Tileform Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:55 | Winning time: 4m 13.26s

Chicago Storm⁵⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Lorcan Murtagh| T: F P Murtagh| OR: 100

20/1

Pair of hurdle wins for Daisy Hitchins at the start of 2025. Also successful on all-weather Flat for that yard in February and returned to hurdles with a creditable third at Stratford (19f) in April. Reverts to fences (fifth on completed start last winter) on first outing for Barry Murtagh.

Form: 485F03-

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Ghasham^t¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Jonathan England| T: S England| OR: 98| BF

1/2

It's over 3 years since he scored over hurdles but he's started out for Sam England with good runner-up efforts in handicap chases over C&D (soft) and at Cartmel (good). This looks a fine opportunity for him.

Form: 3455-22

Bentley Road³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: D R Fox| T: W Coltherd| OR: 96

8/1

Maiden pointer who hasn't shown enough in a couple of 3m hunters this spring (including here) to think he's on a good mark now dropping back significantly in trip for his handicap debut.

Form: 3P/R25-4

Divas Doyen^p⁴²

Age: 9| Weight: 10-10| J: P W Wadge| T: Miss S E Forster| OR: 82| C

11/2

Course winner. Reached the frame on most starts last season and had an excuse (hampered) when pulled up over 2½m here 6 weeks ago. Likely to go well.

Form: 32443-P

Mr Globalist^p¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Alan Doyle⁽³⁾| T: Lizzie Quinlan| OR: 72

7/1

0-28 over hurdles. Recent in-frame efforts in that sphere have been creditable but he still hardly strikes as an obvious one to make a winning start over fences.

Form: 5655-34

Cross Of Redmoor^p,t¹⁷⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Peter Kavanagh| T: Lizzie Quinlan| OR: 67

40/1

Maiden pointer in Ireland earlier in career and poor form at best over hurdles for current yard. Off for 6 months ahead of this switch to fences.

Form: P69460-

Forecasts

Ghasham (1/2), Divas Doyen (11/2), Mr Globalist (7/1), Bentley Road (8/1), Chicago Storm (20/1), Cross Of Redmoor (40/1)

This looks a good chance for GHASHAM to build on a couple of promising runner-up efforts since switching to fences. Divas Doyen can follow him home.