Lord Kitchener Inn Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:25 | Winning time: 4m 58.55s

Abaya Du Mathan^b,t⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 11-10| J: Fergus Gillard⁽³⁾| T: D Pipe| OR: 102

9/4

Dual chase winner in France last year and, having dropped a long way in the weights, ran best race for current yard when runner-up in handicap at Wincanton (20.2f) 8 days ago. Leading player.

Form: 4F4P82

Shake Him Up²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: James Bowen| T: P & M Bowen| OR: 101

12/1

Modest form in maiden hurdles, including when fourth on yard debut in September. Off 6 months prior to being pulled up on chase debut at Perth 24 days ago, never involved after bad mistake seventh.

Form: 80-524P

Green Planet³³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King| OR: 100

10/3

Fairly useful maiden on the Flat but hasn't progressed from hurdles debut, not looking entirely straightforward when fourth on handicap bow at Doncaster (16.6f) last month. Makes chase debut.

Form: 4-2894

Fanamix⁶⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Ben Jones| T: Miss R Curtis| OR: 99

11/4

Modest maiden hurdler who has shown little in 2 starts over fences. Fared no better when eighth of 13 in handicap hurdle here (23.9f) in February, so has enough to prove now back chasing.

Form: 1P-3P48

Out For Justice^t²⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-1| J: Benjamin Poste| T: Katy Price| OR: 93| D

7/2

Bagged handicaps at Chepstow and Worcester in April and some creditable efforts in defeat this term. Now 2 lb below last winning mark but may just find one or two too strong.

Form: 925354

Non-Runners

Caswell Bay⁴⁰

Weight: 12-0| Age: 7

T: Evan Williams J: Conor Ring

Do It For Thy Sen²⁶

Weight: 11-12| Age: 8

T: Kerry Lee J: R Patrick

Sam Haze⁶⁵

Weight: 10-0| Age: 8

T: P C Dando J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Abaya Du Mathan (9/4), Caswell Bay (9/4), Fanamix (11/4), Do It For Thy Sen (11/4), Green Planet (10/3), Out For Justice (7/2), Shake Him Up (12/1), Sam Haze (33/1)

ABAYA DU MATHAN had dropped a long way in the weights prior to running his best race for David Pipe at Wincanton 8 days ago and, off the same mark, he can go one better. The 10-y-o is well handicapped on the pick of his French form, so he looks the one to beat for his in-form yard. Do It For Thy Sen can give the selection most to think about back down to his last winning mark, while Caswell Bay is open to progress on his third start over fences.