Stuart Bolton Legacy Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:39 | Winning time: 6m 35.28s

Carrigeen Castle¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-13| J: B S Hughes| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 109| C| D

18/1

Course winner but he resumed from 10 months off/breating surgery with a well-held seventh of 10 in handicap chase at Ayr (24.1f, soft) 14 days ago. Needs to take a big step forward.

Form: P5/036-7

Meetmeinthemorning^p³⁹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Craig Nichol| T: A M Thomson| OR: 105| D

12/1

A winning pointer who took well to fences when last seen out in 2024, second of 8 in handicap chase at Kelso (23.4f, good to soft) 13 months ago. No forlorn hope despite his long absence.

Form: 86/5272-

Chosen Templar³¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: J J Burke| T: D J Jeffreys| OR: 103| D

12/1

A fair 3m winner over hurdles but he has offered little in both his chasing starts, pulled up in handicap at Market Rasen (23.9f) 10 months ago. Others are preferred.

Form: 11P3/5P-

Paddy O'Mahler¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Peter Kavanagh| T: J Parkinson & S Smith| OR: 100| CD

10/11

Off 8 months/had wind surgery before posting an encouraging second of 4 in handicap at Market Rasen (23.9f, good to soft) on his debut over fences 13 days ago. Weighted to go well nudged up 2 lb.

Form: 75145-2

Heeztheboy²⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 10-10| J: Jack Hogan| T: G Hanmer| OR: 92| BF

13/8

Largely struggled for Pauline Robson but was much improved for his new yard when an easy winner at Hexham in October. Backed it up with a good second of 16 in 2m4f Uttoxeter handicap and can go well again on his first go over 3m.

Form: 6466-12

Non-Runners

Visual Impact²⁵

Weight: 12-0| Age: 6

T: L Russell & M Scudamore J: D R Fox

Run For Pat¹¹²

Weight: 11-9| Age: 8

T: D McCain Jnr J: Theo Gillard

Raceview Road²²⁶

Weight: 11-4| Age: 7

T: G Bewley J: Jonathon Bewley

Forecasts

Paddy O'Mahler (10/11), Heeztheboy (13/8), Visual Impact (7/2), Run For Pat (10/1), Meetmeinthemorning (12/1), Chosen Templar (12/1), Raceview Road (14/1), Carrigeen Castle (18/1)

VISUAL IMPACT made a promising start over fences when third at Ayr recently and with this return to further a likely big plus too she is taken to get off the mark. Paddy O'Mahler also shaped well on his return when runner-up at Market Rasen and rates a big danger though, while Heeztheboy can go well once more for his new yard.