16:30 Ascot

Sunday 24 March 2024

All13:3514:1014:4515:2015:5516:3017:05

Home-Start Bracknell Forest Veterans' Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:30 | Winning time: 6m 7.22s

Sam Brown^t,v²⁹

Age: 12| Weight: 12-1| J: Freddie Gingell⁽⁵⁾| T: A J Honeyball| OR: 151| D

3/1

Back to winning ways when landing Veterans' Series Final at Warwick (24f) in January and performed creditably both starts since, latest when fifth of 12 in handicap chase at Kempton (24f, soft, 14/1) 29 days ago, finishing well. Respected.

Form: F-P5145

Two For Gold^p,t1⁴²

Age: 11| Weight: 11-13| J: David Bass| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls| OR: 149| CD

9/2

Signed off last season with success (off 1 lb higher) in this contest and returned with an excellent second over C&D in November. Below par since but no surprise if he bounces back here. Tongue strap on first time.

Form: 01-2P9P

Mac Tottie^t²²

Age: 11| Weight: 11-12| J: James Bowen| T: P & M Bowen| OR: 148

28/1

Won 2 races over the National fences during 2021/22 campaign and notched another success at Aintree (Mildmay Course) on Boxing Day. Ran no sort of race in testing ground over hurdles latest but return to quicker conditions may seen him in better light here.

Form: 631/P-17

Diego Du Charmil^t⁶⁹²

Age: 12| Weight: 11-3| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 139| C

18/1

Absent since finishing second in a handicap chase at Kempton (18f) in May 2022 but, on the upside, he resumes on a 5 lb lower mark and his top yard is more than capable of getting one ready following a spell on the sidelines. Enters calculations.

Form: 89525/2-

Certainly Red²²

Age: 10| Weight: 10-12| J: M Goldstein| T: Mrs L Richards| OR: 134| D

11/4

Likeable sort who completed a hat-trick last term and shaped as though his turn may again be near when runner-up at Sandown (24.2f) last month. Best to draw a line through his subsequent run at Doncaster (testing conditions) and he's a solid candidate.

Form: 7-4352P

Larry^p,t³⁶

Age: 11| Weight: 10-11| J: Tom Cannon| T: G & J Moore| OR: 133| CD

8/1

Dual C&D winner who got back on the scoreboard when landing a 4-runner Plumpton handicap (25.7f, soft) in January. Below form in a more competitive event here latest but will be dangerous if back on a going day.

Form: 23-4817

Back On The Lash^p1,t1¹²⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 10-8| J: S Bowen| T: M Keighley| OR: 130| D

12/1

Dual Cross-Country winner at Cheltenham but a bid for a third title defence failed to spark him back to life in November. Likely best watched on return to action.

Form: 31PP-P0

Risk And Roll^p⁵⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 10-2| J: Tabitha Worsley⁽³⁾| T: H J Evans| OR: 123| D

11/2

Tricky customer but capitalised on a reduced mark at Uttoxeter (24f) when last seen over fences in September. Mixed record over hurdles since and plenty to prove at this level from 1 lb out of the handicap.

Form: 3-61935

Non-Runners

Remastered⁴²

Weight: 11-6| Age: 11

T: D Pipe J: Jack Tudor

Crosspark¹

Weight: 10-5| Age: 14

T: N Kent J: Charlie Hammond

Forecasts

Certainly Red (11/4), Sam Brown (3/1), Two For Gold (9/2), Risk And Roll (11/2), Crosspark (6/1), Larry (8/1), Back On The Lash (12/1), Remastered (12/1), Diego Du Charmil (18/1), Mac Tottie (28/1)

It could be worth chancing TWO FOR GOLD, who figures off a handy mark and goes particularly well here (won this event 12 months ago). The returning Diego Du Charmil and Certainly Red are both having their first starts in veterans events and are feared most.