Southern Contract Lifting Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:46 | Winning time: 6m 48.38s

Lough Owel^t⁹²

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Bryan Carver| T: D Summersby| OR: 90

7/1

Maiden hurdler who came in an encouraging second of 5 in handicap chase at Worcester (23f, good to soft) on debut over fences 92 days ago. One to consider.

Form: 70057-2

Unblinking^t⁴⁴

Age: 12| Weight: 11-9| J: G Sheehan| T: R Bevis| OR: 85

7/2

Veteran is winless since 2023 and he came in a below-form fifth of 10 in handicap chase at Uttoxeter (26.1f, good) 44 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: P/54P-25

Ballynaheer^p,t¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: J J Burke| T: David Dennis| OR: 85

9/4

Winless over fences and he arrives below par, back over hurdles when only sixth in handicap at Worcester (23f, good) 18 days ago. Cheekpieces go back on with something to prove.

Form: 4P43-36

Blackacre^v⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams| OR: 81| D

11/8

Gained a breakthrough victory in 3m2f handicap chase at Newton Abbot in August and followed up in similar event there 8 days ago in emphatic fashion. Weighted to complete a hat-trick.

Form: 523-611

Mozzaro^p⁴⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 11-4| J: James Best| T: M Keighley| OR: 80| D

20/1

Scored at Uttoxeter in 2022 but lightly raced and well below par since, visored for 1st time when eighth of 10 back at Uttoxeter (26.1f, good) 44 days ago. Hard to warm to.

Form: 111P/P8

Non-Runners

Mawlood⁹

Weight: 10-2| Age: 9

T: G Howell J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Blackacre (11/8), Ballynaheer (9/4), Unblinking (7/2), Lough Owel (7/1), Mozzaro (20/1), Mawlood (33/1)

BLACKACRE is thriving and impossible to oppose in his hat-trick bid despite taking a further 8 lb hike in the weights. Lough Owel appeals as the one to chase him home on the back of his debut chasing second at Worcester.