Tour¹⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-2| J: S Mulqueen| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 107| CD

9/2

Four-time C&D winner but no impact here this term. Mark is sliding, but hard to envisage a full revival based on latest effort.

Form: 44-3054

Pat's Pearl^p,t²⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 10-6| J: S Bowen| T: J C McConnell| OR: 97| D

12/1

Modest handicap hurdler who has been struggling for form this season. Others are more persuasive.

Form: 75P-678

Forecasts

O Connell Street (11/10), Makka Pakka (3/1), Boy's On Tour (9/2), Brelan D'As (9/1), Pat's Pearl (12/1)

O'CONNELL STREET was better than the result when runner-up at this course on handicap debut and should benefit from the drop back in trip, so he's a confident choice to go one better at the likely expense of Makka Pakka, who also arrives on the back of a positive initial outing in this sphere. The other trio have something to prove.