Happy 85th Birthday John Jarvis Mares' Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:11 | Winning time: 7m 6.54s

1^st

Shighness

711-2

6/5f

T: Micky HammondJ: B S Hughes

Raced in third, closed on leaders 3 out, went second before 2 out, pushed along to lead last, ridden when faced challenge after final fence, soon asserted and went clear inside final 110 yard run-in, eased slightly final strides, comfortably op Evens

2^nd

Eureka Creek

812-0

9/4

T: Miss E C LavelleJ: Joe Anderson (5)

Raced in third, took closer order but not fluent 4 out, led before 3 out, faced challenge after 2 out, headed before last but rallied on landing, ridden when outpaced before final 110 yards run-in, kept on but no chance with winner near finish op 11/4

3^rd

West Lawn

810-2

22/1

T: J WaltonJ: Harry Reed

Held up last, closed on leaders after 4 out, went third before 2 out, hit last and soon outpaced run-in, rallied and just denied second final strides tchd 16/1 and tchd 25/1

4^th

Eleanor Bob

911-9

3/1

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch

Led, extended advantage 5th, good jump 8th, reduced lead 10th, went right and raced wide 11th, joined after 4 out, headed before 3 out, soon outpaced and dropped to last before final fence, finished tallied off op 11/4 tchd 10/3

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.20EX:£3.80Trifecta:£11.40SF:£4.15

Forecasts

Shighness (6/5), Eureka Creek (9/4), Eleanor Bob (3/1), West Lawn (22/1)

EUREKA CREEK is nicely handicapped and took a firm step back in the right direction when third at Cheltenham 49 days ago, so she's worth siding with in this less competitive scenario, with the step back up in trip unlikely to pose a problem. Shighness is the main danger although Eleanor Bob should take a hand if she can put a poor run behind her.