RGB Building Supplies Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:50 | Winning time: 4m 52.0s

Opening Bid⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: Bryan Carver| T: C J Down| OR: 120| BF| D

11/10

Opened his account over fences at Worcester in May and hasn't looked back since, winning 3 of next 4 starts, including at Newton Abbot last month, jumping fluently. Another sound second at Warwick a week ago and he's sure to give it another good go.

Form: 111512

Pink Eyed Pedro^t⁸²

Age: 12| Weight: 11-8| J: C Brace| T: D Brace| OR: 118| D

11/4

Fairly useful handicap chaser who ended a long losing run after a year off in 6-runner handicap hurdle at Southwell in June. Not seen to best effect when mid-field at Market Rasen the following month and the assessor has given him a major chance returned to fences.

Form: 2/75-128

Kauto The King^t²⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-3| J: Brendan Powell| T: J Tizzard| OR: 113| D

9/2

Returned to form (on back of second wind operation) when taking 4-runner handicap chase at Newton Abbot (16.3f) last month. That wasn't a strong race and he was brushed aside at Worcester last time.

Form: 333415

Romanor¹⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-2| J: M G Nolan| T: J W Mullins| OR: 112

6/1

Dropped below last winning mark but increasingly looks like one who needs everything to drop right given how he's ridden. Others more persuasive.

Form: 323525

Non-Runners

Quoi De Neuf¹²

Weight: 11-13| Age: 9

T: Evan Williams J: Adam Wedge

Forecasts

Opening Bid (11/10), Pink Eyed Pedro (11/4), Quoi De Neuf (7/2), Kauto The King (9/2), Romanor (6/1)

PINK EYED PEDRO is firmly into the veteran stage of his career but he's been given a massive chance by the assessor returned to fences, so he's fancied to cash in. Opening Bid has been in terrific form for some time now so he's the obvious threat.