Racing TV Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:50 | Winning time: 3m 47.40s

Xcitations¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Jack Andrews⁽³⁾| T: Mrs P Sly| OR: 140

2/1

Ended last season with back-to-back wins and upped his game further this term with victories at Doncaster (16.4f) and Sandown (15.5f). Below best latest but eased in grade now and must enter calculations.

Form: 11-4117

Hasankey^v¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Lewis Dobb⁽⁷⁾| T: L Morgan| OR: 137| CD

8/1

Made excellent strides over fences last season, winning 3 on the bounce prior to finishing sixth in Grand Annual at the Festival. Cracking second at Ayr on return in October and shaped better than distance beaten when seventh at Musselburgh (15.8f) latest. Not out of things.

Form: 116-267

Prince Escalus¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 134

4/1

Started 2022 with a pair of 2m wins at Hereford but hasn't been able to add to those victories and went backwards from his encouraging return effort at Doncaster last month.

Form: 112-548

Return Ticket^p,t¹⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 11-6| J: Sean Quinlan| T: R Menzies| OR: 132| CD

11/2

Won twice from 4 starts last season, notably a listed handicap at Ayr (2m, good) in April. Been rather in and out since but a reproduction of the form of his Kelso second in December would make him a player here.

Form: 6P5526

Rose Sea Has¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: Charlie Hammond| T: Dr R D P Newland| OR: 125| CD

3/1

Consistent performer who opened his account for the season when making most at Fontwell (17.8f) on Boxing Day. Excellent second at Hereford (16f, good to soft) since and looks sure to go well again.

Form: 422312

Joke Dancer^p¹⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 10-8| J: Ross Chapman| T: J Parkinson & S Smith| OR: 120| CD

10/1

Landed a pair of handicaps at Kelso (17.1f) in the spring and made a creditable return from 5-month break when runner-up over C&D in October. However, hasn't been in the same form since.

Form: 142630

Non-Runners

Sao⁸⁴

Weight: 10-11| Age: 9

T: R Menzies J: Nathan Moscrop

Forecasts

Xcitations (2/1), Rose Sea Has (3/1), Prince Escalus (4/1), Return Ticket (11/2), Sao (6/1), Hasankey (8/1), Joke Dancer (10/1)

The likely strong pace should suit C&D winner SAO, who can go well after a break and is nicely handicapped. Xcitations and Rose Sea Has look the likeliest dangers.