Southern Contract Lifting Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:10 | Winning time: 7m 9.88s

Innisfree Lass^p²⁴⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Harry Reed| T: S Edmunds| OR: 100| BF

15/2

Still to score over fences but running well (in third) when fell 4 out in handicap chase at Leicester (22.7f, good to soft) in March. Much respected on her seasonal return.

Form: 44472F-

Sir Rock^v³³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: K Brogan| T: T Lawes| OR: 96| CD

12/1

C&D winner in May. Off 4 months before a fading seventh of 10 in handicap chase (18/1) at Uttoxeter (24f, good to soft) 33 days ago. Can take a step forward now.

Form: 524-157

Hobb's Delight^p²³⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-8| J: R P McLernon| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 94| C

15/2

Winless last term but kept his form well, third of 7 in handicap chase over C&D (good) 7 months ago. One to consider on his reappearance.

Form: 284263-

He Is A Cracker^t¹⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: Isabelle Ryder⁽⁷⁾| T: F Brennan| OR: 85| CD

5/2

Low-mileage 9-y-o who built on earlier promise when landing 7-runner handicap chase over C&D (good to soft) 15 days ago. Up 6 lb but talented claimer again takes 7 lb off so he's a player.

Form: 65P-721

Moonshine Girl³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Danny Gilligan| T: P J Gilligan| OR: 84

13/2

Fair maiden hurdler who shaped encouragingly when third of 12 in handicap chase at Sligo (21.1f, good to soft) on her debut over fences 37 days ago. This Irish raider must enter calculations stepping back up in trip.

Form: 730483

Fortune Dancer²⁶⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-4| J: Rex Dingle| T: C Gordon| OR: 76

15/2

A winning Irish pointer but she showed little in a trio of starts over hurdles, twelfth of 15 in novice at Huntingdon (20.7f, good to soft) 8 months ago. Could still do better though now going chasing.

Form: 621/900-

Noble Cave^b⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Benjamin Macey⁽⁷⁾| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 73

9/4

Maiden hurdler/chaser who arrives below form, tried in a visor when seventh of 10 in handicap chase at Worcester (20f, good to soft) 42 days ago. Headgear is changed now but others appeal more.

Form: P-35647

Forecasts

Noble Cave (9/4), He Is A Cracker (5/2), Moonshine Girl (13/2), Fortune Dancer (15/2), Innisfree Lass (15/2), Hobb's Delight (15/2), Sir Rock (12/1)

A tight-knit handicap in which recent C&D scorer HE IS A CRACKER is taken to defy a 6 lb weights rise with the talented Isabelle Ryder again taking a highly valuable 7 lb off. Irish challenger Moonshine Girl rates a big threat though with returning duo Innisfree Lass and Hobb's Delight both in the mix too.