Mini Golf At High Gosforth Park Novices' Handicap Chase

4YO plus | Class 5 | 3m | 8 Runners | Turf

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Stan Sheppard| T: T Lacey| OR: 95

Lightly-raced sort who ended last season with a second in 2½m course handicap chase and likely would have filled the same position but for unseating at the last on his 3m Ffos Las reappearance 13 days ago. Has a visor added now.

Form: 6/5672-U

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Royal Time⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr J J Murphy-Knight⁽⁷⁾| T: Christian Williams| OR: 91

Mixed record in Ireland for Shane Crawley but struck at fourth time of asking for Christian Williams in 21f Sedgefield handicap (good) 9 days ago. That was a conditional jockeys event so he escapes a penalty. Obvious chance.

Form: U-43531

Thereyare^h,t²²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Charlie Maggs| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 90

Made a winning handicap hurdle at Bangor (23f, good) when last seen in March. A point background provides hope that he'll take to fences. Stable has been a bit quiet so far this autumn but did have a winner last week.

Form: 2/8781-

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Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: Ryan Mania| T: Mrs Dianne Sayer| OR: 81| D

Belatedly got off the mark when making all in 23.5f Kelso handicap chase on Saturday but his task was made significantly easier by 2 departures at the second last. Doesn't have the profile of one likely to defy a penalty.

Form: 5-P7U31

Jet Light¹⁹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Leah Noreci⁽⁷⁾| T: James Moffatt| OR: 83

Runner-up on second of 3 starts in Irish points but went with very little promise over hurdles. Similarly unpromising start to his chase career after a year off at Hexham in April.

Form: 4777P/8-

Luminaries^b,t¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-1| J: Sean Quinlan| T: Ewan Whillans| OR: 82| C| D

Rejuvenated in blinkers of late, winning over hurdles at Kelso (21f) and Southwell (3m) this month. Looks well enough treated to complete a hat-trick back over fences.

Form: 077211

Joie More¹⁹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 10-8| J: Craig Nichol| T: Mrs J Stephen| OR: 75

Plugged on to fill the frame twice over fences to end 2025 but he's still a maiden and ended last season out of form. First outing for 6 months.

Form: 43P56P-

The Kings Soldier⁵¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Benjamin Poste| T: P Winks| OR: 69

Maiden hurdler who hasn't cut much ice in his 3 outings over fences. Has left Tracey Leeson since finishing a remote fifth at Fontwell in September. Probably best watched.

Form: 633555

Forecasts

Royal Time (9/4), Wearelongterm (5/2), Wannabe (9/2), Luminaries (5/1), Thereyare (8/1), Jet Light (25/1), Joie More (25/1), The Kings Soldier (25/1)

The thriving LUMINARIES is taken to complete an October hat-trick now back over fences. Unpenalised Sedgefield scorer Royal Time is the obvious danger ahead of Wannabe, who looked booked for second when departing late on at Ffos Las a couple of weeks ago.