Paul Ferguson's Jumpers To Follow David Whitaker Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:03 | Winning time: 6m 6.50s

Kinondo Kwetu^t²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Jonathan England| T: S England| OR: 140| D

3/1

Snapped a run of poor form when landing a 5-runner handicap chase at Uttoxeter, despite making a number of mistakes. Belied market weakness when following up at Worcester and hard to knock his strike rate despite his quirks.

Form: 4-0PP11

Statuario⁵⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-9| J: S Bowen| T: P & M Bowen| OR: 135| CD

5/2

Enhanced excellent Perth record with another brace of small-field C&D wins in May/June. Cracking third at Market Rasen and he'll find this a lot easier than the Galway handicap he contested last month. Major claims.

Form: P4-1139

Inis Oirr^v¹⁵⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: D R Fox| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 133| D

10/1

Much improved for a first-time visor and an increased stamina test when bolting up in the Edinburgh National at Musselburgh (4m, good to soft) in February. Ridden with more restraint and fell in the Scottish National 2 months later. Off since but can resume progress this term.

Form: U4251F-

Hidden Depths^p,t³⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 10-10| J: James Bowen| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 122

9/2

Dual-purpose performer who displayed a nice turn of foot when landing 7-runner handicap at Worcester (23f) in July. Just a respectable effort from career-high mark back at that venue a month ago.

Form: 2414-14

Wasdell Dundalk¹⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 10-7| J: Danny McMenamin| T: Miss L Harrison| OR: 119| CD

5/2

Racked up a C&D hat-trick around this time last year and kept on gamely when adding to his Perth haul 16 days ago, keeping on gamely. 3 lb rise fine but this is a deeper race.

Form: 29-7361

Forecasts

Wasdell Dundalk (5/2), Statuario (5/2), Kinondo Kwetu (3/1), Hidden Depths (9/2), Inis Oirr (10/1)

A quintet to view positively with STATUARIO, a 4-time course winner, taken to enhance that record having contested a much deeper race in Ireland last time. Inis Oirr lacks a recent run but appeals as the type to raise his game again this term, with Kinondo Kwetu also of interest.