PKF Francis Clark Summer Social Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 19:55 | Winning time: 4m 0.59s

Centara^t³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Jay Tidball⁽⁵⁾| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 113| D

9/4

Fitted with a tongue strap for the 1st time when readily landing 3-runner handicap chase at Hereford (16f, good) 35 days ago. Not taken lightly in his current mood.

Form: 1/P536-1

Ballybegg^b²⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 11-6| J: R Patrick| T: Kerry Lee| OR: 112

7/1

Arrives below par, last of 5 in handicap chase at Stratford (22.6f, good) 26 days ago. Down in trip with work to do.

Form: 87326-5

Magic Seven¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: K Brogan| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 112| D

9/2

Scored over hurdles at Exeter in November and shaped well when second of 4 in handicap chase (5/1) at Huntingdon (16.5f, good to firm) on debut over fences 18 days ago. Merits serious consideration.

Form: 1306-32

El Muchacho^t²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: H Cobden| T: O Murphy| OR: 111| BF| D

9/2

Fair third of 5 in handicap chase (2/1) at Southwell (15.8f, good) 24 days ago. Handily weighted if building on that effort.

Form: 52953-3

Magistrato^t²⁰⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: James Bowen| T: Deborah Cole| OR: 108| CD

5/2

C&D winner who posted a fair fourth of 5 in handicap hurdle at Fakenham (16f, good to soft) 6 months ago. Very much one to consider back chasing.

Form: 313224-

Byzantine Empire^p³¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: Jack Tudor| T: J L Flint| OR: 108| D

16/1

Off 6 months before coming in a below-par sixth of 10 in handicap chase (25/1) at Worcester (20f, good to soft) 31 days ago. Needs to take a step forward.

Form: 1433P-6

Non-Runners

El Borracho¹⁸¹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 10

T: O Greenall & J Guerriero J: Henry Brooke

Forecasts

Centara (9/4), Magistrato (5/2), Magic Seven (9/2), El Muchacho (9/2), Ballybegg (7/1), Byzantine Empire (16/1), El Borracho (16/1)

MAGIC SEVEN made a promising start in this sphere when runner-up at Huntingdon and can build on it to go one better at the chief expense of Hereford scorer Centara. Both El Muchacho and Magistrato enters calulations too in an open contest.