Roy G. T. Clark 100th Birthday Memorial Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:34 | Winning time: 5m 57.71s

Ballynorth¹⁷⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Callum Pritchard| T: B Pauling| OR: 96

16/1

Pulled up in 2 handicap hurdles in the spring. A point background suggests she could take to fences but arrives with something to prove.

Form: 3/3F4PP-

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Mersey Street^p¹⁶⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: R P McLernon| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 92| D

5/1

Front-runner who landed 19f handicap chase wins at Sedgefield (soft) and Fontwell (good) earlier in the year. Bold show likely on return for stable among the winners.

Form: 2F127-1

Kit's Coty¹⁶³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: J J Burke| T: Miss E C Lavelle| OR: 91

9/2

Justified support to make a winning return following a breathing operation at Ludlow (3m) last October. Failed to reproduce that form subsequently but reappears off 5 lb below the mark she defied at Ludlow and fresh could be the time to catch her.

Form: 13433-3

Jack's A Legend^t⁸⁵

Age: 11| Weight: 11-5| J: Miss Imogen Mathias⁽⁷⁾| T: J L Flint| OR: 87

7/1

Low-mileage veteran who hasn't looked the force of old this season. Has rejoined former yard after leaving Tim Vaughan.

Form: 133-740

Gone In Sixty¹⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: Kielan Woods| T: A M Hales| OR: 81| BF| CD

2/1

Finally ended his drought in 10-runner C&D handicap in September. Failed to fire at Southwell since but his yard continues to go well in general and he hasn't finished out of the first 2 in his last 3 visits to Stratford.

Form: 243415

Bahtiyar^p,t¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 10-9| J: Benjamin Poste| T: M Young| OR: 77

17/2

Long-standing maiden who was a good fifth of 9 from out of the handicap over C&D 12 days ago and is able to race from his proper mark this time. Others are still preferred, though.

Form: 256345

Crac De Megaudais^t¹⁴⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-7| J: G Sheehan| T: T R Gretton| OR: 75

5/1

Well supported when easily opening his account over hurdles at Fakenham in January 2025. Positive signs when third on chase debut at Newton Abbot in May 2025 but hasn't been in same form since. First outing for 5 months.

Form: 354P-34

Forecasts

Gone In Sixty (2/1), Kit's Coty (9/2), Crac De Megaudais (5/1), Mersey Street (5/1), Jack's A Legend (7/1), Bahtiyar (17/2), Ballynorth (16/1)

GONE IN SIXTY failed to fire at Southwell a couple of weeks ago but is taken to bounce straight back at the scene of last month's win. Mersey Street rates an obvious threat, while Kit's Coty returned from a break to win off 5 lb higher at a similar time last season.