LK Bennett Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:20 | Winning time: 4m 6.84s

Light N Strike²⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: Ben Jones| T: Miss E C Lavelle| OR: 135| D

4/1

A useful 2m chase winner in May 2023 but well held all 3 starts this season after 18 months off, pulled up in Newbury handicap chase last time. Has lots to prove.

Form: 2/12-P6P

Kotmask²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Caoilin Quinn| T: G & J Moore| OR: 131| C| D

5/4

Course winner in December but he came in only eleventh of 14 in handicap chase at Newbury (19.8f, good to soft) 29 days ago. Needs to get back on track.

Form: 4-32160

Third Time Lucki^t¹⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 11-8| J: J J Burke| T: F O'Brien| OR: 129| D

9/2

A smart chaser at his best for Dan Skelton in 2022/23. Joined present connections for £190,000 and finished a good second at Cheltenham in November. Poor efforts since though but his mark has plummeted so he remains one to consider with his yard among the winners.

Form: 49/2650

Coastguard Station^p¹²⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-2| J: David Noonan| T: Henry Oliver| OR: 123

6/1

Scored at Uttoxeter last June and wasn't seen to best effect when a solid fourth at Aintree (2m) in November. Turned in a poor effort back hurdling at Doncaster since but not ruled out back in this sphere.

Form: 215446

Hypotenus²²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: R P McLernon| T: J Tickle| OR: 116

6/1

Yet to score over fences but he's made a positive start for his current yard, third of 5 in handicap chase at Hereford (16f, good) 22 days ago when going off too hard. Player off a 2 lb lower mark.

Form: 287333

Forecasts

Kotmask (5/4), Light N Strike (4/1), Third Time Lucki (9/2), Coastguard Station (6/1), Hypotenus (6/1)

Not an easy race to asess and the right angle could be to side with HYPOTENUS who is the only one of the quintet to arrive in good form and could also get his own way in front here. Fergal O'Brien has his team in rude health so the handily-weighted Third Time Lucki could prove the main threat if back on song ahead of Coastguard Station and Kotmask.