drainrat.co.uk Rat Entry Diagnosis Specialist Handicap Chase

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
—	1	—	Ribeye (G) Pulled Up Veteran who hit the target twice over fences in 2025 (including C&D) but his run of good form has come to a halt on last 3 starts. It remains to be seen whether a return to Hexham sparks a revival.	27P6-P4	Callum Bewley P Atkinson	11	76.2kg	29 28/1
—	2	—	Princesse Milania (M) Pulled Up Dual handicap hurdle winner last autumn and remained in from since, finishing second of 7 at Southwell (3m, good to soft) last time. Makes chase debut.	338322-	Jamie Hamilton M Walford	6	74.4kg	12 11/1
—	3	—	Poetry Man (G) Pulled Up TP Chase winner but has pulled up back over fences on her last 2 starts. Hard to know what to expect.	PP-P357	Jonathon Bewley G Bewley	8	74.4kg	23 22/1
7th	4	—	Kicksaftersix (G) Landed a C&D hat-trick last spring, including this race. Underlined how much he loves this place with a 2m win last month and likely to make a bold bid to defend his crown.	1/11661-	Ryan Mania M Todhunter	10	74.4kg	5 4/1
—	5	—	Cardamon Hill (G) Pulled Up P Successful twice over fences (around 3m) in November 2024 for Dianne Sayer but hasn't offered much obvious promise in 2 comeback outings this spring.	135/P5-P	William Maggs A Slack	9	73.9kg	67 66/1
2nd	6	—	Killybegs Jet Lady (M) VT Irish point winner. Yet to strike under Rules but was second over C&D last summer. Made a bad mistake 5 out and had dropped away when brought down 3 out on her return from a break here at the end of …	52PB-21	Alan Doyle L Russell & M Scudamore	9	71.7kg	9.50 17/2
—	7	—	Passengerontheship (G) Pulled Up T Runner-up 3 times in handicap hurdles last spring. Travelled well but didn't find for pressure when sixth on 2½m Newcastle chase debut 32 days and is fitted with a tongue tie on the back of that. Als…	P11111	Jonathan England S England	7	70.3kg	9.50 17/2
5th	8	—	Rob Roy Macgregor (G) P It's now 17 runs since his last win in 2023 but he comes here in good form, finishing third of 11 over 4m here last time. Just as effective over shorter. Has to enter calculations.	872423-	P W Wadge A M Thomson	8	69.4kg	6 5/1
4th	9	—	Rightbackatyou (G) Looks to be getting his act together over fences now, beaten only just over a length when fourth of 14 over C&D (good to soft) 19 days ago. On the shortlist.	87FP24-	Peter Kavanagh W Coltherd	8	67.6kg	6.50 11/2
3rd	10	—	Dr Shirocco (G) C&D winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2024. Bit below form when sixth of 14 over C&D (good to soft) 19 days ago, unable to sustain his headway.	7446-34	Harry Reed Miss S E Forster	11	65.8kg	17 16/1
—	11	—	Millford Hill (G) Pulled Up TP Little encouragement over hurdles, including a 3m Perth handicap 10 days ago, but perhaps a switch to chasing will see this point winner in a better light. Also wears first-time cheekpieces.	P/0407-P	Nathan Moscrop R Menzies	8	64.4kg	34 33/1
6th	12	—	West Lawn (M) Both hurdles wins came here back in 2022. Long-standing maiden over fences and failed to build on her Catterick second in February when pulled up over C&D in March.	32P-614	Charlie Maggs J Walton	10	64.4kg	26 25/1
1st	13	—	Halfway House Lad (G) FAV T C&D winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2025. Below-form sixth of 10 in handicap at Newcastle (23f, good to soft) 49 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Maurice Barnes.	366-11P	Charlotte Jones James Moffatt	7	64.4kg	4.33 10/3
—	14	—	Worth The Walk (M) Point winner. Didn't achieve much when runner-up in a pair of 3m Market Rasen handicaps in February (2 finishers second occasion). Fell here last time. 5 lb out of handicap.	7/PP22F-	Alice Stevens Micky Hammond	9	64.4kg	15 14/1

Betting forecast: Halfway House Lad (10/3), Kicksaftersix (4/1), Rob Roy Macgregor (5/1), Rightbackatyou (11/2), Killybegs Jet Lady (17/2), Passengerontheship (17/2), Princesse Milania (11/1), Worth The Walk (14/1), Dr Shirocco (16/1), Poetry Man (22/1), West Lawn (25/1), Ribeye (28/1), Millford Hill (33/1), Cardamon Hill (66/1)