FOURTH RACE 7.00

The Inkerman London

HANDICAP STEEPLE CHASE

(CLASS 3)

for five yrs old and upwards x Total prize fund £14000

Owners Prize Money. 1st £5842, 2nd £2922, 3rd £1460, 4th £731. (Penalty Value £7624.40)

Weights raised 1lb and paragraph 34 of the Weights and Handicapping Code complied with where applicable

Leading course trainer (17-22): B Pauling (3 wins from 36 runners, 8%) runs DE BARLEY BASKET

Trainer-in-form (last 14 days): E Whillans (2 wins from 17 runners, 12%) runs CRACKING DESTINY

Weightwatcher: CRACKING DESTINY won off a handicap mark of 130, his rating is now down 10lb to 120

Longest Traveller: POLITICISE trained by N Slevin, Ireland.

1 THE BIG LENSE (IRE) (23) 0264-34 D

Br B g Court Cave (IRE) - Megans Joy (IRE)

O The Gary Allsopp Partnership

B Bridge Bloodstock Allsopp & Allsopp Real Estate S TIMEFORM VIEW Excuses over hurdles last time and decent efforts in defeat over fences prior to that. Should be in the mix.

2 DE BARLEY BASKET (IRE) (18) P31U2-3 D 10 11-13

Br B g Alkaadhem - Lady Willmurt (IRE) Kielan Woods J

O Mrs S N J Embiricos & Ms A Embiricos

Pauling, Naunton T

B Martin Byrne Fitzdares S

TIMEFORM VIEWFine strike rate over fences, resuming progress when typically making all at Uttoxeter in September Good second at Wincanton in November and shaped well when third at Cartmel 18 days ago.

3 BARTON KNOLL (GB) (28) 24452-P D 11 11-10

Br B g Midnight Legend - Barton Flower

O Mr Simon W. Clarke

Mackie Church Broughton T

B Lady H. J. Clarke John Mackie Racing S

TIMEFORM VIEW Excuses over C&D last time but he remains tricky to win with. Others preferred. TFRHHHII BHA120

4 FAT SAM (GB) (19) 42336-3 D

9 11-10

Br Ch g Denham Red (FR) - Emergence (FR) J

O Mr David Lockwood Chris Down, Cullompton T

B Woodmore Racing Woodwarm Stoves S