Healthy Pets Insurance Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:05 | Winning time: 6m 48.10s

Gamain^b²⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Chester Williams⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs J Williams| OR: 105| CD

6/5

Doesn't always put his best foot forward, but that he has done on his two previous visits to Wincanton; 5lb higher than when beating Findusatgorcombe by 1¼L over an extended 3m2f (good) three-weeks ago; the most obvious candidate.

Form: 4P5931

Cap Horner⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: James Best| T: J W Mullins| OR: 100

2/1

Difficult to catch right and it's a major concern that all three of his career wins have come on soft ground; 5lb higher than when beating Goring One by 3¼L at Fontwell (3m2f, soft) in March; vulnerable on drying ground.

Form: P87P16

Charlie Papa Lima^t⁸⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: Paul O'Brien⁽³⁾| T: B Barr| OR: 94

7/2

17-race rules maiden (1-4 in PTP's); rated 5lb lower than when finishing a staying on ¾L second to Mister Maker at Taunton (2m5½f, good) in November; ideally suited by a sound surface; shouldn't be dismissed in a very weak race.

Form: P06285

Over The Arch^p1²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: L P Aspell| T: R Rowe| OR: 90

10/1

Eight-race rules maiden with a plethora of letters on his underwhelming CV; has fallen 13lb since allocated a handicap mark in late 2018; posted a shoddy round of fencing at Kempton (3m) last month; introduction of cheekpieces is hardly a positive.

Form: F84PP6

Forecasts

Gamain (6/5), Cap Horner (2/1), Charlie Papa Lima (7/2), Over The Arch (10/1)

GAMAIN is unbeaten in two starts at Wincanton, goes well for the 7lb claimer Chester Williams and a 5lb rise in the weights for his recent course success (3m2½f) isn't overly punitive, so undeniably rates as the standout pick. If he comes up short for whatever reason, the 17-race rules maiden Charlie Papa Lima is a confident choice to break his duck with obvious reservations about the forecast underfoot conditions for Cap Horner, and the 7yo Over The Arch making absolutely no appeal whatsoever.