Tanqueray At Say When Ponteland Handicap Chase

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
—	1	—	The Jad Factor (G) Pulled Up VT Tends to race lazily but it's hard to knock his strike-rate since joining Sandy Thomson, including 19f Wetherby reappearance win on soft in December. Respectable fourth over 2½m here (good to soft) s…	PP1-14P	P W Wadge A M Thomson	10	76.2kg	8 7/1
—	2	—	Athair Mor (G) Has taken well to fences this season, finishing runner-up around 2½m on his last 4 starts (including here). Won't need to pull out much more for the longer trip.	4-62222	Ryan Mania Paul Robson	7	75.3kg	6 5/1
—	3	—	Hawkseye View (G) FAV Fell P Finally got off the mark under Rules in a 2½m course handicap (good to soft) 11 days ago. Stays 3m. Should remain very competitive off 3 lb higher.	2541F0	B S Hughes J Parkinson & S Smith	7	74.8kg	3.25 9/4
—	4	—	Alltalknoaction (G) Unseated Rider TP Shaped well when second over 3m at Market Rasen on Boxing Day but ran poorly back at the Lincolnshire venue last month. Has a first-time tongue tie added to his cheekpieces now.	PP-4F2P	Tom Midgley T D Easterby	6	74.4kg	11 10/1
2nd	5	—	Swallows Song (G) BT Bumper winner on debut but has looked a weak finisher in 16 winless attempts over hurdles/fences, failing to justify market support after a breathing operation when fourth of 11 in handicap chase at …	744642	Sean Quinlan I Jardine	8	73.9kg	8 7/1
5th	6	—	Mobile Mamma (M) Failed to trouble the judged in 4 hurdles but this point winner proved a different proposition switched to fences when seeing off 6 rivals over C&D last March. Looked open to progress but hasn't been…	5P1/53-2	Jamie Hamilton Ruth Jefferson	7	73.5kg	8.50 15/2
4th	7	—	Lord De Vinci (G) V Maiden hurdler who hasn't offered much obvious encouragement in 3 handicaps since switched to fences. A first-time visor (replacing cheekpieces) needs to have a positive effect.	44874P-	Callum Bewley D Bourke	8	71.2kg	9 8/1
—	8	—	Eveque (G) Pulled Up Veteran who capitalised on a reduced mark when springing a surprise at Hexham in November but not the biggest surprise he's failed to get close to that form in 3 outings since.	8-15P9P	Peter Kavanagh Mrs J Walton	12	69.4kg	34 33/1
3rd	9	—	Aill Dubh (G) P Poor maiden hurdler in Ireland. Did win a point over there last winter but has failed to complete in 3 handicap chases since joining Micky Hammond. Can only be watched.	PP31-44	Joshua Thompson Micky Hammond	9	67.1kg	23 22/1
6th	10	—	Halfway House Lad (G) T Back-to-back wins last spring (including this race) but he's failed to make a significant impact since finishing second at Hexham last summer.	366-11P	Charlie Price M A Barnes	7	66.7kg	6 5/1
1st	11	—	Goodoldbill (G) C&D winner in 2023 but didn't really show anything again until winning a small-field Sedgefield handicap last month. Knuckled down well but his record suggests he's far from sure to turn up in the sa…	8-P7P11	Charlie Maggs Mrs J Walton	10	65.8kg	9.50 17/2

Betting forecast: Hawkseye View (9/4), Halfway House Lad (5/1), Athair Mor (5/1), Swallows Song (7/1), The Jad Factor (7/1), Mobile Mamma (15/2), Lord De Vinci (8/1), Goodoldbill (17/2), Alltalknoaction (10/1), Aill Dubh (22/1), Eveque (33/1)