Farmers Fresh Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 20:00 | Winning time: 6m 59.04s

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Yes Day⁴⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: R P McLernon| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 124

7/1

Point/hurdles winner who also scored readily over fences at Hereford and Exeter in the spring. Pulled up in handicap chase at Cheltenham (28.1f, good) 45 days ago but he's the sort to bounce back.

Form: 36311P-

Gats And Co^t³⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 11-9| J: C Brace| T: D Brace| OR: 122

16/1

Scored at Chepstow in March and backed it up with an unlucky fourth of 8 in handicap chase there (26.2f, good to firm) 36 days ago, in control when stumbling after the last. Merits serious consideration despite a 5 lb weights rise.

Form: 2/PP214-

Ashtown Lad^p³⁸

Age: 11| Weight: 11-7| J: H Cobden| T: D O'Meara| OR: 120

14/1

Won the 2022 Becher Chase for Dan Skelton but below par since, though not disgraced on his sole run for Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero when third at Ludlow 38 days ago. Needs to build on it for another new yard.

Form: PPPP7/3-

Hidden Heroics^p²²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 120| CD

4/1

Unreliable sort but he took this 12 months agon and wasn't disgraced when third of 5 in handicap chase (16/1) at Market Rasen (23.9f, good) 22 days ago. Cheekpieces back on and needs considering.

Form: 1P584-3

Ajp Kingdom^p²²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: Tom Broughton⁽⁵⁾| T: F O'Brien| OR: 119

10/3

Possibly found the run coming too quickly when only fourth of 5 in handicap chase at Market Rasen (23.9f, good) 22 days ago. This fairly useful 3m2f scorer can't be ruled out.

Form: 34213-4

Stans The Man^b,t²⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Ben Godfrey| T: Ella Pickard| OR: 118

7/2

Resumed winning ways on the back of breathing surgery in 8-runner handicap chase at Fakenham (29.1f, good) 25 days ago by a length from My Gift To You. Up 3 lb but weighted to go close.

Form: 122P5-1

My Gift To You^p,t²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: S Bowen| T: James Owen| OR: 115

3/1

Got back on track reverted to chasing when length second of 8 to Stans The Man in handicap at Fakenham (29.1f, good) 25 days ago. Ought to be thereabouts.

Form: 41336-2

Forecasts

My Gift To You (3/1), Ajp Kingdom (10/3), Stans The Man (7/2), Hidden Heroics (4/1), Yes Day (7/1), Ashtown Lad (14/1), Gats And Co (16/1)

None of these can be ruled out but STANS THE MAN showed the benefit of a wind op when going in at Fakenham last time and still looks ahead of his mark despite taking a 3 lb weights rise. Gats And Co rates a big danger though on the back of his unlucky Chepstow fourth and last year's victor Hidden Heroics also merits plenty of respect.