Family Raceday Sunday 13th April Handicap Chase

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Chad Bament⁽⁷⁾| T: J Scott| OR: 99| D

Unreliable type but he posted a good second of 11 in handicap chase (7/1) at Lingfield (20f, soft) 26 days ago. Needs to back it up.

Form: 3-42222

Rangatira Jack⁵⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Sean Houlihan| T: Miss L Blackford| OR: 91

Maiden hurdler/chaser who recorded his best effort in this sphere when fourth of 5 in handicap chase (7/1) at Exeter (19.2f, heavy) 56 days ago. Needs to build on it.

Form: 32-0P54

Smart Casual^p1,t³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: R P McLernon| T: A J Honeyball| OR: 83| BF

In good form without winning until a well-held third of 6 in handicap chase at Plumpton (17f, soft) 30 days ago. Cheekpieces go on for first time and he's the sort to bounce back off a handy-looking mark.

Form: B2-3323

Ceejaybe^t⁸⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-6| J: James Davies| T: Miss J S Davis| OR: 81WS

Not disgraced after 6 months off when fourth of 9 in handicap chase at Leicester (20.1f, soft, 28/1) on debut over fences 87 days ago. Has since had a wind op so needs considering in his bid for a maiden victory.

Form: 265-9P4

I Love You Sivola^t,p⁴⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-4| J: Brendan Powell| T: Mrs H R J Nelmes| OR: 75

It's now 20 runs since his last win in 2022 and he was pulled up in handicap chase at Exeter (17.5f, heavy) 44 days ago. Hard to make a case for.

Form: P4P55P

Bellamy's Grey^t¹⁷

Age: 13| Weight: 10-2| J: Harriet Tucker⁽⁷⁾| T: C J Gray| OR: 67

Unreliable type who was pulled up in handicap hurdle at Chepstow (23.6f, heavy) 17 days ago. Switches back to fences with work to do.

Form: 444-P6P

Fox Wallace^t²²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Ben Godfrey| T: Ella Pickard| OR: 64

No sign of ability to date and she's very hard to warm to from 9 lb out of the handicap.

Form: 9-PPP6P

Forecasts

Joe Cotton (15/8), Smart Casual (2/1), Rangatira Jack (9/2), Ceejaybe (7/1), I Love You Sivola (7/1), Bellamy's Grey (50/1), Fox Wallace (66/1)

SMART CASUAL saw his run of good form come to an end when third at Plumpton last time but he's worth another chance to confirm himself well handicapped with cheekpieces now added. Ceejaybe could emerge as the chief threat on the back of breathing surgery ahead of Rangatira Jack and Joe Cotton.