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Monday 25 August 2025

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Wicks Group Cavendish Cup Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 16:43 | Winning time: 6m 19.86s

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Selected odds by:

Charlie Uberalles³⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: Henry Brooke| T: Mrs Dianne Sayer| OR: 136| C

8/1

Relished the return to lesser company when winning twice here this summer. Disappointed in the Summer Plate since but type to bounce back.

Form: 1PP-11P

Will Carver^p1,t¹¹⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: James Bowen| T: N J Henderson| OR: 134| C

9/1

Not the easiest to catch right and he came in a below-form eighth of 14 in handicap chase at Uttoxeter (24f, good) 114 days ago. Cheekpieces go on for 1st time now.

Form: 138P2-8

Sea The Clouds^p,t³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: B S Hughes| T: James Moffatt| OR: 129| C| D

13/2

Bettered his hurdling form right away when making a successful debut over fences here 5 weeks ago. Proven over this far so another bold showing looks likely.

Form: U-92P41

Ilikedwayurthinkin^p⁵⁷

Age: 11| Weight: 11-7| J: R P McLernon| T: B Haslam| OR: 129| CD

8/1

Enhanced his good record here when awarded the race (first past post lost weight cloth) in veterans' event over a marathon trip in May. Not disgraced back down in trip here following month and warrants respect.

Form: 112P-14

Stans The Man^b,t⁵⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: Ben Godfrey| T: Ella Pickard| OR: 126

10/1

Resumed winning ways on the back of breathing surgery at Fakenham and looked better than ever when following up at Stratford. Failed to complete the hat-trick at Perth from revised mark and wasn't helped by a jolting mid-race error in the Summer Cup last time.

Form: P5-1138

Olivers Travels^b⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: S Bowen| T: M Bowen| OR: 124| BF

9/4

Soon back on track returned to chasing when hitting the frame twice at Uttoxeter. Not as good over hurdles but still ran well when fourth at Market Rasen 9 days ago. Remains of interest back in this sphere.

Form: 22-7434

Lord Accord^p,t²⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-1| J: C O'Farrell| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 123| D

10/1

A fairly useful hurdles/chase winner last autumn who put a couple of poor efforts behind him with a respectable sixth at Uttoxeter last month and back on a winning mark now.

Form: 123P-06

Equus Dancer^p⁹¹

Age: 11| Weight: 10-9| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁵⁾| T: M Bowen| OR: 117

22/1

Won 5 out of 6 starts in a 2-year period up to March 2023 but below par in a handful of runs since. Step back in the right direction when second off reduced mark here in May though not to the extent that makes him of interest here.

Form: 103/6-42

Shadows In The Sky^p⁴⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-4| J: G Sheehan| T: James Owen| OR: 112

9/2

A 3-time chase winner who also landed 3m handicap hurdle at Southwell in June. Unsuited by drop back in trip at Worcester last time but has work to do at this level back over fences.

Form: 122133

Non-Runners

Courtland³⁷

Weight: 11-12| Age: 10

T: M Bowen J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Olivers Travels (9/4), Shadows In The Sky (9/2), Courtland (5/1), Sea The Clouds (13/2), Charlie Uberalles (8/1), Ilikedwayurthinkin (8/1), Will Carver (9/1), Lord Accord (10/1), Stans The Man (10/1), Equus Dancer (22/1)

SEA THE CLOUDS bettered his hurdling form right away when making a winning chase debut here 5 weeks ago and this longer trip should suit if anything. Olivers Travels should go well again back over fences, while the veteran Ilikedwayurthinkin must be respected around here.