Hyde, Denny, Cunningham 70th Birthday Mares' Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:14 | Winning time: 5m 43.89s

Jamaicaine⁴⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: C O'Farrell| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 103

5/4

Made hard work of it when completing the hat-trick over hurdles at Doncaster (19.4f, soft) in January but that doesn't detract from what is a progressive profile. Bold show likely now switched to fences, provided that her jumping passes the test.

Form: 695111

Where's Cato^p1³²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Conor Ring| T: Mrs C Williams| OR: 102

6/1

Winning pointer with an all-or-nothing record, springing a surprise on chase/handicap debut in 4-runner event at Huntingdon in January but she was comprehensively outpointed in a match at Plumpton next time. Opposable.

Form: 2-51012

Gotthereintheend^t⁵⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Liam Harrison| T: R L Llewellyn| OR: 102| DWS

3/1

Switch to front-running tactics worked the oracle when opening her account in a Market Rasen handicap hurdle (20.6f, good) on Boxing Day. Race probably came too soon at the same course 3 weeks later but given more of a break since and she's not ruled out on this chase debut. Has undergone a wind op.

Form: 2425-19

Belle Montrose^p,t²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: K Brogan| T: S Drinkwater| OR: 99| CD

11/4

Kept busy this season, notching 2 of her 3 victories in handicap chases at this track, the latest off a 2 lb lower mark in January. Runner-up back over this C&D last month and she should make her presence felt.

Form: 143612

Forecasts

Jamaicaine (5/4), Belle Montrose (11/4), Gotthereintheend (3/1), Where's Cato (6/1)

Assuming that she takes to fences at the first attempt, JAMAICAINE will prove a tough nut to crack. It certainly wasn't plain sailing when completing the hat-trick over hurdles at Doncaster but she is progressive nonetheless. Belle Montrose clearly likes it here and she is feared most ahead of Gotthereintheend.