Racing To School Conditional Jockeys' Veterans' Handicap Chase

Off time: 12:47 | Winning time: 6m 42.06s

Ladronne^t²³

Age: 12| Weight: 11-10| J: Oscar Palmer⁽⁵⁾| T: J Parkinson & S Smith| OR: 114| CD

6/4

C&D scorer who readily resumed winning ways at Sedgefield in November. Runner-up at Doncaster (3m) next time and shaped as if probably still in form when well-held fourth back there since. Considered.

Form: 11-6124

Fern Hill^p³¹

Age: 11| Weight: 11-5| J: Dylan Johnston| T: B I Case| OR: 109

7/1

Recorded a first success since 2022 when making a winning return in 5-runner contest at Uttoxeter and followed up in veterans' chase at Huntingdon (both around 3m). Seemed to pay for trying to match strides with the strong-staying winner when 26 lengths second over 29f at Fakenham latest.

Form: 3-51152

My Bobby Dazzler⁵

Age: 11| Weight: 11-5| J: Toby McCain-Mitchell| T: Mrs M Rowley| OR: 109| BF| D

7/2

Fairly useful at best but on a long losing run, mainly over hurdles. Blotted his copybook returned to fences at Market Rasen last week, whipping round at the start and losing many lengths, pulling up before the first.

Form: 4-0U84P

Carrigeen Castle⁵⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 11-5| J: Alice Stevens| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 109

12/1

Well held on Ayr reappearance in November but ran much better at Wetherby a fortnight later, booked for second behind the thriving Heeztheboy (won twice since) when falling at the last. Big player off same mark.

Form: 5/036-7F

Gold Emery^p²²

Age: 10| Weight: 11-1| J: Charlie Maggs⁽³⁾| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 105

5/2

Point/hurdles winner who has shown fair form over fences without winning. Latest remote fourth at Haydock (25.5f) wasn't one of his better efforts, though.

Form: 3/72-334

Non-Runners

Tiger Orchid¹¹¹

Weight: 12-0| Age: 11

T: Dr R Newland & J Insole J: Luke Scott

Forecasts

Ladronne (6/4), Gold Emery (5/2), My Bobby Dazzler (7/2), Tiger Orchid (6/1), Fern Hill (7/1), Carrigeen Castle (12/1)

CARRIGEEN CASTLE would have split next-time-out winners had he stayed on his feet at Wetherby last time so looks fairly treated off the same mark. Ladronne is the oldest in the line-up but his Sedgefield win in November shows he's still every bit as good as ever and he can fill the forecast spot.