Hepworth Brewery Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:02 | Winning time: 5m 21.00s

Black Franks Angel²¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Brendan Powell| T: J Farrelly| OR: 102

10/1

Made the frame over both hurdles and fences at up to 2m7f in Ireland for Henry De Bromhead. Not seen since May and now makes British/stable/handicap chase debut from a mark that looks no more than fair. Market check suggested.

Form: 36P03-P

Stoical Patient^v³⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: J E Moore| T: G & J Moore| OR: 100| CD

6/4

Completed drawn-out hat-trick when scoring at Fontwell (2m2f, good) last month. Has gone up a total of 29lb (9lb for latest) for that but was eased down again last time. Should make a bold bid, although non-runner recently due to heavy ground.

Form: PP01-11

Le Coeur Net^t⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Aidan Coleman| T: A J Honeyball| OR: 100| BF

7/4

Goes into this third attempt in a handicap chase 2lb lower than when making the frame over hurdles at Taunton in March. Was travelling well when unseating at Fontwell last time (2m3½f, heavy) and has claims with a clear round.

Form: 03-564U

Easter In Paris²⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: T J O'Brien| T: P Henderson| OR: 93

12/1

Trainer managed to eek out some improvement in her over fences in the spring, winning one at Hereford (2m5f, good to soft) and going well enough from 1lb higher next time. Could come on for reappearance and not ruled out from this mark.

Form: 2P512-0

Finnegan's Garden¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: T Dowling⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss Z C Davison| OR: 74| D

6/1

Sole success was over a similar trip on soft ground at Leicester in March from today's mark. Acts with cut, was entitled to need his reappearance run when a 17L second and has solid claims going into this.

Form: P631-52

Grayhawk^p²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: M Goldstein| T: Mrs D Grissell| OR: 68

20/1

Best effort over fences was around here last year but has yet to show his best on testing ground, was pulled up on his reappearance and is 6lb out of the handicap, all of which is rather offputting as a betting prospect.

Form: PFU4-4P

Non-Runners

Sir Hubert²⁰

Weight: 11-4| Age: 7

T: R Rowe J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Stoical Patient (6/4), Le Coeur Net (7/4), Finnegan's Garden (6/1), Sir Hubert (13/2), Black Franks Angel (10/1), Easter In Paris (12/1), Grayhawk (20/1)

A race that shouldn't take much winning can go to FINNEGAN'S GARDEN. Although he has won just the once, he has conditions and trip to suit, is on that same winning mark and should strip fitter for a reasonably good reappearance run at Leicester. Easter In Paris is another who can improve for his reappearance and take a hand, Sir Hubert is hard to rule out now back here, while Le Coeur Net still has it to prove despite what was shaping up into a good run when he unseated last time. Black Franks Angel is very much one to note in the market on his debut for Johnhy Farrelly.