2024 Masters Handicap Chase Tips
Blackjack Magic and Iron Bridge are among the top-weighted horses who are lining up in the Virgin Bet Masters Handicap Chase on Saturday, with the former having finished first and fourth in his two outings this season. Anthony Honeyball saddled the charge to a victory at Wincanton before a respectable performance at Ascot in the Howden Silver Cup Handicap Chase.
Iron Bridge should definitely be a runner for the shortlist, with the eight-year-old having finished second out of nineteen horses in the Coral Welsh Grand National. Despite finishing an enormous thirty-four lengths behind Nassalam, it was still a solid performance over three miles, six and a half furlongs on sticky ground.
Hudson De Grugy was third on his seasonal reappearance at Sandown Park on 8 December, with the horse held up in the rear before hitting the frame and perhaps different tactics will be deployed this time around. Animal has conversely raced on a number of occasions this season and this includes a win at Sandown at the beginning of December.
Most recently, the Suzy Smith-trained charge finished second in a handicap chase at Lingfield, with that coming after registering third out of ten runners at Market Rasen on Boxing Day. Castle Robin and Dom Of Mary are other horses to consider, with the latter having claimed a victory at Plumpton at the beginning of January.
BET ONLY FOR FUN
