6.50 2m. 5f. 89yds. 11 Declared. C&L Fairburn Property Developments Ltd Handicap Chase (Div 1) (Class 5 ) of £8,000.00 4-y-o plus
1st - €4,357.00 2nd - €2,007.00 3rd - €1,003.00 4th - €502.00
Formscan - BUCK OF MAINE ran a solid race, shaping as if this extra yardage could be the perfect tonic, when third over the extended 2m3f at Stratford last month. Peter and Michael Bowen's five-year-old was beaten just one and three-quarter lengths on that occasion and this mark of 75 looks exploitable. Noah's Light was a bloodless winner over 2m5f at Newton Abbot but a 9lb rise in the ratings could prove difficult to negotiate, while Warner's Cross makes some appeal too.