Bensalem to disappoint in RSA Chase

Seriously beware if you fancy Bensalem. Alan King has sussed out this is a really hot year and has stated he will enter him for the William Hill Handicap Chase which is interesting for two reasons in that he won this race with a novice six years ago in Fork Lightning off 136 and two more novices have won this race since then.

It is my strong opinion that the handicap route will be his chosen option especially as he would near enough be favourite for the William Hill Trophy and there is also a big bonus for Plumpton winners at the Festival and that is where he won his chase debut.

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Bensalem is rated 143 and I am sure he rates him in a different league to Fork Lightning so we could easily see him swerve the RSA Chase for the staying handicap on the opening day but he will have to brush up on his jumping as a bad mistake put him on the deck at Haydock and another bad mistake cost him victory over Diamond Harry at Newbury last time out in my opinion.

Weird Al’s form just doesn’t look enough following Knockara Beau’s run in the Reynoldstown Chase when second to Burton Port, who himself made hard work of winning at odds-on until the run-in.

Henderson hinted afterwards that Burton Port is more likely to be aimed at Aintree than Cheltenham. The disappointing aspect of the race was the non-declaring of Punchestowns who now will head to the RSA Chase off just two chase runs like Diamond Harry and Uimhiraceathair unlike the last ten winners that had three or more runs.