Hurdle Turf
Good To Soft 3m 1f
Letemgo bids for his fourth consecutive win but has been treated very sternly by the handicapper since his clearcut success here last month and ready preference is for GENERAL MAHLER, who took well to chasing during the winter and now reverts to hurdling on a handy mark. Volcanic has been in decent form since returning from a long absence in the autumn and should also be on the premises.[Chris Wilson]
RP Ratings Luckime
POSTDATA Volcanic
TOPSPEED Volcanic
SPOTLIGHT General Mahler
THE NORTH Skipthescales

1 
Evidently suited by step up to 3m1f when making all for wide-margin success in three-runner novice event at Catterick (good to soft) last month; it's tricky to gauge what that form is worth but he's open to further improvement in handicaps. 
LuckimeD
R Dunne/Miss V Williams
Ålder: 6
Vikt: 11-12
Spotlight Form: -57531
4.00, 4.33 - DateRace conditionsWeightAnalysisJockeyORTSRPR
- 12/02/18CAT 25GS Cl4 NvHd,4K10-91/3 27l, Jack Devine[8/13F]10-12Charlie Deutsch11487125
- 18/01/18LUD 21Sft Cl4 MdHd,5K11-53/15 10 1/2l, Call Me Sid[12/1]11-5Robert Dunne95110
- 02/12/17BAN 19Sft Cl4 NvHd,3K10-95/12 20l, Uppertown Prince[11/1]10-12Charlie Deutsch50112
- 08/11/17CHP 19Sft Cl5 MdHd,3K11-07/16 28l, Chooseyourweapon[20/1]11-0Liam Treadwell70100
- 15/10/17CHP 16Gd 4-6yCl4 NHF,3K11-05/9 8l, Mont Des Avaloirs[8/1]11-0Liam Treadwell54103
- 05/04/17CRL 17GS 4-6yCl5 NHF,2K11-22/11 6l, Court Affairs[6/1]11-2Liam Treadwell44103
2 
Holds no secrets from the handicapper but gave good account when fifth at Market Rasen (2m7f, soft) three weeks ago and has a course win on his CV; probably won't be far away. 
VolcanicB
B Hughes/D McCain
Ålder: 9
Vikt: 11-11
Spotlight Form: 3-3325
6.00, 5.50 - DateRace conditionsWeightAnalysisJockeyORTSRPR
- 11/03/18MAR 23Sft Cl3 HdHc,8K11-25/13 6 1/4l, Aaron Lad[16/1]11-1 tWill Kennedy120106116
- 02/03/18STH 16St/Slw Cl4 NHF,3K11-42/3 2 3/4l, Bordeaux Bill[4/1]11-4 tWill Kennedy126
- 01/01/18MUS 23GS Cl3 HdHc,12K10-93/9 3 3/4l, Cresswell Legend[4/1]11-2 tWill Kennedy12050123
- 27/11/17KEM 24GS Cl4 HdHc,4K11-123/9 3 3/4l, Muthabir[20/1]11-4 tWill Kennedy11983122
- 18/09/16PLU 24GF Cl3 HdHc,5K10-133/4 6 1/4l, Listen And Learn[3/1]10-13 tWill Kennedy12595121
- 01/09/16SED 27Gd Cl3 HdHc,6K11-123/7 1/4l, Optimistic Bias[10/1]11-10 tWill Kennedy12552126
7 
Returned from long absence with two underwhelming hurdle runs towards end of last year but has subsequently performed with credit in three chases (2m5f-3m2f), and looks interesting back in this sphere off a workable mark; had wind surgery last month. 
General Mahler
N Moscrop/B Ellison
Ålder: 8
Vikt: 11-2
Spotlight Form: -05243
5.00, 5.50 - DateRace conditionsWeightAnalysisJockeyORTSRPR
- 04/02/18MUS 26Sft Cl4 ChHc,8K11-63/8 6 1/2l, Attention Please[4/1]9-11 tDanny Cook113120
- 09/01/18DON 23Sft Cl4 NvChHc,5K11-14/6 4 3/4l, Red Infantry[7/2]11-1 tBrian Hughes11368120
- 26/12/17MAR 21Sft Cl3 NvChHc,8K10-72/10 1/4l, Kimberlite Candy[10/1]11-6 t(1)Conor O'Farrell11086120
- 02/12/17DON 19GS Cl3 HdHc,9K10-65/10 17 1/2l, Fixed Rate[25/1]10-13Connor King11385104
- 04/11/17WET 19Sft Cl3 HdHc,6K11-310/11 30l, Diamond Fort[16/1]11-7Danny Cook11795
- 30/05/16CRT 22Gd Cl3 HdHc,6K11-54/15 11l, Allbarnone[7/1]10-9Gavin Sheehan12061118
3 
Back in form with three consecutive wins this year, the latest when readily drawing clear over C&D (heavy) last month; faster ground won't be a problem but recent 18lb hike up the weights asks a lot of him. 
LetemgoBD
Ross Chapman/A Hamilton
Ålder: 10
Vikt: 11-9
Spotlight Form: 536111
5.00 - DateRace conditionsWeightAnalysisJockeyORTSRPR
- 19/02/18CRL 25Hy Cl4 HdHc,5K11-11/11 7l, Haul Us In[2/1F]10-11Ross Chapman99118
- 11/02/18AYR 24Hy Cl5 CdHdHc,3K11-121/8 5l, Rivabodiva[11/4J]11-5Ross Chapman99106
- 14/01/18KEL 25Sft Cl5 HdHc,3K11-21/14 1 1/4l, Massini's Lady[7/1]10-3Mr Bruce Lynn9567100
- 02/01/18AYR 24Hy Cl4 HdHc,4K10-26/11 35l, Too Many Chiefs[7/1]11-1 hRoss Chapman96972
- 06/12/17HAY 22Hy Cl4 CdHdHc,5K10-63/8 5l, Pop Rockstar[14/1]11-0 hRoss Chapman965895
- 10/11/17HEX 23Sft Cl5 HdHc,4K11-35/12 17 1/2l, On A Promise[9/1]11-6 hRobert Hogg955886
4 
2-7 since switched to handicap hurdles this season, the latter success gained in first-time blinkers at Newcastle (3m, soft) in January; often hits a flat spot in his races and was disappointing at Ayr last month; cheekpieces back on today. 
SkipthescalesD
T Dowson/P Kirby
Ålder: 6
Vikt: 11-5
Spotlight Form: 314314
7.00, 5.50 - DateRace conditionsWeightAnalysisJockeyORTSRPR
- 26/02/18AYR 24Hy Cl4 HdHc,5K11-104/6 24l, The Delray Munky[11/4]11-5 blAdam Nicol1134392
- 30/01/18NCS 24Sft Cl4 HdHc,4K11-121/8 2 3/4l, Tickanrun[11/4]10-11 bl(1)Adam Nicol10987111
- 02/01/18AYR 24Hy Cl4 HdHc,4K11-43/11 21l, Too Many Chiefs[4/1]11-1 cpThomas Dowson11036100
- 09/12/17WET 24Sft Cl4 HdHc,4K11-94/13 11l, Pop Rockstar[9/1]11-5 cpThomas Dowson11096107
- 18/11/17WET 24GS Cl4 HdHc,4K10-71/8 1l, Early Retirement[3/1]11-12 cpThomas Dowson10558109
- 03/11/17WET 21GS Cl4 NvCdHdHc,3K11-43/13 8 1/2l, On A Promise[16/1]10-4 cp(1)Thomas Dowson10515107
8 
Unexposed 7yo who has finished well-held second behind long-odds-on winners in 2m4f maiden/novice events at Ayr on first two starts; not an easy horse to weigh up but his pedigree offers significant hope the step up in trip will suit. 
Geronimo
Mr A Chadwick/A Thomson
Ålder: 7
Vikt: 10-13
Spotlight Form: 22
10.00 - DateRace conditionsWeightAnalysisJockeyORTSRPR
- 10/03/18AYR 20Sft Cl4 NvHd,4K10-92/4 18l, Uppertown Prince[9/1]11-8Mr Alex Chadwick103
- 11/02/18AYR 20Hy Cl5 MdHd,3K10-122/6 15l, Just Don't Ask[18/1]11-5Mr Alex Chadwick84103
5 
Won twice last year (3m/2m7f) and was very creditable second in quite valuable series final here (3m, soft) in December but has become inconsistent and needs to bounce back from a poor effort in January. 
Native OptimistD
F O'Toole/S Walton
Ålder: 11
Vikt: 11-5
Spotlight Form: 821727
17.00, 19.00 - DateRace conditionsWeightAnalysisJockeyORTSRPR
- 25/01/18KEL 25Hy Cl3 HdHc,6K10-117/8 62l, Landecker[10/1]11-2Finian O'Toole1134855
- 03/12/17CRL 24Sft Cl2 HdHc,15K10-62/10 3l, Ebony Rose[33/1]10-5Miss Catherine Walton11043112
- 15/11/17AYR 24Hy Cl4 HdHc,4K11-57/9 74l, Too Many Chiefs[9/1]10-11Miss Catherine Walton1113940
- 14/10/17HEX 23Hy Cl3 HdHc,6K10-21/8 13l, Total Assets[11/1]11-6Finian O'Toole10040114
- 11/09/17PER 23GS Cl4 HdHc,4K10-62/8 3l, Ebony Rose[22/1]10-9Miss Catherine Walton9897
- 21/08/17HEX 23Gd Cl4 HdHc,3K11-08/9 48l, Final Fling[25/1]10-6Miss C Walton1005257
6 
Held narrow lead before last-flight fall on seasonal/stable debut at Ayr (3m, heavy) in November and is 2lb lower here, but has been pulled up on both subsequent appearances; needs to have benefited from last month's wind operation. 
Royal SaluteD
J Bewley/G Bewley
Ålder: 8
Vikt: 11-4
Spotlight Form: 3F-FPP
- DateRace conditionsWeightAnalysisJockeyORTSRPR
- 02/02/18CAT 25GS Cl3 HdHc,7K11-4PU/6 Planet Nine[50/1]11-7 bl,tJonathon Bewley115
- 02/01/18AYR 24Hy Cl4 HdHc,4K11-10PU/11 Too Many Chiefs[16/1]11-1Jonathon Bewley116
- 15/11/17AYR 24Hy Cl4 HdHc,4K11-8F/9 Too Many Chiefs[16/1]10-11Jonathon Bewley114113
- 01/04/17UTT 24Sft Cl4 ChHc,5K11-12F/7 Optimistic Bias[11/2]11-4 bl,tHarry Cobden119
- 13/02/17PLU 25Sft Cl3 NvChHc,7K11-13/5 48l, Minella On Line[5/4F]11-8 bl,tHarry Cobden1196090
- 30/01/17PLU 25Hy Cl4 ChHc,6K11-81/6 2 3/4l, Talk Of The South[9/4F]11-12 bl,tHarry Cobden11459122

