BetVictor Betting After The 'Off' Handicap Chase

Off time: 20:30 | Winning time: 5m 7.85s

Sword Of Fate¹⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 12-0| J: B S Hughes| T: L Kerr| OR: 103| CD

15/8

C&D winner who bounced back to form to score at Wetherby (15.2f) in April. Mixed bag subsequently and no match for thriving sort in 3-runner handicap over C&D latest, but back in lower grade now and holds solid claims.

Form: 2-28382

Ballymagee⁴⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Jack Hogan⁽³⁾| T: Caroline Mccaldin| OR: 97

15/2

Hasn't shown much to date, including in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick last time. Has scored in points, however, and is worth monitoring in the market on chasing bow.

Form: 2325-60

Sea Prince^p²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: William Shanahan⁽⁵⁾| T: R M Smith| OR: 88

10/3

Nine-race maiden whose best effort thus far came when second in handicap hurdle at this course (23.9f, good) in June, Not in quite same form here, latest, and remains to be seen if switch to chasing brings about improvement.

Form: 85-4P25

Zagnzig¹⁹

Age: 12| Weight: 10-10| J: John Shinnick⁽⁷⁾| T: S Wilson| OR: 85| D

14/1

One win from 53 NH runs. Fared no better returned to hurdling at Downpatrick last month and is hard to recommend on yard debut/return to chasing.

Form: 2UPP-P9

Izzy's Champion^p,t³⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-2| J: P W Wadge⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 76| D

5/2

Made the frame again when third of 5 in handicap chase (7/2) at Market Rasen (19.2f, good to firm) 39 days ago. Ought to give another good account but others preferred for win purposes. 1 lb out of the weights.

Form: 2432-33

A Place Apart³³⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 10-2| J: Danny McMenamin| T: Miss L Harrison| OR: 75

14/1

Went off the boil for Gavin Cromwell in 2020 and little impact for current yard last year. Best watched from out of the handicap on return from 11-month absence.

Form: P53790-

Non-Runners

Lough Carra¹³

Weight: 10-10| Age: 6

T: J Candlish J: Sean Quinlan

Forecasts

Sword Of Fate (15/8), Izzy's Champion (5/2), Lough Carra (10/3), Sea Prince (10/3), Ballymagee (15/2), A Place Apart (14/1), Zagnzig (14/1)

SWORD OF FATE is back in a lower grade than in recent starts and can record another course victory. Lough Carra may provide the chief threat, whilst the consistent Izzy's Champion is likely to be in the mix once more.