Jumps Look Better On Racing TV Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:40 | Winning time: 5m 4.41s

Dalyotin^p,t⁶¹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-8| J: Nathan Moscrop| T: R Menzies| OR: 107| D

18/1

4-time chase scorer who shaped as if in need of the run after 6 months off when fourth of 10 in handicap hurdle at Carlisle (19.3f, soft) 61 days ago (also badly hampered fourth). Can take a step forward back chasing here.

Form: P61P/P4

Starman^h,t1²⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-6| J: Tom Midgley⁽³⁾| T: Miss J E Foster| OR: 105

11/1

Struggled to make an impact in Ireland last season. Also well held in handicap hurdles on first 2 starts for this yard but fared a lot better back chasing when runner-up here (15.7f, good) on New Year's Day. Claims if he can back that up returned to a longer trip. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 85F-8P2

Ailt An Chorrain^b1,t³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: B S Hughes| T: P Neville| OR: 105

2/1

A fair 2m4f winner over hurdles but not always fluent and he went backwards from his chase debut effort when sixth of 9 in handicap at Sedgefield (19.3f) 5 weeks ago. Application of first-time blinkers needs to have a positive effect with Brian Hughes now back in the plate.

Form: 217-P86

Zero Tolerance⁴⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-4| J: Conor Ring| T: Evan Williams| OR: 103

4/1

Still a maiden but plenty of placed efforts to his name over fences, returning to the pick of his form after 7 months off when close-up third of 5 in handicap chase at this course (15.7f, good) 45 days ago. Has a race in him from this sort of mark and return to further rates a likely plus.

Form: 2243-23

Always A Reason^p¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Ross Chapman| T: R Menzies| OR: 101

5/4

Winning Irish pointer who went the right way as a hurdler and duly improved again in first-time cheekpieces when landing 9-runner handicap chase at Newcastle (20.1f) on debut over fences 15 days ago, asserting gradually. Type to do better again and he's a lead player.

Form: 65-5121

Forecasts

Always A Reason (5/4), Ailt An Chorrain (2/1), Zero Tolerance (4/1), Starman (11/1), Dalyotin (18/1)

Having gone the right way over hurdles, ALWAYS A REASON took further strides forward in first-time cheekpieces (retained here) when making a winning chase debut at Newcastle 15 days ago, jumping/travelling well and asserting gradually. A 5 lb rise for that looks fair and Rebecca Menzies' 7-y-o makes plenty of appeal once more. Zero Tolerance following his solid reappearance third here rates next best, ahead of Starman.