October 06 / 13.40 Warwick

13.40

Good

Langley Handicap Chase

  • Prize money: £8495.76
  • 2m 4f 0y
  • Class 3
  • 5 runners
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Langley Handicap Chase

Runners: 5 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

4/1 (Won)

  • Win: £4.34
  • Place: £2.00

Form: P1414- D

Last run: 173 days

W: 11st 3lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 126

Form & Verdict
Won two chases on good to soft ground towards end of last season (2m3f/2m5f) and signed off with very respectable fourth in valuable series final at Haydock (2m4f, good to soft) in April; player if fully tuned up after his break.
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9th

13

13th Nov 2024

Soft

2m 4f 72y

Class 3

12:25 Bangor-on-Dee

Le Cameleon

11st 0lb

J: Ciaran Gethings

T: Kim Bailey

Exposed chaser with a record of 5-24; below par in his three runs for Kim Bailey but has time on his side to turn things around and he should be well handicapped.

33/1

9th

13

13th Nov 2024

Soft

2m 4f 72y

Class 3

12:25 Bangor-on-Dee

Le Cameleon

11st 0lb

J: Ciaran Gethings

T: Kim Bailey

Exposed chaser with a record of 5-24; below par in his three runs for Kim Bailey but has time on his side to turn things around and he should be well handicapped.

33/1

9th

1

19th Jun 2024

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

14:40 Worcester

Le Cameleon

12st 0lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Kim Bailey

held up in rear, hampered 1st, not fluent 9th, lost touch 4 out

9/1

6/4

  • Place: £1.30

Form: 3-6141 CD

Last run: 44 days

W: 11st 7lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 130

Form & Verdict
Has excellent 6-11 strike-rate over fences (includes a C&D win) and took form to new level when beating Fat Sam by over 9l at Bangor (2m4f, good) in August; another 7lb higher here but needs to be taken very seriously.
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6th

2

6th May 2026

Good

2m 7f 96y

Class 4

17:02 Kelso

Northern Bound

12st 6lb

J: Mr Samuel Scott

T: Myles Osborne

Won two 2m4f handicaps for Ben Pauling last year, the second a two-runner event at Warwick; bit to prove after being pulled up on hunter chase debut at Ludlow in March (2m4f, good), including stamina.

13/2

2

30th Mar 2026

Good

2m 4f 11y

Class 4

16:57 Ludlow

Northern Bound

12st 6lb

J: Mr Samuel Scott

T: Myles Osborne

It was a match he won at Warwick in October (2m4f handicap, good) but that took his strike-rate to 9-30 over fences; remains in the same colours despite leaving Ben Pauling; should give his running on hunter chase debut.

100/30

1

1st Oct 2025

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

14:05 Warwick

Northern Bound

11st 6lb

J: Ben Jones

T: Ben Pauling

Strike-rate of 8-29 over fences and also runner-up in five of those; not as good as he was but still very capable off this mark; Bangor last time was a backward step, mind.

6/5

OUR TIP

Form: 121423 CD

Last run: 16 days

W: 11st 4lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 127

Form & Verdict
Generally very progressive since fitted with a hood last summer, and one of his four chasing wins was gained over C&D; left behind by Northern Bound on run-in at Bangor two starts ago and slightly below par when behind Golden Taipan here last month but today's headgear switch might give him a boost.
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7th

1

25th Mar 2026

Good

2m 4f 194y

Class 5

14:30 Hereford

Fat Sam

12st 0lb

J: Mr Charlie Case

T: David Dennis

Good-ground specialist who was useful in his prime for Chris Down; without a win since 2022, though, and recent point form for David Dennis is not inspiring (refused to race on latest appearance).

16/1

6th

7

21st Aug 2025

Good

2m 4f 216y

Class 4

17:35 Newton Abbot

Fat Sam

11st 2lb

J: James Davies

T: Chris Down

Winless since summer 2022 but he's generally reliable and often placed, though he has to be forgiven a lesser effort at Worcester (2m4f, good) last time; not the force of old, but he's handicapped accordingly and capable of bouncing back.

14/1

Form: -21172 C

Last run: 16 days

W: 11st 9lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 132

Form & Verdict
Dual chase winner at Perth in June (2m4f/3m, good) and was ahead of Fat Sam when second (no match for winner) over C&D (good) last month; current mark probably demands a career-best performance, though; sports first-time blinkers.
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2nd

2

1st Aug 2023

Good

2m 4f 20y

Class 3

19:25 Perth

Golden Taipan

11st 7lb

J: Liam Harrison

T: Fergal O’Brien

raced in last, went third 11th, ridden after 3 out, went remote second before 2 out, no match for winner

6/4

2nd

2

11th Jun 2023

Good

2m 4f 20y

Class 3

15:35 Perth

Golden Taipan

11st 13lb

J: Liam Harrison

T: Fergal O’Brien

in touch with leaders, not fluent 7th

7/1

6th

4

12th May 2023

Good

2m 7f 191y

Class 3

14:50 Market Rasen

Golden Taipan

11st 11lb

J: Jack Hogan

T: Fergal O’Brien

3m winner who is best on good ground; may have needed the run after a break when pulled up after a bad mistake at Kempton last time.

16/1

Form: 7319-4 D

Last run: 132 days

W: 11st 2lb

11 yo Gelding

OR: 125

Form & Verdict
No longer the force of old and not very consistent nowadays but collected two wins last season, the latter in Leicester hunter chase (2m6f, soft) in March; can go well when fresh and competes off career-low mark today; impossible to rule out.
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4th

4

9th Dec 2022

Good

2m 7f 214y

Class 4

11:55 Doncaster

Marracudja

11st 9lb

J: Tristan Durrell

T: Dan Skelton

Very useful in his prime; inconsistent nowadays but he returned to form with a creditable second at Bangor (2m1f, heavy) two weeks ago; takes a big step back up in trip but his last win was over an extended 2m6f in March and he's respected off same mark as last time.

3/1

2nd

2

26th Nov 2022

Heavy

2m 1f 77y

Class 4

12:23 Bangor-on-Dee

Marracudja

12st 0lb

J: Tristan Durrell

T: Dan Skelton

prominent

12/1

5

21st Oct 2022

Good To Firm

3m 1f 0y

Class 3

16:30 Cheltenham

Marracudja

11st 10lb

J: Miss Heidi Palin

T: Dan Skelton

always towards rear, tailed off when pulled up after 3 out

20/1

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Payout
Exacta £9.80
Straight Forecast £9.90
Trifecta £26.30

Selections

WEST COUNTRY:

Northern Bound

TOPSPEED:

Le Cameleon

RP Ratings:

Fat Sam

POSTDATA:

Golden Taipan

SPOTLIGHT:

Marracudja

The Times:

Northern Bound

Telegraph:

Northern Bound

The Guardian:

Northern Bound

Daily Mail:

Northern Bound

Daily Express:

Northern Bound

Daily Mirror:

Northern Bound

The Sun:

Northern Bound

The Star:

Northern Bound

Daily Record:

Northern Bound