15:58 Market Rasen

Sunday 5 April 2026

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First Past The Post At CopyBet Handicap Chase

5YO plus | Class 5 | 2m 1f 43y | 8 Runners | Turf

Age: 10| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr F Foster⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss J E Foster| OR: 100| D

Ex-Irish gelding has shown his form for this yard only when second at Catterick on New Year's Day. Hard to fancy after 2 lacklustre efforts.

Form: F-8P2PP

Gower Prince^h²⁵⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-13| J: K Brogan| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 99

9/2

Fair handicap chaser at best for Nigel Twiston-Davies but showed nothing in 5 starts after rejoining Matt Sheppard. Another stable switch needs to have worked the oracle.

Form: 7F-PP6P

Forsa Bay^v¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Miss Ellie Callwood⁽⁷⁾| T: L Morgan| OR: 96

5/1

Matched best hurdles form at first attempt when third here (19.2f) in December. Step back in right direction when third at Hereford (2m, good) 18 days ago and he remains low mileage in this sphere.

Form: 2P5-3P3

It's Party Time²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Tom Midgley⁽³⁾| T: N Kent| OR: 87

16/1

In the frame in Irish points and was pulled up on his first 2 hurdles starts before finishing last of 4 at Doncaster 23 days ago. Worth betting check making quick switch to chasing for handicap debut.

Form: 4R-PP4

Cawthorne Cracker^t,p¹⁵⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: R T Dunne| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 84| D

7/2

Dual winner over hurdles in the first half of last season and back at his best over fences when second in handicap at Uttoxeter (2m, good) in September. Shaped as if still in form back hurdling when last seen in October and is considered if ready after 157 days off.

Form: 3-552F5

Kally Des Bruyeres^t²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Charlie Maggs⁽³⁾| T: David Dennis| OR: 84| BF

2/1

Notched second career success over hurdles at Huntingdon last month and showed aptitude on his debut in this sphere when fourth of 6 at Taunton (2m, good to soft) 27 days ago. Player if able to step forward with that experience under his belt.

Form: 4F4514

Lone Soldier²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-4| J: Lee Edwards| T: C & A Pogson| OR: 76

7/1

Free-going type who is a long-standing maiden, though was placed over C&D in January and over hurdles at Southwell in March. Steadily closing when unseating 3 out here 3 weeks ago and place claims seem realistic again.

Form: 3P253U

Beat The Edge^h²¹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-2| J: Alice Stevens⁽³⁾| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 71

15/2

Not one for maximum faith (has promised more than delivered) and he's usually easy to take on for the win.

Form: 554673

Forecasts

Kally Des Bruyeres (11/4), Cawthorne Cracker (4/1), Forsa Bay (9/2), Lone Soldier (5/1), Gower Prince (8/1), Beat The Edge (10/1), It's Party Time (12/1), Starman (14/1)

KALLY DES BRUYERES jumped soundly on his debut in this sphere at Taunton last month and is only 1 lb higher than when winning over hurdles at Huntingdon the week prior, so gets the nod to build on that initial experience. Forsa Bay was closer to his chase debut form at Hereford last time and looks the main danger.