Rebecca Brooks Handicap Chase

Off time: 18:54 | Winning time: 4m 48.83s

Ask A Sainte⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: S Bowen| T: O Murphy| OR: 100

4/9

Came good in his second handicap hurdle when pulling 9 lengths clear at Uttoxeter (2m, good to soft) last week. Bred to make a chaser and will take some stopping off the same mark if taking to this new discipline.

Form: 9945-41

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Tsavo Park^p1¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Paddy Hanlon⁽⁵⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 98

28/1

Completed for the first time over fences at Downpatrick last month but was beaten a long way and also ran below form back hurdling since. First-time cheekpieces (added to regular tongue tie) need to make a difference.

Form: 4FP48-7

Get A Superstar^p¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Charlie Hammond| T: Dr R Newland| OR: 91| C

5/1

Has been frustrating but knuckled down better than has sometimes been the case to make it fourth time lucky over fences in 21f course handicap (good) 15 days ago. Only nudged up 3 lb.

Form: 4535/7-1

Prospect House^v¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: William Maggs⁽³⁾| T: P D Niven| OR: 89| CD

13/2

Third chase success when edging ahead late on at Catterick (2m, good) in December. Shaped as if needing a recent Cartmel comeback run after 5 months off and could be back close to form now.

Form: 23231-4

Blue Bear²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-2| J: Danny McMenamin| T: J Parkinson & S Smith| OR: 72

17/2

Sedgefield chase winner in early 2024 but has struggled to make an impact since, including in 2 hurdles last month. It remains to be seen whether a return to fences sparks an upturn in his fortunes.

Form: 5744-75

Fast Deal²⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 10-2| J: James Best| T: M C Chapman| OR: 65

250/1

Poor strike rate (1-66 overall, taking into account the Flat and jumps) and it's easy to look elsewhere.

Form: P86FP-8

Forecasts

Ask A Sainte (4/9), Get A Superstar (5/1), Prospect House (13/2), Blue Bear (17/2), Tsavo Park (28/1), Fast Deal (250/1)

If ASK A SAINTE's jumping holds up he'll be very hard to beat off the same mark as when winning with something to spare over hurdles last week. Recent course scorer Get A Superstar can fill the forecast spot ahead of Prospect House.