Book Wicked Afternoon Tea At WesternHouseHotel Handicap Chase

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
2nd	1	—	Wal Buck's (G) Got off the mark in Haydock handicap chase last December and not discredited next 2 starts. Stepped up on his reappearance when fourth of 9 over a marathon trip at Newcastle last time and should make…	5-44214	P W Wadge L Russell & M Scudamore	7	76.2kg	10 9/1
8th	2	—	Visual Impact (M) £100,000 purchase having finished runner-up in sole Irish points and she showed plenty in a handful of appearances over hurdles. Chase debut third on return here (20.5f, soft) was promising, too, but…	22-348F	Jack Power L Russell & M Scudamore	7	75.3kg	6.50 11/2
3rd	3	—	Dangerous Touch (G) FAV Irish point runner-up who scored over hurdles at Ffos Las in January. Followed that with a decent effort in defeat at Sandown but his efforts in this sphere since returning to action in November have…	453F22	S Bowen O Murphy	7	74.8kg	5 4/1
9th	4	—	Wholly Boley (G) Point winner who made a positive start to chase career when second at Hexham (3m, heavy) in October. Ran poorly tried in cheekpieces next time but back on track with headgear omitted when scoring ove…	63-2P19	Theo Gillard D Bourke	8	74.8kg	11 10/1
7th	5	—	Bushypark (G) P Winless since 2023 and while his latest fourth in a 12-runner Carlisle handicap chase was a decent enough performance, several of the others make more appeal from a win perspective.	F6P-647	Joe Williamson P A Kirby	12	73kg	19 18/1
—	6	—	Travail D'Orfevre (G) Pulled Up PT Made the made most of a good opportunity in a 4-runner C&D handicap last January. Largely below par since but now 2 lb below that winning mark, so he would have a serious chance should the first-time…	3318P-6	Bruce Lynn N W Alexander	10	71.7kg	15 14/1
4th	7	—	Celestial Fashion (M) Likeable type who looked better than ever when making a winning return at Carlisle (2½m, good to soft) in November. Hitherto untried beyond that trip, but her sound jumping is an asset and she'll be …	2-14113	Callum Bewley I A Duncan	8	69.4kg	7 6/1
1st	8	—	Cowboy Cooper (G) Dual 3m chase winner last term, including over this C&D, and bettered low-key reappearance when third of 11 at Musselburgh (23.6f, good to soft) last month. Down another 1 lb and not without each-way…	1-031P4	Craig Nichol D W Whillans	10	65.8kg	8.50 15/2
—	9	—	Azof Des Mottes (G) Pulled Up T Capitalised on a much-reduced mark when bagging 12-runner C&D handicap on penultimate start. However, his record is patchy and he was subsequently pulled up at Carlisle.	5-P41PP	Jonathon Bewley G Bewley	9	64.4kg	23 22/1
—	10	—	Eveque (G) Pulled Up Bounced back to form when striking on return at Hexham in November but this veteran is rather in-and-out, so it was no great surprise that he wasn't in the same form at Sedgefield next time.	8-15P9P	Peter Kavanagh Mrs J Walton	12	64.4kg	67 66/1
—	11	—	Auchinlek (G) Fell Didn't show much over hurdles but he has taken steps forward with each of his 3 starts since switched to fences, most recently finishing third of 12 in a 3¼m Carlisle handicap. Another step forward w…	055-453	Jamie Hamilton A M Thomson	7	64.4kg	7 6/1
—	12	—	Joie More (G) Pulled Up Has bettered his poor chase debut display the last twice, latterly beaten 18 lengths into third in the 11-runner C&D handicap won by Wholly Boley. However, will need to take a significant step forwar…	P43P56	Sean Quinlan Mrs J Stephen	8	64.4kg	13 12/1
6th	13	—	Cave Hill (G) PT Improved under a change of tactics when successful in a 10-runner handicap chase at Hexham in May. Best effort since when third of 7 at Sedgefield (21f, soft) last time and he's in with an each-way s…	536939-	Alan Doyle I A Duncan	7	64.4kg	11 10/1
5th	14	—	Whispering Dancer (G) P Just poor form under Rules so far and he looks up against it once more from way out of the handicap proper.	5-9956P	Nathan Moscrop S Corbett	7	64.4kg	81 80/1

Betting forecast: Dangerous Touch (4/1), Visual Impact (11/2), Celestial Fashion (6/1), Auchinlek (6/1), Cowboy Cooper (15/2), Wal Buck's (9/1), Cave Hill (10/1), Wholly Boley (10/1), Joie More (12/1), Travail D'Orfevre (14/1), Bushypark (18/1), Azof Des Mottes (22/1), Eveque (66/1), Whispering Dancer (80/1)