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Friday 6 March 2026

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Klargester Handicap Chase

5YO plus | Class 5 | 2m 3f 48y | 11 Runners | Turf

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Rex Dingle| T: J Scott| OR: 104| CD

Comfortable winner of 18.5f course handicap in December but has failed to build on that in 3 subsequent starts. However, he's one to look out for now attentions are turned to the larger obstacles (stable has fine record with chasing debutants).

Form: P-P18F6

Saint Cyr De Pail^t1²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-13| J: C Gethings| T: Mrs J Williams| OR: 103| CD

4/1

Handled the atrocious conditions better than the rest when off the mark at the third attempt in this sphere over C&D in December but failed to progress bidding to defy a 7 lb rise in the weights when fourth of 7 at Wincanton since. First-time tongue tie applied.

Form: 57-F414

Flash Gorcombe⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-9| J: Harry Kimber| T: R Walford| OR: 99| BF| CD

7/2

C&D winner last season and has made the frame in 3 of 4 starts this campaign, probably racing a touch closer to the pace than ideal when third of 9 at Wincanton last month.

Form: 58-4363

Bertie Wooster^t⁶⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: Brendan Powell| T: J Tizzard| OR: 98| D

6/1

Runner-up twice at Taunton this winter but now 0-10 in this sphere and the suspicion is he might be vulnerable for the win again. Drops back in trip.

Form: P-37224

Limetree Boy^b1⁴³

Age: 10| Weight: 11-8| J: R P McLernon| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 98

12/1

Best effort for some time when runner-up at Windsor on return to action on New Year's Day. Predictably not in the same mood at Huntingdon 3 weeks later and he's not one to trust.

Form: 0873-26

Rangatira Jack⁷⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: Sean Houlihan| T: Miss L Blackford| OR: 94| CD

15/2

Gained his breakthrough success with a career best over C&D last April. Tends to take a run or 2 to get up to speed and whilst his latest C&D non-completion was disappointing, a better showing could be on the cards returned to a sounder surface (finished runner-up in this last year).

Form: 4217-6P

Storming Nelson^t¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Lucy Gardner| T: Mrs S Gardner| OR: 90| C

6/1

More miss than hit in handicap hurdles but consequently slid in the weights and ran well despite a less-than-fluent round of jumping on his first start in a handicap chase when runner-up at Taunton last month. Laboured effort at Ffos Las since and a tongue tie is reapplied.

Form: 434523

Kingcormac²³

Age: 10| Weight: 10-12| J: Taylor Fisher| T: J Tickle| OR: 88

5/1

Hard to catch right but returned to form despite finishing a place worse than in the corresponding race in 2025 when third of 10 at Hereford last month.

Form: P25-173

Valirann Gold^t,p²⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 10-6| J: G Sheehan| T: H Brown| OR: 82| D

16/1

Now 18 runs since his last win in 2024 and arrives here out of form.

Form: U3625P

Wellwillya³⁴³

Age: 8| Weight: 10-6| J: Paul O'Brien| T: Mrs H R J Nelmes| OR: 82| C

6/1

Dual winner over fences last season, including at this venue. Rounded his campaign off with a good second at Fontwell last March and will probably need this judged on previous reappearance efforts.

Form: 1P4P12-

Brucie Bonus^p⁴⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 10-2| J: James Best| T: Miss Sarah Robinson| OR: 72

66/1

Has yet to achieve anything, his latest effort coming after a 20-month absence. Makes chase debut.

Form: P986/P-P

Forecasts

Flash Gorcombe (7/2), Saint Cyr De Pail (5/1), Wellwillya (11/2), Kingcormac (6/1), Bertie Wooster (13/2), Storming Nelson (15/2), Zainy Champ (10/1), Rangatira Jack (10/1), Limetree Boy (14/1), Valirann Gold (25/1), Brucie Bonus (100/1)

Cases can be made for several, but it could be worth taking a chance on ZAINY CHAMP, who failed to kick on after his course success in December but could well get back on track now switched to the larger obstacles (yard have fine record with chasing debutants). Saint Cyr de Pail has also won here this winter and he can provide most resistance, with Bertie Wooster and last year's runner-up Rangatira Jack rounding off the shortlist.