William Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:10 | Winning time: 5m 14.90s

Brelan D'As²⁰

Age: 11| Weight: 12-1| J: R P McLernon| T: B Haslam| OR: 116| C

5/2

Form: 656-231

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Exit To Where^p,t²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: D R Fox| T: I Jardine| OR: 112

9/2

Back to winning ways (although did little in front) at Kelso in May and not disgraced (although again didn't look straightforward) at Perth subsequently. Not discounted.

Form: 552-214

Animore^p⁴⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-4| J: C O'Farrell| T: I Jardine| OR: 105

16/5

Has dipped below last winning mark and, although seventh, she wasn't disgraced over C&D last time, so she's no forlorn hope after a short break.

Form: 1256-47

Raecius Felix^p⁴⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-7| J: Henry Brooke| T: R Menzies| OR: 94

7/2

Long time without a win and the cheekpieces have had no effect on his last 3 efforts. Sliding in the weights, though, so can't be completely discounted.

Form: 33330-5

Tico Times^p²⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 10-2| J: Danny McMenamin| T: Mrs Dianne Sayer| OR: 89| D

5/1

Landed back-to-back handicap chase events at up to 20.9f last spring. Inconsistency has crept in over the larger obstacles though, and he was well held behind Brelan D'As recently.

Form: 55-2936

Forecasts

Brelan D'As (5/2), Animore (16/5), Raecius Felix (7/2), Exit To Where (9/2), Tico Times (5/1)

BRELAN D'AS had something to spare when scoring over C&D last time and the form is backed up by a solid timefigure, so he boasts excellent claims of going in again despite a 6-lb rise. Stablemates Exit To Where and Animore could pose the biggest threats.