Subaru Outback Handicap Chase

Off time: 18:45 | Winning time: 6m 18.4s

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Puddlesinthepark^p⁴⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Osian Radford⁽¹⁰⁾| T: Evan Williams| OR: 96| CD

4/1

Improved performer over fences since the cheekpieces went on, notching second success in this sphere with an emphatic display at Newton Abbot (25.8f, heavy) in April. Remains feasibly treated up 9 lb (has run well off higher marks in the past) and he's a major player.

Form: 412U31-

To Be Sure^p⁴⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 11-10| J: Ellis Collier⁽⁵⁾| T: Evan Williams| OR: 92| CD

5/1

Winless since scoring over C&D in April 2023 but, on the upside, he has come down the weights and has found just one too good on each of his last 2 starts. Likely to give another good account, for all that he may once more prove vulnerable from a win point of view.

Form: 66P2U2-

Socialiser^p,t⁵⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-8| J: Joe Anderson⁽³⁾| T: Jamie Snowden| OR: 90| D

11/2

Point winner back in March 2022 and didn't shape badly when runner-up in a maiden hunter on Rules debut in May of that year. However, he hasn't shown much in a handful of appearances (over hurdles and in this sphere) since returning from a long absence in November.

Form: 12/55P5-

Unspeakable^t²²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Jack Tudor| T: Christian Williams| OR: 85| BF| D

3/1

Made the most of a good opportunity when ending losing run in a Taunton handicap on penultimate start. Wasn't given a hard time once the eventual winner had flown at Newton Abbot (25.8f, good to firm) next time and he remains of interest.

Form: 53241-3

Mistymal⁵⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: David Noonan| T: Tim Vaughan| OR: 84| D

6/1

Irish point winner who made a winning chase debut at Hereford (25.2f, good) in October. Back to form following a couple of low-key efforts when third of 6 returned to that C&D last time and it would be no surprise to see him involved in the finish here.

Form: 4/13P63-

McGregors Charge³³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-5| J: Ben Godfrey| T: Ella Pickard| OR: 73

5/1

Showed he retains ability back from a long absence when chasing home Unspeakable at Taunton in April, but failed to reproduce that form by a long chalk at Uttoxeter last time.

Form: PF23/2-8

Pennant Legacy^p³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: James Best| T: Mrs D A Hamer| OR: 58WS

25/1

Showed next to nothing in a bumper and 3 starts over hurdles. No improvement on debut in this sphere with cheekpieces and tongue strap enlisted (latter now discarded) at this course recently. Has undergone a wind op.

Form: 9076-P

Forecasts

Unspeakable (3/1), Puddlesinthepark (4/1), McGregors Charge (5/1), To Be Sure (5/1), Socialiser (11/2), Mistymal (6/1), Pennant Legacy (25/1)

UNSPEAKABLE probably wasn't seen to anything like best effect when third at Newton Abbot where the two that beat him essentially got away on the front end. The 7-y-o is perhaps better judged on his decisive Taunton success in April and, on that evidence, he remains on a workable mark. Conditions are unlikely to be anything like as slow as those which Puddlesinthepark encountered when scoring in good style last time, but he is a big threat nonetheless. Mistymal is third choice.