bettingsites.co.uk Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:45 | Winning time: 6m 37.6s

Kilmore Rock^p¹²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: Nathan Moscrop| T: S Corbett| OR: 118| BF| C

9/2

Has made up into a fairly useful hurdler and completed a hat-trick over 23f here in May. Well held when third of 5 in handicap hurdle at Hexham (23f, good to soft) following month but still much respected now going chasing after a break.

Form: 6411-13

Half Shot^b¹⁸

Age: 11| Weight: 11-9| J: Danny McMenamin| T: I Jardine| OR: 114| C

3/1

Course winner in April and largely in good nick since, fourth of 10 in handicap chase here (21.6f, good) 18 days ago. Goes up in trip now and possibilities.

Form: 1-53304

Wal Buck's¹⁶³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: D R Fox| T: L Russell & M Scudamore| OR: 112| D

11/4

Got off the mark in 25.6f Haydock handicap chase in December and not discredited both runs after, though he hung left when fifth of 8 at Perth (3m) in April. May still do better so he's a likely player off a handy-looking mark on his seasonal return.

Form: 632135-

Ashtown Lad^p⁷⁰

Age: 11| Weight: 11-7| J: Charlie Maggs⁽⁵⁾| T: D O'Meara| OR: 112| D

5/1

Won the 2022 Becher Chase for Dan Skelton but below par since and has offered little in a trio of outings for current yard this summer. Others appeal more.

Form: P7/3-5P7

Saint Arvans^t²⁷

Age: 11| Weight: 11-2| J: Charlie Price⁽³⁾| T: M A Barnes| OR: 107| C

8/1

Course winner but he comes here below par, only fifth of 8 in handicap chase at Perth (23.8f, good) 27 days ago. It's now 14 runs since his last victory in 2023.

Form: 338-255

Cooper's Cross⁹⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 11-2| J: B S Hughes| T: W Coltherd| OR: 107

6/1

On a long losing run and he came in last of 8 in handicap chase at Perth (20.1f, good to soft) 94 days ago. Goes back up in trip with work to do.

Form: PPPP/78

Forecasts

Wal Buck's (11/4), Half Shot (3/1), Kilmore Rock (9/2), Ashtown Lad (5/1), Cooper's Cross (6/1), Saint Arvans (8/1)

WAL BUCK'S remains quite low mileage and starts out this term on a lenient-looking mark so is taken to bag a second success over fences and thwart in-form veteran Half Shot. Chasing debutant Kilmore Rock is already a four-time hurdles scorer and can also have a say.