Sky Bet Club Handicap Chase

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
8th	1	—	Slaney Opera (G) T Pulled up on Hexham hunter debut in 2024 but notched 3 point wins last winter and made his second hunter start a winning one when seeing off 7 rivals in maiden at Kelso (23.5f, good) in April. Outcla…	3-435F2	Jamie Hamilton Ruth Jefferson	7	76.2kg	9 8/1
11th	2	—	Rostello (G) Not the most reliable and was unable to get his head in front last term. May need this outing back from 9-month absence minus headgear.	P752P4-	Luke Scott Mrs Stella Barclay	10	76.2kg	67 66/1
—	3	—	Similar Story (M) Pulled Up T Made a winning chasing debut at Kelso last October but has a mixed record since and she unseated her rider in 2m4f Carlisle handicap chase on her reappearance. Soon done with at Newcastle latest.	5UP03-6	Alan Doyle W Coltherd	7	76.2kg	26 25/1
7th	4	—	I See The Sea (G) Improved with blinkers fitted in March, winning over 25f at Wincanton before a solid second at Hexham 7 days later. Well held on return/debut for new yard but much more like it since, landing 7-runne…	172P37	Jack Power C N Kellett	6	75.7kg	4.50 7/2
4th	5	—	Redbridge Rambler (G) V Followed breakthrough success in this sphere at Chepstow in March with a string of below-par efforts. However, back on track with creditable placed efforts at Ludlow and Hereford the last twice and h…	2345-14	Freddie Keighley M Keighley	7	75.7kg	6 5/1
9th	6	—	Judicial Review (G) TB Hasn't always been the most reliable but not easy to pass when he's in the mood, as he showed when forging clear in 7-runner handicap at Cartmel in August. Needs some motivating and was labouring qui…	9P-67P2	B S Hughes James Moffatt	7	73.5kg	29 28/1
10th	7	—	King Of Cong (G) P Ex-Irish who posted his best effort over fences when second at Hexham last month, responding well to first-time headgear and worn down only by a stronger stayer. Backward step returned to that venue …	2430PP-	Tom Midgley S England	7	73kg	15 14/1
3rd	8	—	Scottish King (G) Failed to build on maiden/novice hurdle promise switched to handicaps last term, but good start in this sphere when runner-up on return at Uttoxeter (3m, good to soft) in October. Departed before the…	F33111-	Philip Armson R J Armson	9	72.1kg	12 11/1
—	9	—	Ballydangan (G) Pulled Up Didn't show much for Dan Skelton, but in fine form for his current yard, winning twice over 3m at Hexham. Shaped as though still in good form from just out of the weights back there last time and he'…	1314P4	Peter Kavanagh H Burns	8	69.4kg	34 33/1
1st	10	—	Valence D'Aumont (G) FAV P Capitalised on a reduced mark with a game display at this venue (19.2f) in January. Mixed record since but looks ready for another crack at this sort of trip. Cheekpieces back on.	035145	Danny McMenamin J Parkinson & S Smith	11	67.6kg	4.33 10/3
2nd	11	—	Mersey Street (G) P Fakenham winner over hurdles in January his sole success. Encouraging third of 13 on chase debut in July but in nothing like the same form at Newton Abbot since.	52F127-	Benjamin Macey J & A O'Neill	7	67.1kg	5.50 9/2
5th	12	—	Halfway House Lad (G) T Won back-to-back handicaps over fences in March. Recent efforts respectable but remains 4 lb above his last winning mark.	366-11P	Ross Chapman M A Barnes	6	66.2kg	17 16/1
—	13	—	Derracrin (G) Unseated Rider Below last winning mark but failed to build on mild promise of his Hexham runs at Musselburgh last month.	6-8U44U	Shane Fenelon F P Murtagh	8	64.4kg	41 40/1
6th	14	—	Sputnik (G) P Tumbled in the weights and took a step back in the right direction when second in a C&D handicap last month. Ran badly over hurdles back here last time, though.	P-52P6P	Sean Quinlan Lizzie Quinlan	10	64.4kg	26 25/1
—	15	—	Stonegate (G) P Has displayed more temperament than ability in recent times.	554PP-P	Non Runner B Rothwell	6	64.4kg	101 100/1

Betting forecast: Valence D'Aumont (10/3), I See The Sea (7/2), Mersey Street (9/2), Redbridge Rambler (5/1), Slaney Opera (8/1), Scottish King (11/1), King Of Cong (14/1), Halfway House Lad (16/1), Sputnik (25/1), Similar Story (25/1), Judicial Review (28/1), Ballydangan (33/1), Derracrin (40/1), Rostello (66/1), Stonegate (100/1)