Tony Sabin Get Your Prostate Checked Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:17 | Winning time: 5m 38.97s

Man Of The Sea^p,t¹²

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: C O'Farrell| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 102| C

11/4

Successful 5 times over hurdles and notched twelfth win on the Flat at Bath in April. Placed on 3 of his 4 starts back hurdling since but typically made hard work of things on belated chase debut over this course (19.4f) 12 days ago. Needs more now upped in trip.

Form: 22-4324

Reforme⁸³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: David Noonan| T: T R Gretton| OR: 100

28/1

Easily his best run for current connections when second at Catterick (19f) in January but soundly beaten on two subsequent starts. Has plenty to prove now sent chasing.

Form: 8702P4-

Slievegar^t¹⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-10| J: Toby McCain-Mitchell⁽⁷⁾| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR: 98

11/8

Multiple point winner retains the ability to be competitive under rules, looking in control prior to faltering badly when runner-up at Warwick (25.5f) in May and not disgraced over a trip on the sharp side when third at Newton Abbot (21f) last month. Should give a good account back up in trip.

Form: 32PP-23

Backinaction⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams| OR: 91

6/1

Irish point winner who got back on track after 9 months off when second at Newton Abbot (25.8f) last month but proved a disappointment when let down by his jumping over the same C&D 9 days ago. Still on a fair mark if jumping issues can be ironed out.

Form: 5PU9-27

Getthepot^p,t³⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 11-0| J: Kielan Woods| T: D Killahena & G McPherson| OR: 88| D

10/3

Typically hasn't been the easiest to catch right but has strung together a hat-trick of runner-up finishes, the latest in a 6-runner chase at Southwell (24.3f) on first start following a breathing operation. Faces a sharper test here but cannot be ruled out in his current form.

Form: 91022-2

Forecasts

Slievegar (11/8), Man Of The Sea (11/4), Getthepot (10/3), Backinaction (6/1), Reforme (28/1)

SLIEVEGAR arrives on the back of two creditable efforts over fences and he's shown enough to suggest he can win a race of this nature. He's preferred to Getthepot who faces a sharper test here but cannot be ruled out in his current form while Backinaction is still lightly-raced over fences but needs to get his jumping together.