Gleneagles Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:45 | Winning time: 4m 54.46s

Brave Spartacus⁴⁰

Age: 12| Weight: 11-9| J: Ross Chapman⁽³⁾| T: G Boanas| OR: 127

22/1

Cartmel chase winner over 2m5f in August last year. Disappointing so far this season and races off a mark 1lb higher than for his most recent success.

Form: 1P7-53P

Rear Admiral^t¹⁷

Age: 12| Weight: 11-7| J: S Bowen| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 125| CD

9/2

Overcame jumping errors when victorious over C&D on good ground last time out. Raised 4lb for that success and is of interest once more.

Form: 4/13-541

Nefyn Bay^p,t¹⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-6| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 124| BF| CD

8/1

Successful by 7L over C&D on good ground on his penultimate outing. Could finish only fourth behind Rear Admiral here subsequently and work to do if he's to reverse that form.

Form: 114-514

King's Wharf^t¹⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-2| J: Rachel McDonald⁽⁵⁾| T: A M Thomson| OR: 120| D

20/1

Held in two starts here since returning from a break. Step back up to 2m4f looks likely to suit having finished 24L fourth over 2m last time.

Form: 5746-44

Workbench^b,t¹⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 11-1| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 119| D

9/4

Put a couple of disappointing efforts behind him when finishing runner-up at Uttoxeter (2m4f, good) last time out. Has to defy a 2lb rise in the weights if he's to take this contest.

Form: 4-60682

Jovial Joey^t⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: P J Brennan| T: M A Barnes| OR: 118| BF| C

11/4

Finished third on each of his last three appearances. Beaten 16½L over an extended 3m1f at Cartmel (good) last time and is dropping back in distance.

Form: PP-5333

Return Flight^p¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: C O'Farrell| T: R Menzies| OR: 118

11/2

Finished a decent third behind Rear Admiral in a handicap chase over C&D last time. Cheekpieces worn for the first time that day are retained.

Form: 035-243

Forecasts

Workbench (9/4), Jovial Joey (11/4), Rear Admiral (9/2), Return Flight (11/2), Nefyn Bay (8/1), King's Wharf (20/1), Brave Spartacus (22/1)

WORKBENCH represents an in form stable (7/27) and he can go one better than when finishing second last time out. The selection has the trip and ground in his favour and can get take this at the chief expense of last months C&D winner Rear Admiral. Return Flight, third here last time can fill the same position in this event.