Only 1000 RacingTV Free Trials Available Conditional Jockeys' Veterans' Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:35 | Winning time: 6m 40.85s

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Silver Tassie¹¹

Age: 12| Weight: 11-8| J: Billy Garritty⁽³⁾| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 122

10/3

Just 2-37 over fences and often makes the frame (10 times); running solid races around Wetherby this winter and could pick up some reward now taking on a veterans' chase.

Form: 3-36333

Wishmoor^p¹⁴⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-4| J: R A Doyle| T: J F Levins| OR: 118

15/8

Fine second in valuable Grand National Trial at Punchestown in February but has gone the wrong way since and left Joseph O'Brien for £9,000 in September. Rare jumps runner for Irish trainer who does well with the Flat horses in Britain. Intersting.

Form: PP0650

Valadom^t,v¹¹

Age: 11| Weight: 11-3| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: R Hobson| OR: 117

15/8

Most recent of three career wins came in November 2016; Kelso effort from April past would have him in the mix for this, though more recent efforts less inspiring. One hurdles run around here was decent.

Form: 423-454

Ash Park¹⁰

Age: 12| Weight: 11-1| J: Sam Coltherd| T: W Coltherd| OR: 115

10/1

Needs a real stamina test to be at best these days, as seen at Ayr (3m3f, good to soft; third) a year ago; pulled up both starts since either side of a 328-day layoff, latest being 10 days ago at Kelso. Hard to be confident.

Form: 523/3P-P

Follow The Swallow^b,t⁴⁷

Age: 12| Weight: 11-0| J: Max Kendrick⁽³⁾| T: D Killahena & G McPherson| OR: 114

10/1

Went close at Warwick in November (3m1½f, good to soft; 25-1) and rather unfortunate to go up 5lb for finishing second. Poor since at Sandown in December but that was a stronger race than this one; considered.

Form: 451-326

Forecasts

Valadom (15/8), Wishmoor (15/8), Silver Tassie (10/3), Ash Park (10/1), Follow The Swallow (10/1)

Silver Tassie hasn't won for a while but can't be knocked for enthusiasm and should have sound claims now taking his chance in a Veterans' contest. Wishmoor is a rare runner over jumps for Irish trainer Johnny Levins, who tends to do well with Flat raiders in this country and is noted as such. FOLLOW THE SWALLOW was a shade unfortunate going up 5lb for finishing second at Warwick in November and can be forgiven a lesser run at Sandown next time in a stronger race. Max Kendrick's claim will give him excellent credentials here if repeating the promise of that penultimate run.