Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap Chase

Off time: 19:00 | Winning time: 6m 3.4s

Lies About Milan^b²⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 11-8| J: Liam Harrison⁽⁵⁾| T: F O'Brien| OR: 112

5/1

Maiden hurdler/chaser who, equipped with first-time blinkers, ran best race for a while when 8.5 lengths second of 6 at Stratford (22.5f) last month. Possibilities if backing that up.

Form: 6443-P2

Ebony Gale^b,t³⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: T J O'Brien| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 110| D

2/1

Following a break/wind surgery, matched previous best when off the mark over fences at Taunton (23f) in March. Similar form in hitting frame both starts since and another bold showing is on the cards.

Form: 28613-2

Sackett¹⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 11-3| J: J M Quinlan| T: N B King| OR: 107| D

10/1

Fairly useful chaser at his best who left a trio of non-completions in his wake to get back to winning ways over 3m at Fakenham in March. Proved most disappointing last two starts, though.

Form: PP13-PP

Diamond Brig^p³¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-2| J: Lee Edwards| T: Henry Oliver| OR: 106

7/2

Bounced back to score cosily on return/yard debut at Uttoxeter (20f) in November. Couldn't match that in 3 subsequent starts last term but his latest keeping on fourth over C&D in May was a better run

Form: 5/1P73-4

Raven's Tower⁵¹

Age: 11| Weight: 11-1| J: K Brogan⁽⁵⁾| T: B Pauling| OR: 105

7/2

Without a win since 2017 but did shape better than the bare result on back of a break when midfield in a Warwick handicap (3m) in April, making move earlier than ideal. Eased further 4 lb.

Form: 553556-

Findusatgorcombe^t³⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-0| J: J E Moore| T: J D Frost| OR: 104

12/1

Bagged an Exeter handicap over 30.7f in December. Not disgraced from out of the handicap in Devon National on penultimate start and undone by bad mistake at Fakenham early on last month.

Form: 3/4127-9

Forecasts

Ebony Gale (2/1), Raven's Tower (7/2), Diamond Brig (7/2), Lies About Milan (5/1), Sackett (10/1), Findusatgorcombe (12/1)

Little between the principals at these weights, but in-form EBONY GALE is less exposed than most of these over fences and taken to add to his Taunton victory in the spring. Raven's Tower is a very long time without a win but seems sure to have a say now the offiicial assessor has relented, while Diamond Brig needs considering too on the back of his recent C&D fourth.