Paddy Power Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:11 | Winning time: 6m 37.1s

Notachance^p⁵⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King| OR: 135| D

13/2

Gutsy winner of the Classic Chase at Warwick last season but has been out of sorts since, tried in a visor in this season's renewal last time.

Form: 1PP-P68

Flagrant Delitiep¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Stan Sheppard| T: R Walford| OR: 134

6/4

Genuine sort who resumed winning ways in good style at Wincanton 10 days ago, looking better than ever. Up 7 lb but should be in the mix once again if seeing out this longer trip.

Form: 56P221

Ofalltheginjoints^b²⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: Brendan Powell| T: C L Tizzard| OR: 130| D

9/4

Failed to go on from promising start over fences last winter but best effort since when second at Kempton last month, going with plenty of zest in front under a change of tactics. Needs considering.

Form: 5-P57P2

Musical Slave²³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-0| J: T J O'Brien| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 128

7/2

Decent third at Exeter on return but not a fluent jumper of fences and ran poorly over this C&D last month.

Form: U399-33

Non-Runners

Switch Hitter⁴⁰

Weight: 11-5| Age: 7

T: P F Nicholls J: H Cobden

Larry²¹

Weight: 11-5| Age: 9

T: G & J Moore J: J E Moore

Powerstown Park⁴⁰

Weight: 11-2| Age: 9

T: S Thomas J: Lorcan Williams

Forecasts

Flagrant Delitiep (6/4), Ofalltheginjoints (9/4), Switch Hitter (10/3), Musical Slave (7/2), Powerstown Park (4/1), Notachance (13/2), Larry (10/1)

POWERSTOWN PARK has much improved since upped to this sort of trip, winning 2 of his last 3 starts, and the manner of his win at Hereford 6 weeks ago suggests a 6 lb rise isn't insurmountable. Ofalltheginjoints was beaten only by a subsequent winner when back to form at Kempton and is potentially on a good mark, while the unexposed Switch Hitter will be suited by the return to 3m.