Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:37 | Winning time: 6m 31.27s

Taste The Fear^b²⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-11| J: Luke Scott⁽⁵⁾| T: R & J & J Insole| OR: 115| C

6/1

Winner of back-to-back handicap chases at Southwell (both over 24.3f) during the spring. Stepped up on hurdles run when fourth at Wetherby 4 weeks ago and not ruled out eased another 2 lb.

Form: 31-1F94

Red Nika^p,t²⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-10| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: T Lacey| OR: 114

11/2

Point winner who ran creditably back under Rules for the first time in 3 years when fourth in a Chepstow hunter in April. Built on that at the second attempt back from another break when just denied there 24 days ago and this low-mileage 9-y-o can go one better.

Form: 5/124-52

Stans The Man^b,t¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Ben Godfrey| T: Ella Pickard| OR: 112| D

15/8

Belatedly added to maiden hurdle success back in January 2023 when landing a 3¼m Warwick handicap in September and overcame a mixed round of jumping to make his first completed start over fences a winning one in first-time blinkers at Exeter 12 days ago. Remans unexposed as a chaser.

Form: 2314U1

Finn Lough^t²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Henry Brooke| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 108| BF

13/8

Shaped well on several occasions over hurdles and all the better for chasing debut when length second at Warwick/Huntingdon last 2 starts. Player.

Form: 52-2622

Aquila Sky^p,t¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-3| J: Alan Johns| T: S Allwood| OR: 107| C

14/1

Fairly useful hurdler who produced his best effort to date over fences when a close third in a 26.3f Chepstow handicap during the spring. However, it was all rather laboured tried in cheekpieces at Bangor next time and well held at Uttoxeter on return.

Form: 6353-45

Non-Runners

Betterforeveryone³²

Weight: 11-8| Age: 7

T: A King J: Tom Cannon

Everyday Champagne²

Weight: 11-2| Age: 8

T: N W Alexander J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Finn Lough (13/8), Stans The Man (15/8), Red Nika (11/2), Taste The Fear (6/1), Betterforeveryone (7/1), Everyday Champagne (14/1), Aquila Sky (14/1)

RED NIKA was clear of the rest when collared late on at Chepstow and can go one better if seeing out this longer trip. This does look competitive, though, with Stans The Man and Finn Lough heading the dangers.