Barry Johnson Memorial Mares' Handicap Chase

5YO plus | Class 5 | 3m 54y | 5 Runners | Turf

Ostrava Du Berlais²⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: Miss V Williams| OR: 99

Seems to have completely lost her form after a respectable comeback at Carlisle.

Form: 24-3P85

Fortunefavorsdbold^p³⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: H Cobden| T: Christian Williams| OR: 97| BF| D

Hasn't hit the target for a while but she runs more good races than bad ones overall and thwarted only by one who had slipped a long way in the weights at Leicester on most recent outing. Big chance with Harry Cobden booked.

Form: 43-23F2

Seasmoke^p1,t³⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: James Bowen| T: Billy Aprahamian| OR: 93| BF| DWS

In good form switched to fences earlier on in the season, winning at Market Rasen on second start. Testing ground perhaps the issue since so no surprise if she bounced back with headgear applied.

Form: P-31233

Only Gossip³⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-0| J: Rex Dingle| T: P Gundry| OR: 85| D

Winning pointer who matched best hurdles form on second chase start when runner-up at Fontwell in January. Shaped better than the distance beaten suggests at Warwick since but bit more needed if she's to open her account.

Form: 4-55623

Sweet Nightingale^t⁶⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 10-10| J: Callum Pritchard⁽³⁾| T: P Gundry| OR: 81

Modest winner over hurdles and made the frame again in this sphere when creditable third at Taunton last time, faring best of those held up. Remains unexposed at this sort of trip.

Form: 4/333P3

Forecasts

Fortunefavorsdbold (6/4), Sweet Nightingale (3/1), Only Gossip (4/1), Seasmoke (11/2), Ostrava Du Berlais (8/1)

FORTUNEFAVORSDBOLD looked back to her best when beaten only by a subsequent winner at Leicester last month and can end her losing run. Seasmoke is feared most back on better ground.