Racing Partnership Selling Handicap Chase

Off time: 13:32 | Winning time: 5m 38.4s

Princeton Royale^b¹²

Age: 11| Weight: 11-12| J: Bryony Frost| T: N B King| OR: 141| C| D

6/4

Veteran C&D winner who sprung something of a surprise when successful on return at Stratford (22.5f) in September. Disappointing here latest but clearly a player down markedly in class.

Form: 86P8-15

Wicked Willy^t²⁶⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 10-7| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR: 122| D

3/1

Largely underwhelming efforts in handful of starts last season, typically not fluent and never on terms when seventh at Kempton (3m) in February. Still, arrives fresh and this much less demanding.

Form: 17/5867-

Master Burbidge^p¹⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 10-0| J: Harry Reed⁽³⁾| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 114| D

10/1

Versatile performer who posted good third on return to chasing at Perth (20.1f) in July but has gone backwards subsequently. Needs to bounce back dropped in grade.

Form: 47-3U48

Dream Bolt^t¹¹

Age: 12| Weight: 10-0| J: Jack Tudor⁽⁵⁾| T: D A Rees| OR: 108| D

9/4

Essentially held his form well this season, hitting the frame on 3 of his 5 starts and went well for a long way at Stratford (21f) 11 days ago. However, operating from out of the weights here.

Form: 5/24236

Abbey Lane²³⁵

Age: 15| Weight: 10-0| J: Tristan Durrell⁽⁷⁾| T: C Fryer| OR: 96

80/1

Useful one-time hurdler/chaser but he's now firmly in to the veteran stage and well held in points earlier this year. Stiff task on his hands from out of the weights on first Rules start since 2017.

Form: 574446-

Forecasts

Princeton Royale (6/4), Dream Bolt (9/4), Wicked Willy (3/1), Master Burbidge (10/1), Abbey Lane (80/1)

PRINCETON ROYALE isn't the most consistent as a rule but he's undoubtedly capable, and having run well here on a number of occasions, he's fancied to capitalise on the marked drop in class. Wicked Willy was disappointing himself last term but will find this less demanding and rates the chief threat.