Vickers.Bet Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:27 | Winning time: 4m 12.30s

Prime Pretender²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams| OR: 96

10/3

Still a maiden but plenty of decent placed efforts this season, including over C&D, and should be in the mix again.

Form: 222463

Le Coeur Net^p,t²¹

Age: 11| Weight: 11-4| J: S Bowen| T: A J Honeyball| OR: 86| CD

9/2

Course winner whose last 2 victories came back in November 2020. On the decline since but more competitive off reduced mark at Wincanton latest.

Form: 24-4574

Templier^p,t⁸^{(ex 7)}

Age: 10| Weight: 11-4| J: Nick Scholfield| T: Mrs S J Humphrey| OR: 79| D

10/3

Inconsistent but took advantage of reduced mark at Sedgefield last week. Not an obvious type to follow up normally but has been found a good opportunity.

Form: 4P2P01

Ben Brody^b²³

Age: 13| Weight: 11-3| J: Max Kendrick| T: D J Jeffreys| OR: 85| D

22/1

Winning hurdler/chaser but failed to come on for return switched back to fences at Hereford/Plumpton and this veteran is easy to oppose nowadays.

Form: 545-B67

Gala Des Lys^h⁹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Lee Edwards| T: D Faulkner| OR: 82

50/1

Modest form at best in 3 bumpers and never a threat on completed starts over hurdles. Handicap/chase debut.

Form: 76/69P-0

Yellow Jacket²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Peter Kavanagh⁽⁵⁾| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 79

16/5

Lightly-raced maiden who arrives on the back of a good third of 11 in handicap hurdle (14/1) at Newcastle (16.9f, good to soft) 25 days ago. Player if taking to chasing at the first attempt.

Form: 744-63

Johnny Mac^t⁵⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-2| J: R T Dunne| T: T R Gretton| OR: 70

5/1

Well held in 4 races over hurdles, including on handicap debut, but showed his first form on chasing bow after 15 months off (5 lb out of the handicap) when fifth at Newcastle 50 days ago. Entitled to come on for that.

Form: P57/9-5

Forecasts

Yellow Jacket (16/5), Templier (10/3), Prime Pretender (10/3), Le Coeur Net (9/2), Johnny Mac (5/1), Ben Brody (22/1), Gala Des Lys (50/1)

It could be worth chancing the lightly-raced YELLOW JACKET to make a winning debut in this sphere on the back of a good third in a handicap hurdle at Newcastle. Penalised-winner Templier is an obvious threat, while Prime Pretender can grab another place.