Prestige Safety 'Your Trusted Safety Partner' Handicap Chase

Off time: 13:20 | Winning time: 3m 57.44s

Pawpaw^p,t³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: C Gethings| T: P R Webber| OR: 100| CD

5/1

Winner of a maiden hurdle here last spring, but record in that sphere is hardly compelling and he didn't take at all well to fences at the first attempt at Stratford last month.

Form: 65483-4

Robin Des Mana⁴⁶

Age: 11| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr P York⁽⁵⁾| T: P York| OR: 98| CD

25/1

Caused a 40/1 surprise off a career-low mark when scoring at Worcester (16.5f) last July. However, he offered little when returning from a nine-month absence over the same C&D 46 days ago.

Form: 28/761-9

Running Cloud⁴³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Adam Wedge| T: L Morgan| OR: 97

9/2

Five-time winner on the Flat, but hasn't shown much in three starts over hurdles and can only be watched starting out over fences here for his new yard.

Form: 44/0

Chapati^p1²⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Ned Fox⁽⁷⁾| T: J Coulson| OR: 95| CD

8/1

Made all when off the mark at second attempt over fences at Stratford last summer. Now 1 lb below that winning mark, but with good reason (pulled up on two of his three subsequent starts) and hopes pinned on cheekpieces sparking a revival.

Form: 212P6-P

Willcollins¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: Benjamin Poste| T: R Potter| OR: 85

15/2

Maiden pointer who has offered little in a bumper/three starts over hurdles, and it's hard to envisage him making an impact on this chase debut.

Form: 2P5P7/8

Serjeant Painter³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-6| J: Kielan Woods| T: B Pauling| OR: 78

1/1

Bagged a Stratford handicap hurdle in August 2021 and showed an aptitude for this game when third of eight on chase debut at Worcester (16.5f) last month. Entitled to come on for that run and leading claims here off a 4 lb lower mark.

Form: 33174-3

Non-Runners

Red Maple²⁷

Weight: 11-0| Age: 6

T: J & A O'Neill J: K Brogan

Forecasts

Serjeant Painter (1/1), Red Maple (13/8), Running Cloud (9/2), Pawpaw (5/1), Willcollins (15/2), Chapati (8/1), Robin Des Mana (25/1)

This represents a good opportunity for SERJEANT PAINTER to make it second time lucky over fences. The 7-y-o jumped pretty well when third on debut in this sphere last month at Worcester where he was returning from a seven-month absence and left the impression that he'd be better for the run. Given that Chapati and Pawpaw both have questions to answer, Red Maple will most likely emerge as the main danger, provided he takes to fences at the first attempt.