14:10 Sandown

Friday 17 February 2017

All13:4014:1014:4015:1515:4516:1516:45

'Ubique' Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:10 | Winning time: 4m 7.00s

Pougne Bobbi⁹^{(ex 7)}

Age: 6| Weight: 12-5| J: Mr H Hunt⁽⁷⁾| T: N J Henderson| OR: 128

11/10

Outjumped his rivals to score impressively last time. Due to race off a 7lb higher mark in future handicaps so looks the obvious choice with his yard in such good form. Only concern would be drying ground.

Form: 312-

Fairy Rath^t⁴⁰

Age: 11| Weight: 12-2| J: Tom Cannon| T: N J Gifford| OR: 132

20/1

Twice a C&D winner with today's rider on board including this race 12 months ago off a 6lb lower mark. Will strip fitter for a spin over hurdles last month and entitled to respect.

Form: 51P2-56

Cepage²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 12-1| J: L Treadwell| T: Miss V Williams| OR: 132

5/1

Impressive winner of a weak race at Newbury on his first run for new yard. Sweated up and raced too freely before coming to grief last time. Has claims if settling better here and if these stiff fences don't catch him out.

Form: 31-4141

Raven's Tower³⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 12-1| J: Mr Alex Ferguson⁽⁷⁾| T: B Pauling| OR: 131

16/1

Winner at Aintree in November and not disgraced in three runs since. Back down to a more workable mark now so one for the shortlist.

Form: P55313

Icing On The Cake²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: L P Aspell| T: O Sherwood| OR: 127

10/1

Winner at Newbury on New Year's Eve despite making mistakes. The form has holes in it with both the second and third well beaten on their latest starts. Got no further than the third last time and his jumping will be tested over these tricky fences.

Form: 3/41U43-

Dream Bolt²²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: S Bowen| T: D A Rees| OR: 123

8/1

Completed a hat-trick before finding the useful Grey Gold too good for him last time. Has a further 2lb rise to overcome but in his current mood he will still be tough to beat.

Form: 11/1265-

Exmoor Mist^t⁷⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-6| J: Nick Scholfield| T: V R A Dartnall| OR: 122

25/1

Handicapper has had his say following two victories last season. Tailed off on his reappearance and best watched today.

Form: 311U2P-

Speredek^p²^{(ex 7)}

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Danny Cook| T: N J Hawke| OR: 115

7/1

Off the mark over fences in impressive style last time having failed to complete on his previous two starts. Forcing tactics over this trip obviously suit and there could be more to come now that connections have found the key to him.

Form: 6-PP111

Mr Muddle^p¹⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 10-11| J: William Clarke⁽¹⁰⁾| T: G & J Moore| OR: 113

25/1

A plunging handicap mark sees him receiving plenty of weight all round and he has a good 10lb claimer on board too. Recent form offers little encouragement, though. Cheekpieces are back on and worth a check in the betting market.

Form: 223U3-U

Forecasts

Pougne Bobbi (11/10), Cepage (5/1), Speredek (7/1), Dream Bolt (8/1), Icing On The Cake (10/1), Raven's Tower (16/1), Fairy Rath (20/1), Mr Muddle (25/1), Exmoor Mist (25/1)

POUGNE BOBBI is impossible to oppose following his impressive success at Ludlow. He is due to race off a higher mark in the future and he needs to take this before taking on sterner opposition. Dream Bolt is in the form of his life and this willing horse has the ideal partner with Sean Bowen on board. Fairy Rath always runs well around here and in particular for Tom Cannon. It is asking a lot for him to follow up last year's success on these terms but he will give his usual good account. 1. Pougne Bobbi 2. Dream Bolt 3. Fairy Rath

Prize Money

1st: £7,507.002nd: £2,218.003rd: £1,109.004th: £554.005th: £277.006th: £139.00

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