Roofbase Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:10 | Winning time: 8m 46.9s

Checkitout^v³⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR: 120

10/3

Regained winning thread at Fontwell (27.7f) 14 months ago but ended last season well below form. Low-key return this winter but glimmer of promise from his latest Lingfield third equipped with visor (retained here). Not discounted from career-low mark.

Form: 10P-P83

Domaine De L'Isle^b,t²⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 11-11| J: Adam Wedge| T: S Curran| OR: 117| C

4/1

Would be thrown in off this mark if able to recapture his form from a couple of seasons back. However, he's been out of sorts for a while, beaten 5 out in veterans' event at Doncaster (3m) 3 weeks ago. Blinkers replace cheekpieces now.

Form: P-69068

Achille^b⁵³

Age: 13| Weight: 11-9| J: Shane Quinlan⁽³⁾| T: Miss V Williams| OR: 115

4/1

Plenty of good staying handicap form to his name over the years but hasn't cut much ice in a trio of completed starts so far this term. Blinkers replace cheekpieces again now.

Form: 0U-7U05

Sandy Boy^v⁴⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-6| J: M G Nolan| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 112

14/1

Twice a winner last season. albeit not looking entirely co-operative off the bridle when successful at Uttoxeter in November 2021. Absent prior to a low-key return here (26f) last month and this ought to reveal more.

Form: 14P21-8

Dock Road^b³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-7| J: Mitchell Bastyan| T: R L Llewellyn| OR: 99

6/4

Winless over fences but he comes here in good nick, staying on latter stages when going down only to a thriving sort over 23f at Taunton 4 weeks ago. Blinkers back on here and he's very much one to consider given he arrives here in comfortably the best form.

Form: 2-52U32

Non-Runners

Ballycross¹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 12

T: D J Jeffreys J: Nathan Rahman

Don Herbager¹⁷

Weight: 11-4| Age: 9

T: Miss V Williams J: Harry Bannister

Forecasts

Dock Road (6/4), Checkitout (10/3), Domaine De L'Isle (4/1), Achille (4/1), Don Herbager (7/1), Ballycross (12/1), Sandy Boy (14/1)

DOCK ROAD remains winless over fences, but he ran well when giving best only to a thriving sort at Taunton 4 weeks ago and he gets the nod to come out on top returned to this longer trip/with blinkers refitted. Checkitout may well emerge as the chief threat in a race where most arrive with something to prove.