Royal Bath & West Show Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:51 | Winning time: 6m 7.95s

Loup De Maulde^p,t⁹^{(ex 7)}

Age: 7| Weight: 12-3| J: Toby Wynne⁽³⁾| T: R L Llewellyn| OR: 116

8/11

Tough and reliable customer scored four times around 3m last year and opened his account over fences in good style at Huntingdon (23.6f) 9 days ago, taking over 3 out and quickening clear. Will take some stopping under a penalty on that evidence.

Form: 147-241

No No Maestro^p,t²⁷⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: Jack Hogan⁽³⁾| T: F O'Brien| OR: 120| D

14/1

Built up a good strike rate for this yard and gained fourth success over fences at Uttoxeter (26f) back in June. Absent subsequently but unlikely he'll be lacking for fitness on return and not out of things.

Form: 3414-21

King Turgeon^b,t⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Jack Tudor| T: D Pipe| OR: 115

9/1

Ran well when runner-up on return at Chepstow in November and duly went one place better at Exeter (24.2f, soft) later that month. However, recent efforts not so inspiring, disappointing when fifth of 9 in handicap chase at Fontwell (26f) 6 weeks ago. Blinkers replace cheekpieces.

Form: 4-21565

Bbold²⁷³

Age: 10| Weight: 11-5| J: Beau Morgan⁽⁵⁾| T: Daisy Hitchins| OR: 111| D

50/1

Fairly useful 3m winner at his best and went with zest for a long way (in refitted blinkers) when sixth of 8 in handicap hurdle at Newton Abbot (26.5f) in June on final start for Syd Hosie. Absent since and probably best watched on return with headgear discarded.

Form: 35P-326

Off To A Flyer^t1³⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Brendan Powell| T: J Tizzard| OR: 109WS

4/1

Successful over hurdles at Ayr (24.3f) last spring but not kicked on as expected this term, including in trio of starts over fences in recent months, pulled up at Wincanton (20f) in February. Subsequently undergone wind surgery and interesting what the market makes of him with tongue strap applied.

Form: 1-047PP

Mortens Leam¹⁵

Age: 12| Weight: 10-10| J: Harry Reed| T: M Hawker| OR: 102| D

11/2

Veteran who has been very lightly raced in recent seasons and, having displayed encouraging sings when second over C&D last month, he duly went one place better at Stratford (22.5f) 2 weeks ago, asserting near the finish. This rates tougher, however.

Form: 1/P-P521

Non-Runners

Moytier²⁷

Weight: 10-12| Age: 7

T: S Hosie J: H Cobden

Forecasts

Loup De Maulde (8/11), Moytier (3/1), Off To A Flyer (4/1), Mortens Leam (11/2), King Turgeon (9/1), No No Maestro (14/1), Bbold (50/1)

A much-improved model over hurdles last year, LOUP DE MAULDE transferred the progress shown in that sphere to chasing when running out a comfortable winner at Huntingdon 9 days ago and a bold follow up bid looks on the cards under a penalty. Fellow last-time-out winner's Moytier and Mortens Leam are others fancied to be in the shake up.