Aaron James Supporting Pancreatic Cancer Research Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:15 | Winning time: 5m 18.79s

Fulgurix⁵⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 12-2| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: Dr R Newland & J Insole| OR: 112

9/1

Signed off last season with a game success at Sedgefield (21.1f, heavy). Ran no sort of race at Uttoxeter on belated return but type to bounce back.

Form: 13431-P

Ballybeen^t³⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: Dylan Johnston⁽⁵⁾| T: S Thomas| OR: 106

9/4

Placed first 7 starts in this sphere, including when good second at Hereford (20.9f, good to soft). Needs to shrug off a below-par run at Plumpton, however.

Form: 2-33223

Walkinthewoods²²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Isabel Williams⁽³⁾| T: Evan Williams| OR: 104| C

10/3

A fair winning hurdler who arrives in good nick over fences, again finding only one too good in 5-runner Chepstow handicap (19.5f) 3 weeks ago. Can figure again in this groove.

Form: 225522

King Of Brazil^t¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Shane Quinlan⁽³⁾| T: Katy Price| OR: 104

11/4

Fair hurdler/chaser who justified support despite going in snatches when landing a 6-runner handicap chase at Huntingdon. Not disgraced when third behind 2 subsequent winners at Bangor 18 days ago and remains of interest.

Form: 8-84513

Valirann Gold^p,t¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-5| J: Ben Godfrey⁽³⁾| T: H Brown| OR: 87| C| D

9/2

Bounced back to something like his best to open his account for the season at Fontwell (19.5f, heavy) last month. However, added to patchy record at Lingfield 12 days ago and headgear back on now.

Form: 525714

Non-Runners

Uptown Lady²⁹

Weight: 11-9| Age: 9

T: J & A O'Neill J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.

Grey D'alco¹⁰⁸

Weight: 11-0| Age: 7

T: R Rowe J: Jack Tudor

Forecasts

Ballybeen (9/4), King Of Brazil (11/4), Walkinthewoods (10/3), Valirann Gold (9/2), Fulgurix (9/1), Uptown Lady (12/1), Grey D'alco (14/1)

KING OF BRAZIL bumped into a couple of subsequent winners at Bangor last time and can quickly resume winning ways with most of his rivals having something to prove. Walkinthewoods confirmed his return to form when second over C&D 3 weeks ago and is the obvious threat.