14:40 Kelso

Wednesday 8 May 2024

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Racing TV Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:45 | Winning time: 6m 1.82s

Captain Quint⁴⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 12-1| J: Craig Nichol| T: R Dobbin| OR: 121

10/1

Cheekpieces on when regaining the winning thread in a 7-runner Musselburgh handicap (23.6f, soft) in February. However, his jumping went to pot at Newbury next time and the headgear is now discarded. Others preferred.

Form: U2/8217-

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Empire De Maulde²⁷⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 12-0| J: William Maggs⁽⁷⁾| T: J Ewart| OR: 120| C

40/1

Latest success was gained here off 12 lb higher but that was back in October 2021 and he has largely struggled in his handful of subsequent appearances.

Form: 1364/PP-

Hidden Commander^p,t¹⁶¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: Sam Coltherd| T: W Coltherd| OR: 113| CD

33/1

Got back on track when landing back-to-back handicaps over this C&D and at Hexham during the autumn. Well held the last twice, though, including back here over hurdles when last seen in November.

Form: 46110P-

No Regrets^v1⁸⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 11-4| J: Sean Quinlan| T: N G Richards| OR: 110

13/2

Won a pair of 3m handicap chases in the first half of 2023. Never going back from a break at Musselburgh in February but he has returned to a feasible mark if the first-time visor (replacing cheekpieces) helps spark him back to life.

Form: 1/21327-

Raceview Road²³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Jonathon Bewley| T: G Bewley| OR: 104| C

13/8

Multiple point winner who was placed in a bumper and couple of Newcastle novice hurdles prior to making a winning chase debut here (21.6f, soft) last month. This stiffer test will be right up his street and a 5 lb rise doesn't look at all harsh.

Form: 531221-

Everyday Champagne^p²³

Age: 8| Weight: 10-11| J: Bruce Lynn⁽³⁾| T: N W Alexander| OR: 103

5/1

First run since leaving Nicky Richards when bagging 12-runner handicap chase at Ayr (20.5f, good) in November. However, form has taken a turn for the worse since and he looks vulnerable once more.

Form: 2/21447-

Castletown^v¹⁹

Age: 12| Weight: 10-10| J: P W Wadge⁽³⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 102| CD

10/1

Tricky character (resents use of whip) but capable when in the mood, as he demonstrated when landing a handicap chase at Perth last summer. Safely held on recent reappearance over hurdles but that run will have blown away the cobwebs and couldn't rule out back in this sphere.

Form: 431237-

Domandlouis^b⁷⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-8| J: D R Fox| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 100| C

7/2

Hurdles winner here in 2022 and runner-up 3 times over fences last year, including twice over this C&D. Below par last 2 starts but the handicapper has given him a chance and, like stablemate Castletown, he's not discounted.

Form: 22/4245-

Forecasts

Raceview Road (13/8), Domandlouis (7/2), Everyday Champagne (5/1), No Regrets (13/2), Castletown (10/1), Captain Quint (10/1), Hidden Commander (33/1), Empire De Maulde (40/1)

Lightly-raced 6-y-o RACEVIEW ROAD made the perfect start over fences here last month and he looks capable of going in again off this 5 lb higher mark. No Regrets will be a real threat if responding well to the new headgear and he is second choice ahead of the Lucinda Russell-trained pair Castletown and Domandlouis.