Kube - Leicester's Leading Events Venue Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:45 | Winning time: 5m 52.5s

Guillemot²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 12-1| J: T J O'Brien| T: H D Daly| OR: 106

7/4

Progressive winner over hurdles and stepped up on return when close second at Chepstow, beaten only by a thriving sort and pulling clear of rest. Big shout if taking to fences at the first attempt.

Form: 8013-82

Artemision^p1¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 12-1| J: Luca Morgan⁽⁵⁾| T: B Pauling| OR: 106

16/1

Little solid form over hurdles and similar story both starts over fences. Headgear on.

Form: 43U4-4P

San Agustin^p1³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Stan Sheppard| T: T Lacey| OR: 103

5/2

Ex-pointer who showed fair form over hurdles (won at Southwell in May) and all the better for chase bow when second at Market Rasen. Big player in thin race with headgear applied.

Form: 8-21452

Steel Wave^t,v³⁴

Age: 11| Weight: 11-1| J: Tabitha Worsley⁽⁵⁾| T: G Hanmer| OR: 92| D

9/1

Temperamental sort who upped his game to end losing run at Stratford but rather predictably wasn't in the same form at Market Rasen.

Form: 548414

Clondaw Pretender^p,t²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Henry Brooke| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 90

3/1

Patchy profile but showed first form over fences when second of 4 in handicap chase at Newcastle (23.4f, good to firm, 5/1) 27 days ago, seeing his race out much better than has often been the case.

Form: 27/8P92

Iggy Iggins^p,t⁵⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Lee Edwards| T: T R Gretton| OR: 75

14/1

Never involved sole bumper start and showed nothing in trio of hurdle starts. Can only be watched now tackling larger obstacles. Cheekpieces refitted. 2 lb out of handicap.

Form: 77-59

Forecasts

Guillemot (7/4), San Agustin (5/2), Clondaw Pretender (3/1), Steel Wave (9/1), Iggy Iggins (14/1), Artemision (16/1)

GUILLEMOT took another step forward when just edged out by another progressive sort at Chepstow and Henry Daly's charge is taken to make a winning start over fences. San Agustin left his chase debut well behind as expected when a good second at Market Rasen and is a clear next best.