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Tuesday 11 April 2017

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Totnes And Bridgetown Open Hunters' Chase

Off time: 17:20 | Winning time: 5m 9.8s

Silent Encore^t¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: D A Jacob| T: B I Case| OR: 110

11/2

Glimmers of promise despite being unfancied for novice hurdle events but much better signs on handicap debut over 2m4f (good) at Southwell last month when a 2L second behind Riddlestown. Raised 5lb for that but still plenty to like.

Form: 7P7524-

Visandi^t¹³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Aidan Coleman| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 109

7/2

Flat winner in France and showed promising signs when reaching the frame in first two hurdle starts but didn't last home on softer ground over 2m4f at Wetherby on his handicap bow. Worth another chance with yard in superb form.

Form: -244

Treackle Tart⁵¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: C E Longsdon| OR: 109

12/1

Not disgraced in a couple of bumpers and has acquitted herself well in novice hurdles on soft ground, chasing home All My Love at Market Rasen. Has to be of some interest on handicap debut over a longer trip.

Form: 459221

Tonganui^p1¹¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: N D Fehily| T: H Fry| OR: 108

7/1

Signs of promise without being totally convincing over hurdles so far but turned in a lifeless effort on his handicap debut over 2m4f (good to soft) at Wincanton. Only dropped 1lb but first-time cheekpieces may spark an improvement.

Form: 6/63505-

Keating^h⁶⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: T J O'Brien| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 107

3/1

Some promise in maiden and novice hurdles but laboured over a sharp 2m on his handicap debut at Kempton (good to soft) in February. Longer trip here likely to benefit him given that he has a point-to-point background and dropped 5lb.

Form: F/03862-

Steel Express²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Conor Smith⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss L Blackford| OR: 106

9/2

Winner of a heavy ground bumper here in 2015. Highly tried in first three starts over hurdles and not disgraced on his handicap debut here over a shorter trip (good to soft) last month. Better to come, worth a second look.

Form: 866673

Cotswold Road^b⁵⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: T Scudamore| T: C L Tizzard| OR: 105

17/2

Showed up well in novice hurdles up to 3m but distinct signs of temperament since going handicapping, refusing at Hereford then racing very reluctantly at Lingfield last time. Couldn't be backed with any confidence.

Form: 8/33408-

Non-Runners

Western Wave⁹³

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: T R George J: Adrian Heskin

I'm Still Waiting⁸³

Weight: 11-9| Age: 5

T: F O'Brien J: P J Brennan

Tudors Treasure²³

Weight: 11-7| Age: 6

T: R Stephens J: M G Nolan

Rebel Beat²¹

Weight: 11-2| Age: 6

T: David Dennis J: G Sheehan

Regal Gait²⁹

Weight: 11-1| Age: 4

T: H Whittington J: N de Boinville

Gasoline⁴⁹

Weight: 10-4| Age: 5

T: Ian Williams J: J E Moore

Forecasts

Keating (3/1), Visandi (7/2), Steel Express (9/2), Tudors Treasure (9/2), Regal Gait (5/1), Silent Encore (11/2), Tonganui (7/1), Rebel Beat (8/1), Cotswold Road (17/2), Western Wave (10/1), Treackle Tart (12/1), I'm Still Waiting (12/1), Gasoline (25/1)

Another open-looking heat in which Visandi has to enter the equation with his yard in such red-hot form. Recent Ffos Las winner Tudors Treasure is also respected but Sam Twiston-Davies' only mount, TREACKLE TART, has clearly been brought along with handicapping in mind and it would be no surprise to see her run a big race over this longer trip, though much the same could be said about Keating and Regal Gait.

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