March 21 / 15.35 Plumpton

15.35

Soft

LWC Signature Handicap Chase (Challenger Staying Chase Series Qualifier)

  • Prize money: £12146.3
  • 3m 1f 152y
  • Class 3
  • 5 runners
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LWC Signature Handicap Chase (Challenger Staying Chase Series Qualifier)

Runners: 5 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

6/1 (Won)

  • Win: £6.00

Form: -14563 CD

Last run: 22 days

W: 11st 2lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 117

Form & Verdict
Took very well to chasing last season but has found it tough to make a significant impact since returning from a break in October, and was 13l behind Sublime Heights when modest third over C&D three weeks ago; needs to up his game.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

4th

1

18th Jul 2026

Good

2m 6f 31y

Class 3

15:47 Cartmel

Tommie Beau

12st 0lb

J: Benjamin Macey

T: Seamus Mullins

Popular veteran who runs this track well and capitalised upon some significant help from the handicapper when winning Norfolk National at Fakenham (3m5f, good) in May; this drop back in trip is not ideal on his return to hurdling, though; cheekpieces (worn for last three races) left off today.

10/1

2nd

1

25th May 2026

Good

3m 5f 80y

Class 3

15:58 Cartmel

Tommie Beau

12st 0lb

J: Benjamin Macey

T: Seamus Mullins

No longer the force of old and inconsistent nowadays but he capitalised upon some significant help from the handicapper when winning Norfolk National at Fakenham (3m5f, good) three weeks ago and he is also very well suited by this track.

15/8

1st

3

4th May 2026

Good

3m 5f 24y

Class 3

16:38 Fakenham

Tommie Beau

11st 11lb

J: Benjamin Macey

T: Seamus Mullins

Gained three of his 14 wins here, including 2022 edition of this race, but has regressed and become inconsistent; didn't run badly in last month's Sussex National at Plumpton (3m4f, good; first-time cheekpieces) but younger rivals have much more appealing profiles.

14/1

Form: 41P211 CD

Last run: 22 days

W: 11st 6lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 121

Form & Verdict
Won over 2m3f here in first-time cheekpieces in October and is 2-2 over C&D since fitted with a visor in January (good to soft/good); hiked up another 8lb since latest win but a promising 5lb claimer is enlisted today; needs to be taken very seriously in current mood.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

3

22nd Dec 2024

Good To Soft

3m 5f 24y

Class 4

14:13 Fakenham

Sublime Heights

11st 12lb

J: Kevin Brogan

T: Toby Lawes

Regressive 8yo who won a three-runner race in the spring but has developed a tendency to race lazily; soundly beaten on all three appearances this season and it's hard to predict the extent to which he'll warm to the task on this first venture beyond 3m2f.

12/1

3

22nd Dec 2024

Good To Soft

3m 5f 24y

Class 4

14:13 Fakenham

Sublime Heights

11st 12lb

J: Kevin Brogan

T: Toby Lawes

Regressive 8yo who won a three-runner race in the spring but has developed a tendency to race lazily; soundly beaten on all three appearances this season and it's hard to predict the extent to which he'll warm to the task on this first venture beyond 3m2f.

12/1

3rd

5

2nd Dec 2024

Good To Soft

3m 1f 152y

Class 4

14:20 Plumpton

Sublime Heights

11st 10lb

J: Kevin Brogan

T: Toby Lawes

Three of his four chase wins have been on this track, two over C&D; scored off a 2lb higher mark at Chepstow (2m7f, soft) in April in a three-runner contest but two poor efforts this term and looks risky.

8/1

Form: 2P7P12 CD

Last run: 15 days

W: 11st 10lb

11 yo Gelding

OR: 125

Form & Verdict
Veteran stayer with eight wins on his CV (one gained over C&D); not very consistent in recent years but followed last month's Hereford win (3m1f, good) with a very respectable second at Wetherby (3m7f, good) a fortnight ago and will be fine on today's slower ground; could have a say.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

5th

5

12th Nov 2024

Good

2m 7f 129y

Class 4

13:25 Huntingdon

Innisfree Lad

11st 2lb

J: Theo Gillard

T: David Dennis

Thorough stayer with nine wins on his CV; not an easy one to predict nowadays and failed to build upon his encouraging seasonal debut when never dangerous at Chepstow last month but has his headgear switched today and is too well handicapped to rule out.

11/2

5th

5

12th Nov 2024

Good

2m 7f 129y

Class 4

13:25 Huntingdon

Innisfree Lad

11st 2lb

J: Theo Gillard

T: David Dennis

Thorough stayer with nine wins on his CV; not an easy one to predict nowadays and failed to build upon his encouraging seasonal debut when never dangerous at Chepstow last month but has his headgear switched today and is too well handicapped to rule out.

11/2

7

11th Oct 2024

Good To Soft

2m 7f 131y

Class 4

17:30 Chepstow

Innisfree Lad

11st 10lb

J: Finn Lambert

T: David Dennis

Veteran with nine wins to his name and, with cheekpieces back on, he ran well for a long way at Warwick 17 days ago (good to soft); that was encouraging after a lengthy break but he's no certainty to be as good again.

10/1

OUR TIP

Form: 15-163

Last run: 39 days

W: 11st 10lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 125

Form & Verdict
Beat only two rivals when winning on seasonal/handicap/chase debut at Uttoxeter (2m6f, good) in November and her next two runs were somewhat underwhelming but she's unexposed over this sort of trip and might still have potential.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

7th

6

2nd Feb 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 88y

Class 4

15:52 Southwell

Eureka Creek

11st 5lb

J: Jack Andrews

T: Sarah Humphrey

Won a mares' novice hurdle and a mares' novice handicap chase for Emma Lavelle back in 2022; creditable third in a mares' handicap hurdle on stable debut in October (2m3f, good) but well beaten over fences last time.

20/1

2

18th Nov 2025

Good

2m 6f 10y

Class 4

14:45 Lingfield

Eureka Creek

11st 10lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Sarah Humphrey

Ex-Emma Lavelle; doesn't have the best of win records; creditable run when third in a Bangor mares' handicap hurdle on reappearance (2m3f, good; stable debut); each-way chance on this return to chasing.

15/2

3rd

7

27th Oct 2025

Good

2m 3f 123y

Class 4

15:20 Bangor-on-Dee

Eureka Creek

11st 5lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Sarah Humphrey

Useful chaser for Emma Lavelle; didn't fire on either outing last autumn, latterly when back over hurdles, and makes stable debut after 338-day absence but has slipped to a dangerous mark and the booking of Sean Bowen catches the eye.

16/1

Form: -83125 C

Last run: 49 days

W: 11st 6lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 121

Form & Verdict
Low-mileage 7yo who won by 14l on chase/handicap debut here (2m3f, soft) in December and bumped into a progressive rival when clear second at Catterick (2m6f, heavy) a few days later; not in same form on latest outing but tries a new trip today and remains open to further progress.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

8th

1

12th Feb 2025

Good To Soft

2m 4f 194y

Class 5

14:53 Hereford

Old Painless

12st 0lb

J: James Best

T: Tim Vaughan

raced lazily at times, midfield, outpaced 4 out, no impression before 3 out

33/1

1

9th Dec 2024

Soft

2m 7f 110y

Class 5

14:30 Lingfield

Old Painless

12st 0lb

J: Sean Houlihan

T: Tim Vaughan

Struggling for form since joining this stable but he's become very well handicapped; hard to completely rule out but he needs to step up; stable also runs Twilight Glory.

25/1

1

9th Dec 2024

Soft

2m 7f 110y

Class 5

14:30 Lingfield

Old Painless

12st 0lb

J: Sean Houlihan

T: Tim Vaughan

Struggling for form since joining this stable but he's become very well handicapped; hard to completely rule out but he needs to step up; stable also runs Twilight Glory.

25/1

Non-runners

Eureka Creek

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £13.40
Straight Forecast £15.02
Trifecta £24.70

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Sublime Heights

TOPSPEED:

Old Painless

The Sun:

Innisfree Lad

LAMBOURN:

Old Painless

D Express:

Old Painless

RP Ratings:

Sublime Heights

POSTDATA:

Sublime Heights

The Times:

Sublime Heights

Telegraph:

Sublime Heights

The Guardian:

Sublime Heights

Daily Mail:

Sublime Heights

Daily Mirror:

Sublime Heights

The Star:

Sublime Heights

Daily Record:

Sublime Heights