Elizabeth Elliott Birthday Celebration Handicap Chase

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
—	1	—	Maggies Boy (G) Pulled Up P Fair maiden hurdler who immediately improved for the switch to fences when making a winning debut in this sphere at Sedgefield (21f, good). 4 lb rise unlikely to prevent another bold show.	871-PUP	William Shanahan J Candlish	7	76.2kg	15 14/1
1st	2	—	Scairp Dubh (G) P Opened hurdles account at Carlisle in February and while latest effort in first-time cheekpieces (retained) at Musselburgh was poor, that was a Class 2 handicap over 3m. Won sole start in points and …	64120-1	Peter Kavanagh J Parkinson & S Smith	6	74.4kg	23 22/1
—	3	—	Tell Me Again (G) Unseated Rider Of little account, both over hurdles and between the flags. Hard to warm to starting out for new connections here.	33-U485	Danny McMenamin Micky Hammond	8	73.9kg	34 33/1
3rd	4	—	Royal Deeside (G) FAV Rather hit-and-miss overall but scored twice over C&D last summer and hard to knock recent form, placed all 3 starts in this sphere since returning from a break in March. Also performed well when run…	333-322	Charlie Maggs P Morris	6	72.6kg	3.25 9/4
—	5	—	Quickasican (G) Pulled Up TP Placed first 3 starts over hurdles in 2022/23 for Rebecca Menzies and while he struggled initially for new yard following a mammoth absence, his latest second in a handicap chase at Newcastle (2½m, g…	P/8PF2-P	Ryan Mania J Bedi	9	71.7kg	15 14/1
—	6	—	Valtteri Its James (G) Pulled Up Point winner who predictably took a step forward when fourth of 12 on handicap debut over hurdles at Newcastle (2½m, good) last month. Appeals as the type to do better now tackling fences given his p…	106674-	P W Wadge L Russell & M Scudamore	5	69.9kg	9.50 17/2
—	7	—	Yapper Hill (G) T Winless following 5 attempts between the flags and has looked rather limited over hurdles, too. Needs to raise his game now switched to fences.	5R7493-	Jonathon Bewley G Bewley	7	68.5kg	26 25/1
—	8	—	Uncle Al (G) Unseated Rider P Got on top close home with first-time cheekpieces enlisted on third chase start at Sedgefield (2¾m, soft) in December. However, has failed to build on that since and yard saddles a stronger candidate…	662-UP1	Conor Rabbitt J Bedi	7	68.5kg	34 33/1
2nd	9	—	Jack Doyen (G) B Snapped a long losing run at Hereford in March but didn't have to wait anywhere near so long for his next taste of success, following up at Newton Abbot (21f, good) just 10 days later. Remains on a f…	5311-21	J M Quinlan B I Case	10	68.5kg	15 14/1
—	10	—	Divas Doyen (M) Pulled Up P Scored twice over fences last season, including over C&D with Heidi Palin aboard. Back to form following a couple of low-key performances when third of 10 at Kelso (2¾m, good to soft) last time and, …	32443-P	Harry Reed Miss S E Forster	9	68kg	8.50 15/2
—	11	—	Kingofthegame (G) Fell V Still a maiden but has low mileage for an 8-y-o and wasn't disgraced with cheekpieces refitted when fourth in a 7-runner Carlisle handicap (3m, good) last month. More severe headgear deployed here (f…	4-F3113	Callum Bewley M Todhunter	8	65.3kg	7 6/1
—	12	—	Play By The Rules (G) Brought Down TP Modest hurdles winner and record stands at 0-7 in this sphere but shaped much better than the bare result back from a 17-month absence at Newcastle (2½m, good) where he was making his debut for the u…	554/5-B2	Joshua Thompson A Nicol	7	64.9kg	6 5/1
4th	13	—	Cave Hill (G) TP Made it third time lucky over fences when accounting for 9 rivals in this race 12 months ago. 3 lb lower this time round but with good reason, having struggled on each of his 4 starts since the turn …	536939-	Sean Quinlan I A Duncan	7	64.4kg	13 12/1
—	14	—	Mademewhatiam (G) Pulled Up T Remains a maiden following 16 starts under Rules and likely to come up short once again. 5 lb 'wrong' at the weights.	3P4556-	Nathan Moscrop Annabelle Sowray	7	64.4kg	19 18/1

Betting forecast: Royal Deeside (9/4), Play By The Rules (5/1), Kingofthegame (6/1), Divas Doyen (15/2), Valtteri Its James (17/2), Cave Hill (12/1), Jack Doyen (14/1), Quickasican (14/1), Maggies Boy (14/1), Mademewhatiam (18/1), Scairp Dubh (22/1), Yapper Hill (25/1), Tell Me Again (33/1), Uncle Al (33/1)