16:55 Cartmel

Sunday 30 June 2024

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Holker Hall Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:55 | Winning time: 6m 42.93s

Roll With It^p1¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: S Bowen| T: P & M Bowen| OR: 100

4/1

Hurdles winner for Richard Spencer last summer and has translated that ability to fences for new stable in in recent weeks, finishing fifth here last month and third at Uttoxeter 15 days ago. Steps up in trip with cheekpieces added.

Form: 164P-53

Toucan Sam^p1,t²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Alan Doyle⁽⁵⁾| T: A B Hamilton| OR: 96

20/1

Modest maiden chaser who was placed on 3 occasions last month but needs to shrug off a poor run at Perth 3 weeks ago.

Form: 33223P

The King Of May⁵¹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-7| J: Craig Nichol| T: B Ellison| OR: 93

14/1

Would be thrown in off this mark if anywhere near his best but he has struggled since finishing third over hurdles at Carlisle in November. Remains to be seen whether a return to fences sparks a revival.

Form: 48669-9

Cash Again^p³²

Age: 12| Weight: 11-6| J: Bruce Lynn⁽³⁾| T: S G West| OR: 92

11/1

Placed over hurdles and fences here for Ben Haslam last summer. Also a creditable third in a 3m Hexham handicap chase for this stable in September. Fit from a creditable run in a hunter here 32 days ago.

Form: 32324-5

Lights Are Green¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Jonathon Bewley| T: G Bewley| OR: 91| CD

7/2

C&D winner. Arrives on the back of a couple of respectable efforts at Hexham this month and likely to be in the thick of things back at a venue which suits.

Form: 342-P44

Macavity^b¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Harry Reed| T: T Davidson| OR: 90

12/1

Bumper/point winner who was second in a 3-runner Huntingdon hunter (23.5f, good to soft) for Jack Teal last month. Behind Lights Are Green when only sixth in a Hexham handicap for this yard since, though.

Form: PP51-26

The Electrician^b²³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: Aaron Anderson⁽⁵⁾| T: M E Sowersby| OR: 87

7/1

Bounced back to form to rout a ropey field from a much-reduced mark at Market Rasen last month but a 9 lb rise proved enough to find him out back there since.

Form: 3P64-15

Baron Briggs^p,t³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Ryan Mania| T: A M Thomson| OR: 85

11/2

Not the most fluent of jumpers but it didn't prevent him opening his chase account at Kelso (23.5f, soft) 5 weeks ago. A 5 lb rise doesn't look too severe if he can keep the errors down.

Form: 3334P-1

Sputnik^p²¹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-12| J: Danny McMenamin| T: Mrs J Stephen| OR: 84

15/2

Placed 5 times since his last win and stepped up on his reappearance when fourth of 11 in 3m Perth handicap hurdle 3 weeks ago. Cheekpieces go on for only a second time. Claims from his reduced mark.

Form: 2P30-P4

Calahill^p¹⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 10-12| J: Jordan Gainford| T: C Collins| OR: 84

16/1

Poor hurdler but did win a point prior to finishing a respectable fifth back hurdling at Downpatrick recently and that point background provides hope that he'll take to fences.

Form: P40/3-15

Forecasts

Lights Are Green (7/2), Roll With It (4/1), Baron Briggs (11/2), The Electrician (7/1), Sputnik (15/2), Cash Again (11/1), Macavity (12/1), The King Of May (14/1), Calahill (16/1), Toucan Sam (20/1)

Perhaps former C&D scorer LIGHTS ARE GREEN will prove the answer to a trappy finale as his 2 Hexham efforts this month have been creditable and he's only 1 lb above the mark he defied here last summer. Last month's Kelso scorer Baron Briggs will be a threat if his jumping holds up, while Roll With It could also play a part if reacting well to first-time cheekpieces.