Racing TV Free For A Month Handicap Chase

Off time: 13:20 | Winning time: 4m 54.02s

Relkadam^p,t²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-13| J: Nathan Moscrop| T: T D Easterby| OR: 99| CD

9/2

Winner off this mark over C&D in January and, while he has failed to fire since, he's likely to strip fitter for his reappearance at Wetherby, so definitely merits consideration.

Form: 22128-6

Spot On Soph^t³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Jonathan England| T: S England| OR: 93| CD

1/1

Has won on her last 2 runs over C&D and shaped as if she'd returned in form when fifth over hurdles at Carlisle last month. Should go well.

Form: 2413-45

Bolsover Bill^p,t¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: C O'Farrell| T: W Greatrex| OR: 87

3/1

Has run creditably on last two completed starts, latterly when second of 7 in handicap chase at Stratford (22.6f, good to soft). Fell at Plumpton since but should be on his game.

Form: 74322F

The Very Thing^v¹²⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-12| J: Miss Becky Smith| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 84| C

16/1

Won here in January but ended the campaign out of sorts and might need this first run in 4 months.

Form: 1P52-6P

Von Melas³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: C J Todd| T: S Allwood| OR: 78

15/2

Didn't show much over hurdles last term and not enough encouragement in two chasing outings this time around to make him of interest from out of the weights.

Form: P080-35

Non-Runners

Snowy Clouds³⁴

Weight: 12-1| Age: 6

T: N G Richards J: Sean Quinlan

Getaway Jewel⁸¹

Weight: 11-10| Age: 8

T: Micky Hammond J: B S Hughes

Forecasts

Spot On Soph (1/1), Snowy Clouds (15/8), Bolsover Bill (3/1), Relkadam (9/2), Von Melas (15/2), Getaway Jewel (10/1), The Very Thing (16/1)

SNOWY CLOUDS appeared suited by a switch to chasing when scoring at Market Rasen and he's fancied to improve further, so he may well defy a 3-lb rise. Relkadam and Spot On Soph have both shown a liking for this track and could pose serious threats to the selection.