Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap Chase

Off time: 12:51 | Winning time: 6m 16.1s

Brother Pat¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Theo Gillard⁽⁵⁾| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 120

9/4

Has taken to fences extremely well, and made it 4-6 with a wide-margin success in 27f handicap chase at Sedgefield 19 days ago. Up another 8 lb but he's a big player.

Form: 131211

What's Occurring^p1³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: J J Burke| T: O Sherwood| OR: 119

7/1

In good nick in the summer but returned from 3 months off with below-par third of five in 3m Exeter handicap last month. Cheekpieces go on now and sort to bounce back.

Form: 1/37-2F3

Larkbarrow Lad^t³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Sean Houlihan⁽³⁾| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 118| BF| C

4/1

Temperamental sort but he shaped as if in need of run after 6 months off when fourth of 5 in 3m handicap chase at Exeter 35 days ago. Others remain more persuasive, though.

Form: 0423-54

Accordingtogino^p,t¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 117| D

10/3

Arrives out of sorts, only sixth of 8 in handicap chase at Warwick (25.4f) 18 days ago. Needs a big step forward.

Form: P22-5P6

Ebony Gale^b,t¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: T J O'Brien| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 113

3/1

Bagged his third win of 2021 in match at Taunton (23f) 12 days ago. Highly respected for in-form yard.

Form: 3-21221

Forecasts

Brother Pat (9/4), Ebony Gale (3/1), Accordingtogino (10/3), Larkbarrow Lad (4/1), What's Occurring (7/1)

BROTHER PAT has been hit with another hefty rise in the weights but Donald McCain's thriving 6-y-o still looks the one to beat in his quest for a fifth chase win this season. Ebony Gale has more to do than when scoring at Taunton recently but is feared most, with What's Occurring not ruled out either if the fitting of cheekpieces ekes out some improvement.