Watch On Racing TV Handicap Chase

Off time: 18:50 | Winning time: 4m 7.5s

Dino Velvet⁵⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: Adrian Heskin| T: A King| OR: 125| C| D

15/2

Four-time hurdle winner who made a winning chase debut in 5-runner handicap at Uttoxeter (2m) in July. Kept pretty busy since, tackling small-fields only and looks pretty much summed up by his mark. This trip more suitable than 20f last time.

Form: 22442-4

Sir Tivo^t¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: S Bowen| T: G Hanmer| OR: 125| CD

5/2

Had a fine time of it over fences in 2021/22, winning 6 times. Upsides and going well when unseated rider 4 out at Kempton and brace of placed efforts in recent weeks confirm he's in excellent heart.

Form: 511-U32

Larch Hill³⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: B S Hughes| T: C & A Pogson| OR: 123| CD

5/2

Success story for the Pogson's, recording third win from 5 starts for the yard over C&D last month, always holding Atlantic Storm at bay. 4 lb rise could be lenient.

Form: 2115-51

Atlantic Storm^t²²

Age: 10| Weight: 10-8| J: Charlie Hammond| T: B R Summers| OR: 105| CD

15/8

Chased home Larch Hill over C&D despite jockey having to contend with a slipped saddle and quickened nicely to go one place better at Southwell 3 weeks ago. 5 lb rise won't prevent bold follow-up bid.

Form: 7472-21

Admiral's Sunset^p,t⁴⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 10-8| J: Page Fuller| T: D Weston| OR: 105| CD

16/1

Back-to-back winner around 2m in August/September but went into his shell to end 2021 and unseated rider on last month's reappearance. Usual cheekpieces back on.

Form: 11547-U

Non-Runners

Texard²

Weight: 12-0| Age: 7

T: D Pipe J: T Scudamore

Forecasts

Atlantic Storm (15/8), Sir Tivo (5/2), Larch Hill (5/2), Texard (7/2), Dino Velvet (15/2), Admiral's Sunset (16/1)

LARCH HILL and Atlantic Storm occupied the first two positions in a C&D handicap last month and they may well come to the fore again, with the Pogson runner taken to uphold the form. Sir Tivo usually gives his running at this level and is another to note.