Heineken UK Handicap Chase

Off time: 19:25 | Winning time: 5m 56.95s

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Amalfi Doug¹⁶

Age: 11| Weight: 11-12| J: B S Hughes| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 129| CD

11/4

C&D winner who has added to his good course record here this season, making all over 20f last time. Remains of interest.

Form: 07-5221

Get Out The Gate²⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Henry Brooke| T: A M Thomson| OR: 126| CD

2/1

Scored over hurdles at Musselburgh in December and back to form when winning over C&D by 2 lengths from Amalfi Doug 26 days ago. Big player with a repeat.

Form: 216-001

Thomas Todd^t³⁰

Age: 11| Weight: 11-7| J: Adam Wedge| T: L Morgan| OR: 124| CD

9/2

Fairly useful chaser who has returned from 5 months off to complete a double at Perth and Fakenham (again had a bit to spare). Below par in class 2 at Cartmel since but type to bounce back quickly.

Form: 1/421-14

Shanroe Al C⁴⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-10| J: D A Jacob| T: K Thornton| OR: 113| CD

7/1

Two wins from 4 runs last season but well held last 2 starts after 6 months off so bit to prove now.

Form: U/0110-0

Staple Head^b¹⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 10-7| J: James Bowen| T: P & M Bowen| OR: 110| D

5/1

Well held hunters earlier this year but added to tally in points and made a winning return for this yard at Market Rasen (in cheekpieces) and backed that up when third over C&D (blinkered).

Form: U-C1U13

Non-Runners

Juge Et Parti¹⁶

Weight: 11-7| Age: 8

T: J Ewart J: Aidan Coleman

Desire De Joie¹⁸

Weight: 11-6| Age: 8

T: Mrs D Foster J: Non Runner

Elmono²⁶

Weight: 11-5| Age: 10

T: Miss Lucinda V Russell J: D R Fox

Forecasts

Get Out The Gate (2/1), Amalfi Doug (11/4), Juge Et Parti (11/4), Thomas Todd (9/2), Staple Head (5/1), Shanroe Al C (7/1), Desire De Joie (15/2), Elmono (14/1)

It could be worth chancing low-mileage veteran THOMAS TODD, who looked unsuited by the track in a class 2 at Cartmel last time and was in top form prior to that. This does look competitive though, with last-time-out winners Get Out The Gate and Juge Et Parti heading the dangers.