Colin Hawkins (Jockey) Memorial Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:15 | Winning time: 5m 20.35s

Whoshotthesheriff¹⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 12-0| J: Ross Chapman| T: P A Kirby| OR: 119| CD

9/1

Won a couple of times in 2021/22 but lightly raced since and hasn't fired in a trio of starts this season.

Form: 5/25-P35

Heartbreak Kid^b⁷⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: Theo Gillard| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 119

14/1

Cashed in on reduced mark at Bangor in May and produced another sound effort after a wind-op when close second at Sedgefield in November. Underperformed over hurdles at Musselburgh last time but not discounted back over the larger obstacles.

Form: 4-162R5

Nambiti²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: Miss V Williams| OR: 118| D

7/2

Fairly useful over hurdles/fences in France. Failed to complete in 2 hurdle outings for this yard last winter and shaped as if needing run (back from 15 months off) when last of 3 finishers at Leicester (15.9f, heavy) 21 days ago. This should reveal more.

Form: 123/FP-3

Carrigeen Castle²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: B S Hughes| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 109| CD

8/15

Much improved in recent starts, scoring at Newcastle and following up over C&D last month. Far from disgraced when second at Catterick (19.2f, soft, 4/1) latest and looks sure to go well again.

Form: 4-83112

Sword Of Fate¹¹

Age: 11| Weight: 10-12| J: D R Fox| T: L Kerr| OR: 103| C| D

20/1

Front runner who capitalised on a drop in grade when scoring over fences at Perth in August and backed that up with good second at Cartmel. However, not been in same form since.

Form: 821260

Forecasts

Carrigeen Castle (8/15), Nambiti (7/2), Whoshotthesheriff (9/1), Heartbreak Kid (14/1), Sword Of Fate (20/1)

CARRIGEEN CASTLE arrives in good form and has been found a great opportunity to resume winning ways. Heartbreak Kid may provide the chief threat,