Ian Anderson Memorial Handicap Chase

Off time: 13:00 | Winning time: 4m 31.11s

Trooper Turnbull^h³¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: C O'Farrell| T: R Dobbin| OR: 117| BF| C

2/1

Showed ability in bumpers and off the mark over hurdles when landing odds in maiden here (16.2f, heavy) last winter. Excellent third on handicap bow at Wetherby on Boxing Day and should make a chaser.

Form: 426/213-

Victory Echo^t,v1³¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Danny McMenamin| T: M A Barnes| OR: 112

5/1

Winning hurdler/chaser whose last couple of efforts have been pretty uninspiring, so needs a visor to perk him up.

Form: BP3-205

Brelan D'As⁴⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 11-7| J: R P McLernon| T: B Haslam| OR: 112| D

11/4

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: P56664

Ettila De Sivola^p²¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-10| J: B S Hughes| T: J Ewart| OR: 101| D

7/2

Improved on third start over fences when landing small-field Newcastle handicap in December 2019. Disconcerting he failed to fire in 4 starts last season, however, so bit to prove on comeback.

Form: 33/8P87-

Budarri^p¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-4| J: Sam Coltherd| T: W Coltherd| OR: 95

10/1

Well served by positive tactics when winning pair of 2m handicaps during early 2019. Shaped as if retaining plenty of ability after 31 months off over C&D 2 weeks ago and should come on for that.

Form: 31123/6

Ashjan^p¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: Edward Austin⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss S E Forster| OR: 83| D

16/1

Now 22 runs since his last win in 2018 and only fifth in handicap chase over C&D 2 weeks ago, albeit shaped as if better for the outing after 4 months off. Opposable from 8 lb out of the handicap.

Form: 44-2F55

Non-Runners

Lucky Flight²³

Weight: 11-7| Age: 7

T: Miss Lucinda V Russell J: S Mulqueen

Forecasts

Trooper Turnbull (2/1), Brelan D'As (11/4), Ettila De Sivola (7/2), Victory Echo (5/1), Lucky Flight (6/1), Budarri (10/1), Ashjan (16/1)

TROOPER TURNBULL looks to have been found a good opportunity sent chasing for a yard that has made a cracking start to the season. All his rivals have something to prove for one reason or another, though Budarri shaped better than the bare result after a lengthy absence here 2 weeks ago and is potentially well treated nowadays.