May 28 / 18.25 Bangor-on-Dee

18.25

Good To Soft

Beck’s Handicap Chase

  • Prize money: £6337.2
  • 2m 4f 72y
  • Class 4
  • 4 runners
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Beck’s Handicap Chase

Runners: 4 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

11/8 (Won)

  • Win: £2.50

Form: 535F1- C

Last run: 38 days

W: 11st 2lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 110

Form & Verdict
Bumper and dual hurdle winner; raised his game further when justifying support and making a winning debut over fences here (2m1f, soft) last month; back up in trip and 6lb higher here but likely he could rate a good deal higher yet.
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9th

4

25th May 2026

Good

3m 1f 83y

Class 2

15:23 Cartmel

Lipa K

11st 9lb

J: Charlie Todd

T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

Best known for his heroics at Bangor but showed career-best form when winning narrowly at Warwick (3m1f, good) last month; 3lb rise demands even more from him here; usual cheekpieces left off; tongue-tie added.

11/2

1st

4

23rd Apr 2026

Good

3m 1f 5y

Class 3

14:30 Warwick

Lipa K

11st 5lb

J: Charlie Todd

T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

Goes particularly well at Bangor but was runner-up at Aintree on final run in October (3m, good); however, a 3lb rise sees him on a career-high mark and he's been off a good while.

4/1

OUR TIP

Form: 32412- D BF

Last run: 204 days

W: 11st 13lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 121

Form & Verdict
Dual hurdle winner (2m2f-2m5f; good and good to soft) and a good-ground winner over fences; didn't help his cause when tending to jump left and blundering badly early at Hereford (2m5f, good) in November, so did particularly well in making the winner work hard; possibly high in the weights but still respected going left-handed back from a break.
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3

20th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

2m 3f 98y

Class 2

18:36 Stratford

Bagheera Ginge

11st 5lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies

Front-runner who is 2-3 since fitted with a visor this season, with both wins gained over 2m6f here (good to firm); may not have things all his own way today and this drop back in trip is probably not ideal but further progress is not out of the question.

5/1

1st

1

29th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

2m 6f 125y

Class 4

16:10 Stratford

Bagheera Ginge

12st 2lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies

Front-runner who returned from seven-month break with 7l win in first-time visor over C&D (good to firm) last month; only 3lb higher than for that success but he failed to repeat the form when a remote fifth at Worcester (2m7f, good); that was another blip in his patchy profile and he needs to bounce back again.

6/1

Form: 3/4P6- D

Last run: 36 days

W: 11st 12lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 120

Form & Verdict
Dual chase winner for Jane Williams in 2022-23 season; left that stable after two poor performances in the autumn and no immediate improvement for the change of scenery on stable debut when sixth at Kempton (3m, good) after his third wind surgery; 4lb lower and back down in trip but has plenty to prove at present.
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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

Form: 1F42-4 D BF

Last run: 15 days

W: 11st 11lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 119

Form & Verdict
Easily won four-runner race at Southwell (2m4f, heavy) on chasing debut in February; subsequent efforts have been largely respectable but looked to find good ground against him at Hereford (2m5f) this month when a well-held fourth; remains 3lb above his most recent winning mark but enters calculations given a softer surface.
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4th

6

23rd Aug 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

14:38 Worcester

Imperial Bede

11st 4lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Jonjo & A J O’Neill

Capable chaser on his day having won two of his 16 races in this discipline but he's very up and down; others are safer.

9/1

4th

3

13th Jun 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

19:42 Uttoxeter

Imperial Bede

11st 10lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Jonjo & A J O’Neill

Landed his second win over fences, at Catterick (2m3f, soft) in February with the assistance of first-time cheekpieces (retained since); ran well when runner-up at Haydock (2m4f, good) in April but emptied quickly at Warwick last month; claims if putting his best foot forward.

5/1

Non-runners

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Payout
Exacta £6.20
Straight Forecast £6.86
Trifecta £15.90

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Imperial Bede

Telegraph:

Lipa K

The Times:

Bagheera Ginge

Daily Mirror:

Bagheera Ginge

Daily Mail:

Lipa K

The Sun:

Lipa K

The Star:

Lipa K

Daily Record:

Lipa K

RP RATINGS:

Imperial Bede

TOPSPEED:

Imperial Bede

POSTDATA:

Imperial Bede

WEST COUNTRY:

Imperial Bede

The Guardian:

Imperial Bede

D Express:

Imperial Bede