RCA Summer Jumps Championship Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:10 | Winning time: 4m 8.60s

French Symphony^p1,t³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Ben Jones| T: B Pauling| OR: 98| BF

9/4

Modest maiden hurdler who finished weakly when a well-held third in 2½m Hereford handicap last time. Drops back in trip for chase debut with first-time cheekpieces added to his tongue tie.

Form: 33674-3

Flash In The Park^t²³

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: C J Todd| T: C & A Pogson| OR: 98

10/1

Unreliable sort and no big surprise that he followed a good third at Warwick in April with a poor effort at Bangor. Tongue tie back on.

Form: F7P53-P

We Got Your Back²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: B S Hughes| T: L Morgan| OR: 90| D

11/8

Scored at Leicester and Catterick in the winter and arrives on the back of 3 successive runner-up efforts, including twice here. Leading claims under Brian Hughes.

Form: 11522-2

Alshadhian^t⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Toby Wynne| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 88

11/2

Fair maiden at best on Flat (stays 1¾m) but no real impact over hurdles and didn't last long (unseated) on recent Stratford chase debut after wind surgery.

Form: 7795-U

Ensel Du Perche⁵⁵

Age: 11| Weight: 11-2| J: Tabitha Worsley⁽³⁾| T: Mrs Stella Barclay| OR: 86| D

13/2

Front-runner who was successful twice over 2m at Catterick earlier in the year. Finished 12 lengths behind the reopposing We Got Your Back when third over 20.5f here but 2m is more his trip.

Form: 617123-

Straitouttacompton⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 10-2| J: James Best| T: M C Chapman| OR: 64

50/1

Poor on Flat nowadays and yet to show much over jumps, including on recent Market Rasen chase debut. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 06/73-P5

Forecasts

We Got Your Back (11/8), French Symphony (9/4), Alshadhian (11/2), Ensel Du Perche (13/2), Flash In The Park (10/1), Straitouttacompton (50/1)

WE GOT YOUR BACK has been knocking on the door and can deservedly get his head back in front, most likely at the expense of Ensel Du Perche, who finished 12 lengths behind the selection over 20.5f here in April but should close the gap a little back over shorter.