16:00 Southwell

Thursday 3 September 2020

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Support The ARC Racing Club Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:00 | Winning time: 4m 0.24s

Bagan^p1⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: David Noonan| T: T R Gretton| OR: 104

33/1

Little impact since opening his account in a handicap chase at Stratford last summer, and hopes pinned on first-time cheekpieces sparking a revival.

Form: U154P-8

Beautiful Ben^v1⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 11-10| J: Adam Wedge| T: L Morgan| OR: 102| D

4/1

Posted his best effort for a while when fifth of 14 off this reduced mark at Perth on Sunday. Drying ground will help and he's one to consider in a first-time visor.

Form: 4P-5645

Cillian's Well^b,t²⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-0| J: R T Dunne| T: J L Flint| OR: 92| CD

7/1

Largely below par since Worcester success last May but now 12 lb below that winning mark and there were more encouraging signs at Newton Abbot 29 days ago.

Form: 866-673

Wisecracker^p,t¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Bryony Frost| T: B I Case| OR: 92| D

13/2

Just one win from 27 starts overall (19 in this sphere) but was travelling as well any when unseating Bryony Frost 3 out at Fontwell recently. Big player off unchanged mark.

Form: 21-223U

Agentleman¹⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 10-11| J: T Scudamore| T: P Winks| OR: 89| CD

15/2

Refused to race at Market Rasen in July but on good behaviour since, scoring over C&D last month before going close at Fontwell 2 weeks later.

Form: 06-3R12

Getaway North³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-9| J: C J Todd⁽⁵⁾| T: C T Pogson| OR: 87| D

9/2

Gained breakthrough success in 2m handicap chase at Catterick January. However, not in the same form since and remains 2 lb above that winning mark.

Form: 314-835

Canny Tom^p1,t⁴⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 10-5| J: Lee Edwards| T: D Frankland| OR: 83| D

66/1

Largely struggled in his 13 starts for this yard and, unless first-time cheekpieces work the oracle, he's likely to come up short once more.

Form: 6338-9P

Centreofexcellence^h,t³⁰⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 10-3| J: Max Kendrick⁽³⁾| T: A Wintle| OR: 81| D

12/1

Dual winner in 2018 but not at same level last year, for all that his final 2 efforts of that campaign were decent. Probably best watched following a 10-month absence.

Form: PP0434-

Cawthorne^h,t²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-1| J: P J Brennan| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 79

11/1

Winner of second of his 2 starts between the flags but has failed to complete on 5 of his 7 starts under Rules. Hood refitted.

Form: FPP-7FP

Dragon Khan^t³⁰

Age: 11| Weight: 10-0| J: Benjamin Poste| T: Mrs R Gasson| OR: 77| D

11/1

Opened chase account at Bangor last August and posted his best effort since when fourth to Agentleman over C&D 30 days ago. Each-way shout if able to build on that.

Form: 1667-44

American Craftsman^p²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: James Best| T: A Wintle| OR: 69| D

10/1

More miss than hit since scoring over hurdles in October 2017, and he's 9 lb 'wrong' at the weights.

Form: 63P29-6

Non-Runners

Cybalko²⁴

Weight: 11-7| Age: 7

T: S England J: David England

Forecasts

Beautiful Ben (4/1), Getaway North (9/2), Wisecracker (13/2), Cybalko (7/1), Cillian's Well (7/1), Agentleman (15/2), American Craftsman (10/1), Cawthorne (11/1), Dragon Khan (11/1), Centreofexcellence (12/1), Bagan (33/1), Canny Tom (66/1)

In an open-looking contest it may be worth chancing CILLIAN'S WELL, who took a step back in the right direction at Newton Abbot last time. He is 4 lb lower now and his sole previous visit here resulted in a wide-margin C&D success in October 2018. Wisecracker was travelling well when exiting 3 out at Fontwell and he is feared most ahead of Beautiful Ben and Dragon Khan.