Group Captain Keith Mossman RAF Association Handicap Chase

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR: 99

Successful sole start between the flags and placed twice from 4 starts in maiden hurdles last term. Pulled up both starts switched to fences this season, though, and hopes now pinned on the addition of cheekpieces working the oracle.

Form: P63-2PP

Pawpaw^p¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Caoilin Quinn⁽⁵⁾| T: D G Bridgwater| OR: 94

Winner of just one of his 15 starts over hurdles and well held in Fontwell handicap chase won by Arcade Attraction last month. Better effort when runner-up off this reduced mark at Ludlow (2m) recently and should be in the mix if performing to a similar level back up in trip here.

Form: 932532

Arcade Attraction^p,t³²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams| OR: 92

Poor initially this season but returned to form when scoring in first-time cheekpieces at Fontwell (19.5f) last month. That form is decent (second and fourth have both win since) and, still on a good mark following a 7 lb rise, he has plenty going for him.

Form: 5-606P1

Release The Kraken^p³⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Harry Bannister| T: L Morgan| OR: 91

Modest maiden hurdler for Nicky Richards and has failed to complete all 3 starts for new yard, including on chase debut at Fakenham in November (unseated rider at the third fence). Plenty to prove.

Form: 044UPP

Relkadam^p,t⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: Nathan Moscrop| T: T D Easterby| OR: 84

More miss than hit since latest success at Catterick in January 2022 but, on the upside, he wasn't beaten far off this reduced mark at Wetherby on Monday and his completion rate is at least better than most of these rivals. Should have a part to play.

Form: 563544

Guttural^t¹⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 10-10| J: W T Kennedy| T: P Taylor| OR: 81

Point winner in April 2021 but he's 0-17 under Rules and showed nothing on belated seasonal reappearance here 10 days ago.

Form: 1/P654-P

Kenyan Cowboy^p⁶²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-4| J: Max Kendrick| T: N B King| OR: 75| D

Managed to score off a 20 lb higher hurdles mark in November 2021 but appears to have completely lost his way and can only be watched at present.

Form: 9PP-PPP

Forecasts

Arcade Attraction (11/10), Pawpaw (7/2), Release The Kraken (6/1), Blackcauseway (8/1), Relkadam (10/1), Kenyan Cowboy (16/1), Guttural (25/1)

With recent winning form at a premium, ARCADE ATTRACTION stands out on the back of a pretty decisive all-the-way success at Fontwell. Provided the cheekpieces work equally well second time round, he should have little trouble shrugging off a 7 lb rise with the return to a right-handed track also likely to aid his cause. Relkadam and Pawpaw are taken to fill the places.