racingtv.com Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:52 | Winning time: 6m 53.98s

Ali Star Bert²⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: J M Quinlan| T: S A Harris| OR: 102| D

7/2

Has been better than ever of late, making it 2 wins at Southwell (both at 24.3f) from his last 3 starts when successful at the beginning of the month. Not taken lightly.

Form: P36121

Da Vinci Hand^p,h1,t³⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 10-11| J: Sean Quinlan| T: Miss J E Foster| OR: 87

9/1

After 6 months off, took a step back in the right direction when runner-up at Market Rasen (21.4f, good to soft) in November. Stamina stretched at Catterick (25.2f, soft) last time and he still needs to prove himself at 3m with hood now reached for.

Form: 558-525

Eveque³⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 10-9| J: Ross Chapman| T: Mrs J Walton| OR: 85

10/3

Having gone close when runner-up at Musselburgh in January, finally went one better when staying on well to score at Sedgefield (26.9f, heavy) 3 weeks later. Major player in his current form.

Form: 4-P3U21

Le Grand Vert^t1,v³⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-8| J: C O'Farrell| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 84

7/2

Matched previous best for current yard when third at Musselburgh (23.6f, soft) in January and shaped better than result at Sedgefield last time, headway when mistake fourteenth. Not discounted having eased further in the weights (visor on first time with tongue strap back on).

Form: 24-7U37

Coolmoyne³⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-5| J: J Kington| T: S Waugh| OR: 81| BF

3/1

Remains a maiden but has been consistent in the main over fences, bouncing back from a rare below-par effort when 8½ lengths second of 10 to the reopposing Eveque at Sedgefield (26.9f) last month. Can give another good account.

Form: 253472

Sigurd^b,t³⁶

Age: 12| Weight: 10-4| J: B S Hughes| T: Miss J E Foster| OR: 80| CD

9/1

Three-time C&D winner but his form has been going the wrong way, finishing well beaten when fourth of 9 in handicap at Catterick (25.2f, soft) last time. Others preferred.

Form: 1/6P-6P4

Non-Runners

Dragonfruit¹

Weight: 12-0| Age: 9

T: O Greenall & J Guerriero J: Henry Brooke

Forecasts

Coolmoyne (3/1), Eveque (10/3), Ali Star Bert (7/2), Le Grand Vert (7/2), Dragonfruit (5/1), Sigurd (9/1), Da Vinci Hand (9/1)

EVEQUE built on his second at Musselburgh in January when getting off the mark at Sedgefield next time and can score again now that he's up and running. Ali Star Bert has also been in good form and is respected, while Coolmoyne was runner-up to Eveque last month and could be thereabouts once more.