Belvoir Mares' Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:15 | Winning time: 5m 45.75s

Tilly Toughnut¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: H D Daly| OR: 97

13/2

Much improved when making a successful handicap hurdle debut at Exeter a year ago. However, wasn't able to repeat that effort in her 2 subsequent outings that season and seemingly hasn't taken to chasing thus far.

Form: 6155-6P

Overabottleofred⁵⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: David Noonan| T: T R Gretton| OR: 97

7/4

Stepped up on what she had showed in handful of runs over hurdles when runner-up on chase debut at this course (22.7f, soft) in December, pulling clear of the third. Strong claims off the same mark.

Form: U/5F4-32

Lady Pretender²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: Miss V Williams| OR: 95| BF

11/4

Fairly useful hurdler/chaser in France who posted best efforts for current yard when placed in handicap chases at Wincanton (15.7f) and this course (15.9f) in December. Jumping lacked fluency when well held at Taunton since but must enter calculations here.

Form: 57-P325

Shesupincourt^t¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-11| J: Benjamin Poste| T: R Potter| OR: 80

9/4

Not the most reliable but returned to form when third of 10 in handicap hurdle (12/1) at Huntingdon (25f, soft) 19 days ago and would be dangerous if in same form back over the larger obstacles here.

Form: 354P43

Nancy Till^p¹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 10-2| J: Tabitha Worsley⁽³⁾| T: M Young| OR: 68

50/1

Made frame both starts in Irish points but hasn't offered a great deal under Rules and arrives on back of poor effort over hurdles at Bangor. 3 lb out of the handicap.

Form: 0PP3-F9

Forecasts

Overabottleofred (7/4), Shesupincourt (9/4), Lady Pretender (11/4), Tilly Toughnut (13/2), Nancy Till (50/1)

Preference is for OVERABOTTLEOFRED, who bettered her hurdles form at the first time of asking in this discipline here in December and is entitled to build on that. Lady Pretender rates the chief threat.