Belhaven Brewery Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:07 | Winning time: 4m 5.84s

Geromino^t³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 130

85/40

Made most of good opportunities to bag 4 small-field chase events (at up to 20.3f) last summer. Back to that level when second at Bangor last month, left with too much to do. Looks ready to strike.

Form: 120-5P2

Cracking Destiny²⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 11-4| J: Craig Nichol| T: Ewan Whillans| OR: 120| D

9/2

Returned to winning ways when taking handicap at Stratford and better effort there since when runner-up 19 days later. Ought to go well again.

Form: 4-34124

Cedar Hill¹⁰¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-4| J: Ryan Mania| T: A M Thomson| OR: 120| CD

9/2

4-time C&D winner. Didn't need to improve to win 5-runner handicap chase at Perth (20.1f, good, 13/2) 101 days ago. Big shout up only 3 lb.

Form: 365P-21

Fusain^p,t⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: K Brogan| T: P Neville| OR: 120

10/3

Opened chase account in a match at Newcastle and followed up in a 3-runner novice at Catterick. Excuses since, shaping as if needing the run here after 5 months off last week. Not taken lightly.

Form: 41133-4

Rule 4

Rule 4 applies to all bets - deduction 15p in the pound

Non-Runners

Netywell¹⁷⁸

Weight: 10-9| Age: 6

T: Miss Lucinda V Russell J: S Mulqueen

Well Educated²⁵

Weight: 10-8| Age: 7

T: G Bewley J: Jonathon Bewley

Forecasts

Geromino (85/40), Netywell (3/1), Fusain (10/3), Cedar Hill (9/2), Cracking Destiny (9/2), Well Educated (9/2)

GEROMINO stopped the slide having been freshened up by a 10-week break when runner-up at Bangor last month and looks ready to strike off a tempting mark. This does look competitive, though, with 4-time C&D winner Cedar Hill heading the dangers.