Vickers.Bet Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:10 | Winning time: 4m 4.14s

Sonning¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: C O'Farrell| T: D Brooke| OR: 112| C| D

33/1

Fairly useful handicap hurdler at best, successful here over this trip 2 years ago. Couple of fair runs on the level in 2024 but has work to do now chasing.

Form: 03151/8

Fearless^p,t1⁴³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-6| J: B S Hughes| T: D Brooke| OR: 110| DWS

6/1

Back to form when fourth at Worcester, jumping more fluently than usual. That took his record over fences to 1-16 however, and he's now tried tongue tied rather late in the day following a breathing operation.

Form: U5-3604

Chase A Fortune¹¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Danny McMenamin| T: C Grant| OR: 108| D

5/2

Made a winning chase debut following a wind op at Catterick (15.7f, soft) in February. Had held his form until coming unstuck with a rare jumping lapse at Southwell when last seen 4 months ago. Should bounce back.

Form: 3135-3F

Noble Anthem⁷³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: R T Dunne| T: A Keatley| OR: 108| BF

11/4

Fairly useful Flat winner lightly raced over jumps and offered something to work on sent chasing at Market Rasen (17f) in July behind Dream Jet, nearest finish. Same mark and can improve on that. One to consider.

Form: 34/2-24

Dream Jet²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: S Bowen| T: B Ellison| OR: 105| BF

13/8

Fair hurdler who opened his chase account at Market Rasen in July, overcoming a slipping saddle. Good efforts since, a couple of minor errors just as the race was taking shape proving costly at Bangor last time. Respected with Sean Bowen taking over.

Form: P-52124

Non-Runners

Coqolino³⁶

Weight: 12-0| Age: 9

T: B Haslam J: R P McLernon

Neigh Botha²⁵

Weight: 10-9| Age: 7

T: O Greenall & J Guerriero J: Toby Wynne

Forecasts

Dream Jet (13/8), Chase A Fortune (5/2), Noble Anthem (11/4), Coqolino (11/4), Fearless (6/1), Neigh Botha (8/1), Sonning (33/1)

NOBLE ANTHEM has run well on all 3 of his starts over jumps for Adrian Keatley, including on his chase debut behind Dream Jet at Market Rasen last time, and he gets the vote with improvement likely in this sphere. His old rival seems sure to be in the mix again under Sean Bowen, while Coqolino is on a very dangerous mark if backing up his Cartmel second dropped markedly in trip.