Cazoo Handicap Chase

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: Henry Brooke| T: Ewan Whillans| OR: 110| D

Back to winning ways with headgear left off at Kelso (23.4f) in December and shaped as if still in good form when fifth back at that venue (26f) later that month. However, fell next start and proved most disappointing when last of 5 on his most recent outing.

Form: 4P15F5

Haut Folin²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Shane Quinlan⁽³⁾| T: Miss V Williams| OR: 110

Successful twice in France and bettered previous exploits without returning to his best when fifth in 8-runner Ffos Las handicap (23.8f) 26 days ago. Mark has eased a little more but he does need to take a step forward from that to play a lead role.

Form: 2P1-PP5

Court At Slip^b¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr William Easterby⁽⁵⁾| T: T D Easterby| OR: 107| CD

Hurdles winner who has improved for switch to chasing, successful at Wetherby (24.2f) on Boxing Day and career-best effort (in first-time blinkers) when going in again over C&D 19 days ago. 4 lb higher on the back of that so certainly not ruled out.

Form: 431461

Get With It^t⁹²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Craig Nichol| T: R Dobbin| OR: 105| D

Building up a solid record over fences, gaining second career success at Kelso (23.4f) in October. Made the frame both starts since, third in 7-runner Musselburgh handicap (23.7f) when last seen in December. Assessor may have him about right, however.

Form: 212133

Westy Fox⁶⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-8| J: C O'Farrell| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 104

Winning hurdler in Ireland for J. T. R. Dreaper and readily surpassed previous chasing exploits when third at Catterick (25.2f) over Christmas. Remains low mileage in this sphere so that may not prove his limit.

Form: 908B-73

Don't Tell Allen³²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: Edward Austin⁽⁵⁾| T: J Ewart| OR: 104

Maiden hurdle winner in Ireland but yet to make a serious impact over fences, fourth in 9-runner Catterick handicap (19.2f) on yard debut 32 days ago. Looked unsuited by the drop in trip then and this rates more suitable from reduced mark..

Form: 1P3454

Future Benefits²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: Sean Quinlan| T: R Menzies| OR: 91| BF| CD

Point winner who justified good support to score on C&D chase debut in November prior to a good second at Market Rasen. Not at best at Doncaster on latest outing 26 days ago but he remains the type to do better still in this sphere and he's worth considering.

Form: 557125

Myburg³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-8| J: Ross Chapman| T: J Parkinson & S Smith| OR: 90

Made a winning chase debut over 17f in April and solid enough efforts in defeat this campaign, again finding only one too good at Catterick (25.2f) in December. In process of running well when taking a tired fall at Sedgefield last month and not out of things from this mark back down in trip.

Form: P3322F

Forecasts

Court At Slip (5/2), Future Benefits (7/2), Myburg (11/2), Westy Fox (6/1), Get With It (6/1), Don't Tell Allen (10/1), Hold The Note (12/1), Haut Folin (16/1)

FUTURE BENEFITS needs to shrug off a lesser effort at Doncaster on his most recent outing but he'd looked promising previously, including when scoring over C&D and he could be worth chancing to bounce back with the likelihood of more to come in this sphere. This is competitive however, the dangers headed up by last month's easy C&D scorer Court At Slip and Myburg.