Agetur UK Kingmaker Novices' Chase (Grade 2) (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:12 | Winning time: 4m 8.87s

Allmankind^h,t⁷²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 154| CD

4/7

One of the best juvenile hurdlers around last season and quickly made up into an even better chaser, winning over C&D before making all by 2½ lengths from Hitman in Henry VIII at Sandown.

Form: 113-311

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Cheddleton⁵⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Sean Quinlan| T: J Candlish| OR: 149| D

5/1

Already a much better chaser than hurdler, successful in 2m contests at Carlisle and Haydock (decisively) the last twice. Looks more than capable of making his presence felt in a higher grade.

Form: 113-411

Sky Pirate^t³⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: Nick Scholfield| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 152| CD

3/1

Strong traveller who has proved a different proposition since dropped to 2m, showing smart form when winning handicaps at Cheltenham and over C&D on last 2 starts.

Form: 22-2511

Sacre Coeur^h³³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-8| J: Harry Bannister| T: C J Mann| OR: 135

80/1

Fairly useful ex-French chaser who won twice over 17f in early summer. Running with credit after 6 months off for new yard when unseating last in 2m Leicester listed chase. No easy task here, though

Form: 15-411U

Forecasts

Allmankind (4/7), Sky Pirate (3/1), Cheddleton (5/1), Sacre Coeur (80/1)

ALLMANKIND has taken tremendously well to fences and this front-runner ought to take plenty of pegging back again. Sky Pirate has been a revelation since dropped back to 2m and can give Dan Skelton's charge most to think about.