Sky Sports Racing On Sky 415 Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:40 | Winning time: 6m 44.80s

Young Wolf⁴⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: K Brogan⁽⁵⁾| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 125| C| D

10/3

Multiple hurdles/chase winner who ended last season out of form and hard to enthuse over his exploits this summer, again beaten long way out when pulled up over C&D in July. Tough to assess.

Form: 60P7-PP

Sizing Cusimano^b⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Brendan Powell| T: C L Tizzard| OR: 122| BF| CD

2/1

Ended lengthy losing run over 3m here in May and followed up over C&D in June, making all and coasting clear. Solid runners-up efforts from inflated mark both starts since and possibilities again.

Form: 331122

Montanna¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: S Bowen| T: P & M Bowen| OR: 118

5/1

Hurdles winner who made it 3 wins from last 5 starts over fences when landing 4-runner Sedgefield handicap (27f) 2 weeks ago. Handicapper applies more pressure but not ruled out in this groove.

Form: 211331

Wishfull Dreaming^b,t¹⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 11-3| J: Jonathan England| T: S England| OR: 116| BF

10/1

Back to form of late and ended losing run over 3m at Bangor (blinkered) 2 starts back. Not disgraced when fourth back there under a penalty 15 days ago and he's no forlorn hope back up in trip.

Form: 442214

Friends Don't Ask^p⁴⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Nick Scholfield| T: Martin Smith| OR: 110| D

11/2

Building up a good record over fences, adding third success to the tally at Newton Abbot (25.7f) early in July. Not disgraced when fourth over C&D later that month and he may yet have more to offer.

Form: P1-3214

Dee Star^t,v¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-1| J: Tabitha Worsley⁽⁵⁾| T: G Hanmer| OR: 100

7/1

Maiden hunter chase winner in 2019 who maintained good Cartmel record when just held over extended 25f at that venue 11 days ago. 4 lb higher now stepping back up in grade.

Form: 4U-U232

Forecasts

Sizing Cusimano (2/1), Young Wolf (10/3), Montanna (5/1), Friends Don't Ask (11/2), Dee Star (7/1), Wishfull Dreaming (10/1)

A competitive contest in which it may pay to side with FRIENDS DON'T ASK. He's made good strides forward over the larger obstacles, resuming winning ways at Newton Abbot in July and shaping better than the distance beaten suggests when fourth over C&D. Given a short break since, he may well be up to defying this mark. Sizing Cusimano and Montanna head up the dangers.