smarkets.com Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:20 | Winning time: 6m 58.1s

1^st

Bramble Brook

811-12

5/2

T: C L TizzardJ: H Cobden

Jumped well, led 1st, edged left 14th, clear from 4 out, stayed on well, easily

2^nd

More Buck's

812-2

6/4j

T: P F NichollsJ: Lorcan Williams (7)

Chased leaders, not fluent 12th, headway 17th, went 2nd 4 out, no impression on winner

3^rd

Rise Of An Empire

811-11

6/4j

T: H FryJ: Miss A B O'Connor (7)

Led until slow 1st, chased winner, reminder after 6th, lost 2nd when not fluent 4 out, well held 3rd 3 out

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Non-Runners

Phangio¹⁹

Weight: 10-7| Age: 9

T: M Sheppard J: Stan Sheppard

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.40EX:£7.00Trifecta:£6.00SF:£6.33

Forecasts

More Buck's (6/4), Rise Of An Empire (6/4), Phangio (2/1), Bramble Brook (5/2)

A tight affair and you can make a pretty good case for all of them. More Buck's is dropping in the weights and showed more than the result suggests at Cheltenham last time. Phangio was an emphatic winner at Warwick over a further tripon his latest run but the pace of this race is a worry for him. Preference is for RISE OF AN EMPIRE who should get a fairly soft lead and could be pretty hard to pass on just the second start for Harry Fry.