2blokesgoracing.com Handicap Chase

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
1st	1	—	Benefit Ben (G) B Front runner who was successful over hurdles at Kelso (21f) in May. Presumably needed a recent comeback outing at Sedgefield. Below par both previous chase starts but too soon to suggest he won't mak…	51560F	Danny McMenamin A Nicol	7	76.2kg	6 5/1
4th	2	—	Marty Mcfly (G) PT Won on Hexham chase debut in June. Below par both starts but may have needed his latest one at Newcastle after 5 months off. Brian Hughes takes the ride.	741111	B S Hughes A M Thomson	7	74.8kg	13 12/1
—	3	—	Fiveafterfour (M) Fell T Handicap hurdle winner off this mark in February 2024. Has a 20-month absence to overcome but should take to chasing as a former point winner and she'd enter the reckoning if the betting suggests she…	1353/FU	Jack Power L Russell & M Scudamore	7	73.9kg	8 7/1
—	4	—	Cresthill (G) FAV Pulled Up T Point winner who shaped quite well when third at Sedgefield on Friday, leading until the home turn. Player if coping with the quick turnaround.	0P-P413	Kielan Woods M K Flannery	7	73.5kg	4.33 10/3
—	5	—	Blazing Court (G) P Chase winner for Martin Keighley in August 2024 but third is the best he's managed in 6 outings for this yard since. Mark on the slide but need to see more.	05U-UP7	Mr John Dixon J E Dixon	7	73kg	26 25/1
3rd	6	—	Cowboy Cooper (G) Dual 3m chase winner last season but well held on Ayr reappearance in November. Needs to have come on a fair bit for that outing.	1-031P4	Craig Nichol D W Whillans	9	72.1kg	19 18/1
—	7	—	Reflection Of You (M) Pulled Up P Point/course bumper winner who has been placed twice over fences at Perth this season despite not impressing with her jumping technique. Has the ability to go close off this mark if she can keep the …	5-353P1	Alan Doyle L Russell & M Scudamore	6	71.7kg	7 6/1
6th	8	—	Wearelongterm (G) Remains a maiden after 18 runs but he has posted good placed efforts in 3m Kelso handicap chases on his last 2 outings. Should be in the thick of things again.	32635-P	Peter Kavanagh Mrs Dianne Sayer	8	71.2kg	11 10/1
—	9	—	Dr Shirocco (G) C&D winner but below par back from a break in recent months.	7446-34	P W Wadge Miss S E Forster	10	69.9kg	11 10/1
—	10	—	Community Rebel (G) Unseated Rider P Point/hurdles winner who has hit the crossbar twice in this sphere, including on final run for James Ewart at Hexham (23f, good) in May. However, he's yet to offer much in 5 starts for current yard. …	P6UP34	Joshua Thompson Micky Hammond	9	68.9kg	5.50 9/2
5th	11	—	Halfway House Lad (G) T Won back-to-back handicaps over fences in March. Recent in-frame efforts respectable but remains 6 lb above his last winning mark.	366-11P	Ross Chapman M A Barnes	6	68.5kg	13 12/1
2nd	12	—	Uptown Harry (G) V Eleven runs since last win in 2024 and hasn't fired in his 3 outings this season, including at Carlisle just 8 days ago.	621234	Callum Bewley Mrs J Walton	11	67.1kg	12 11/1
—	13	—	Great Raffles (G) Pulled Up P Won twice over hurdles earlier in his career but no real impact following 7 attempts in this sphere.	534/87U-	Conor Rabbitt Micky Hammond	9	64.4kg	34 33/1

Betting forecast: Cresthill (10/3), Community Rebel (9/2), Benefit Ben (5/1), Reflection Of You (6/1), Fiveafterfour (7/1), Wearelongterm (10/1), Dr Shirocco (10/1), Uptown Harry (11/1), Marty Mcfly (12/1), Halfway House Lad (12/1), Cowboy Cooper (18/1), Blazing Court (25/1), Great Raffles (33/1)