Guinness Surge Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:47 | Winning time: 6m 39.10s

Without Conviction^p,t²⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: P W Wadge⁽³⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 97

14/1

Successful at Ayr last March and recorded a couple of good runner-up efforts at Hexham in the autumn. Form has taken a turn for the worse since, though, and yard saddles a more appealing candidate in the shape of Torosay.

Form: P22477

Shadows In The Sky^p1,t1²⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-13| J: Danny McMenamin| T: C Grant| OR: 96

5/1

Point winner who failed to build on his promising hurdles debut last season and, similarly, he has taken backward steps subsequent to finishing third on his second start in this sphere at Musselburgh (23.6f, soft) in December. Cheekpieces applied.

Form: 4P-43P5

Canelo²⁷

Age: 11| Weight: 11-11| J: K Brogan| T: B Haslam| OR: 94

15/2

One-time smart handicapper but has been on the downgrade for some time and there have been no signs of a revival in 3 starts since returning from a 15-month absence in December.

Form: 666-P66

Torosay¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: S Mulqueen| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 88

11/4

Showed ability over hurdles last season and while she didn't take to fences initially, her latest second in a 4-runner Kelso handicap (2½m, heavy) was something of a step in the right direction. Should be well-served by this stiffer test and claims granted a fluent round of jumping.

Form: 43-0P32

Heritier De Sivola^p²^{(ex 7)}

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Joe Williamson⁽⁵⁾| T: P A Kirby| OR: 84| D

1/1

Winning hurdler who has got his act together in this sphere with the aid of cheekpieces the last twice, latterly scoring by a country mile at Hexham (24.2f, heavy) on Thursday. Barely broke sweat there so this quick turnaround shouldn't be an issue and obvious claims under a penalty.

Form: 8P0521

Forecasts

Heritier De Sivola (1/1), Torosay (11/4), Shadows In The Sky (5/1), Canelo (15/2), Without Conviction (14/1)

HERITIER DE SIVOLA came home in splendid isolation at Hexham on Thursday and will prove very hard to beat if turned out again quickly under a penalty here. Torosay's jumping still leaves much to be desired but her latest effort at Kelso was at least a step in the right direction and she is next on the list ahead of Shadows In The Sky.