Get Raceday Ready Handicap Chase

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
—	1	—	Tommy Combats (G) FAV Unseated Rider Made steady progress without success over hurdles and further improvement sent chasing last term, winning at Hexham over a year ago. Good runner-up efforts on 3 of his 4 starts since, including on re…	42-2U12	Callum Bewley M Todhunter	7	76.2kg	3.25 9/4
3rd	2	—	Too Cool Forshrule (G) Resumed winning ways at Ayr in November and not disgraced both runs since, fifth of 8 in handicap chase at Musselburgh (23.6f, good to soft) 24 days ago. Enters calculations once more.	653U1P	Joshua Thompson Mrs J Stephen	7	75.3kg	5 4/1
4th	3	—	The Jad Factor (G) TV Goes about things in laboured fashion these days but took this 12 months ago and ended the season with a win at Kelso. Found plenty to lead close home at Wetherby on return and well in the mix in a c…	PP1-14P	P W Wadge A M Thomson	10	74.8kg	7.50 13/2
1st	4	—	Always A Reason (G) P Improved to land a 20.5f Southwell handicap in December and backed it up with a good second of 8 at Carlisle (19.3f, soft) 32 days ago. Cheekpieces go on for his chase debut. nd his low-mileage profi…	121152	Ross Chapman R Menzies	7	74.8kg	10 9/1
—	5	—	Gandhi Maker (G) Pulled Up T Out of sorts last spring for Rebecca Menzies and little promise shown at Carlisle on sole for David Thompson and for another new stable on his return. A course winner but he's hard to warm to back ch…	PUU0P-7	Sean Quinlan N Wilson	10	74.8kg	51 50/1
—	6	—	Stylish Recruit (G) Pulled Up PT Fair 2m winner over hurdles but he comes here well below par over fences, pulled up in 2m4f Musselburgh handicap in November. Others appeal more despite a tumbling mark.	P01-652	B S Hughes A M Thomson	8	73.9kg	11 10/1
2nd	7	—	Empty Nest (G) T Gamely bagged a second chase victory over C&D in March. Below par since, however, including both starts this November at Ayr and Carlisle. Not easy to warm to.	752265	Jamie Hamilton M Walford	8	73.9kg	7 6/1
5th	8	—	Emotional Roller (G) B Consistent sort who was in good form until a below-par fifth of 13 in handicap chase at Uttoxeter (24f, soft) 15 days ago. The sort to bounce back in a change of headgear though.	325-235	Peter Kavanagh J Parkinson & S Smith	8	70.8kg	6.50 11/2
—	9	—	King Horse (G) P Lightly-raced maiden who came in only 10th of 11 in handicap hurdle at Wetherby (16f, soft) 20 days ago. Cheekpieces go on for his chasing bow with lots more needed. NON RUNNER.	4-60602	Non Runner Paul Robson	6	70.8kg	34 33/1
—	10	—	Goodoldbill (G) Pulled Up P It's been all downhill since his narrow breakthrough success in a 23f handicap chase here in November 2023. Best to look elsewhere from 4 lb out of the handicap.	8-P7P11	Charlie Maggs Mrs J Walton	10	64.4kg	51 50/1

Betting forecast: Tommy Combats (9/4), Too Cool Forshrule (4/1), Emotional Roller (11/2), Empty Nest (6/1), The Jad Factor (13/2), Always A Reason (9/1), Stylish Recruit (10/1), King Horse (33/1), Gandhi Maker (50/1), Goodoldbill (50/1)