15:00 Leicester

Monday 16 November 2020

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Katherine Swynford Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:00 | Winning time: 5m 54.20s

Cage Of Fear³²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: P J Brennan| T: F O'Brien| OR: 121| BF

15/2

Low-mileage 6-y-o who confirmed promise of chase debut effort when scoring in good style at Perth (23.8f) in September but jumping let him down again at Carlisle since.

Form: 32-6218

Station Master^p,t²⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-5| J: David Bass| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls| OR: 118| BF

9/1

Ended last season on a low-key note but step back in the right direction last 2 starts and continues to edge down the weights.

Form: 5PP-35R

Poker School^p²⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-4| J: Bryony Frost| T: Ian Williams| OR: 117

11/1

Lurks on a winning mark. Started the season with a pair of creditable in-frame efforts but needs to shrug off a couple of lesser runs at Warwick and Kempton.

Form: U4-2456

Bandsman^p,t²⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-4| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 117

9/2

Won off 3 lb higher (19f) last spring and went close at Uttoxeter back from a break in July. Unsuited by the way things panned out at Carlisle last time and return to further will suit.

Form: 52-23F4

Boughtbeforelunch^p²³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Jack Savage⁽⁷⁾| T: P R Webber| OR: 117

7/2

Consistent during a winless 2019/20 campaign and all the better for reappearance when runner-up at Cheltenham, keeping on when hung badly right run-in. Shortlist material.

Form: 32F3-82

Well Smitten^p¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: Jonathan England| T: S England| OR: 116

20/1

Unreliable chaser who signed off for last season with handicap chase win at Wetherby. Well held there on return, however, and not sure if he'll come on for that.

Form: 71P51-6

Big Difference¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Kielan Woods| T: B Pauling| OR: 114| D

10/3

Ex-pointer who scored over hurdles in 2019. Best effort over fences when runner-up at Taunton on comeback last month and the third has since boosted the form.

Form: 71/34P-2

Oscar Wilde²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Ryan Mania| T: J Parkinson & S Smith| OR: 113

12/1

Improved again when opening account in a soundly-run Sedgefield handicap (19.3f) in January but well held both starts since 8 months apart.

Form: 3F215-9

Waikiki Waves²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Joshua Moore| T: G & J Moore| OR: 113| C

10/1

Has struggled to make an impact since making a winning return last season though latest fourth at Fontwell was a step back in the right direction and is now 1 lb above last winning mark.

Form: 156P-44

Forecasts

Big Difference (10/3), Boughtbeforelunch (7/2), Bandsman (9/2), Cage Of Fear (15/2), Station Master (9/1), Waikiki Waves (10/1), Poker School (11/1), Oscar Wilde (12/1), Well Smitten (20/1)

BIG DIFFERENCE pulled clear of a subsequent winner when a good second at Taunton on his return last month and remains unexposed. Boughtbeforelunch remains competitively handicapped and is another to consider along with Bandsman.