bet365.com Handicap Chase

Off time: 13:00 | Winning time: 4m 59.55s

Pain Au Chocolat^p,t¹⁹³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: C O'Farrell| T: R Menzies| OR: 139

20/1

Ground all comes the same for this seven-time winner who won at Newcastle over 2m4f in April. Unseated in France when last sighted in June but back after a break here he isn't ignored although the handicap looks restrictive.

Form: 06391-F

Constantine Bay¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: Henry Brooke| T: B Ellison| OR: 135| C| D

10/1

Grade Two Hurdle winner here over 3m in 2017 was fourth in Grade Ones at Cheltenham and Aintree subsequently. Off the track almost two years afterwards and two non-descript efforts since including chase bow latest cast doubts now.

Form: 1144/5-4

Storm Control^p,t²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Danny Cook| T: Kerry Lee| OR: 135

11/4

Returned from wind surgery to score at Huntingdon (2m½f, good) in April. Didn't appear to cope with a 13lb rise when held on his reappearance at Ludlow although Wetherby second much more like it. Up in the weights again but progressing nicely.

Form: 7P4-142

Barton Knoll³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Sean Quinlan| T: J Mackie| OR: 132| CD

3/1

December C&D win one of two good ground successes over this distance last winter. Respectable fourth in a deeper race than this at Newbury on return and respected off the same mark.

Form: 32P-154

Sky Pirate²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 132| BF

6/4

Maiden over fences has often looked well handicapped without quite delivering and twice fallen in the past. Latest second at Ascot in a better race showed what he can do and looks a massive player off the same mark.

Form: 2B47-F2

Boagrius^t⁴²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: C Gethings| T: T R George| OR: 127

12/1

Won twice to start the year before finishing fourth to end last season. Reappearance at Ayr disappointing when pulled up but he could leave that behind now.

Form: 3U114-P

Forecasts

Sky Pirate (6/4), Storm Control (11/4), Barton Knoll (3/1), Constantine Bay (10/1), Boagrius (12/1), Pain Au Chocolat (20/1)

Many times in the past SKY PIRATE has let his supporters down and jumping can be his Achilles heel. All of that said though he is almost certainly on a winnable mark at present and he looks the most attractively handicapped horse in the race. If thing again go awry progressive Storm Control and consistent Barton Knoll would be the likely profiteers.