Beck's Handicap Chase

Off time: 18:25 | Winning time: 5m 5.4s

Bagheera Ginge^p²⁰⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR: 121| BF| D

7/2

Winner of 2 of his 5 starts over hurdles and given a well-judged ride from the front when opening chase account at the seventh attempt at Warwick (2½m, good) in October. Good second at Hereford following month but off since.

Form: 232412-

Le Cameleon^t³⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: C Gethings| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls| OR: 120| D

15/2

Multiple winner who hinted at a revival for his new yard after 5 months off/wind op when sixth of 11 in handicap chase at Kempton (24f, good) 36 days ago. One to consider.

Form: 133/4P6-

Imperial Bede¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 119| BF| D

15/8

French bumper/hurdles winner who ran out a ready winner on chase debut at Southwell (20.4f) in February. Yet to build on that, let down by jumping when fourth at Hereford 2 weeks ago, but he's better than that.

Form: 31F42-4

Lipa K³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Henry Brooke| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 110| C

6/4

Bumper/hurdles winner who overcame mistakes when making a successful chase/stable debut over shorter here 5 weeks ago. Will need to jump better to follow up but might well have learnt from that.

Form: 1535F1-

Non-Runners

Hystery Bere²

Weight: 11-13| Age: 7

T: T Symonds J: H Cobden

Chess Player¹

Weight: 11-2| Age: 9

T: B Pauling J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Lipa K (6/4), Imperial Bede (15/8), Bagheera Ginge (7/2), Hystery Bere (5/1), Chess Player (6/1), Le Cameleon (15/2)

This looks wide-open but LIPA K overcame mistakes when making a winning chase bow here 5 weeks ago and he's entitled to improve on that with this longer trip a possible help. Le Cameleon is becoming well handicapped and offered something to work on starting out for this yard at Kempton, while Imperial Bede is better than able to show last time.