15:30 Chepstow

Wednesday 22 November 2017

All12:4513:1513:5014:2515:0015:3016:00

Clarion Defence & Security Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:31 | Winning time: 5m 25.90s

Monbeg Theatre^t⁶⁸⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: G Sheehan| T: Jamie Snowden| OR: 122| D

7/1

Smart hurdling form in the novice ranks and highly tried on both starts over fences. Off the track the best part of two years and likely to need this.

Form: 120PU3/

Until Winning⁷²¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr N George⁽⁷⁾| T: T R George| OR: 120| CD

12/1

Acts well around here and this is the right grade. More than likely this will be needed after two years off.

Form: 11F467/

Flaming Charmer^t¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: H Cobden| T: C L Tizzard| OR: 120| C| D

5/2

Had dropped to a good mark prior to his second here on return when clear of the third. The winner ran well last week but a 5lb rise demands a lot more given he has struggled off similar marks in the recent past.

Form: 12433-2

Jayo Time^p⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: R Patrick⁽⁵⁾| T: Kerry Lee| OR: 118| D

10/1

Took a crashing fall in May 2016 and has not been the same horse since. Fell again at Bangor last time and he carries too many risks at present.

Form: F-599PF

Thisonetime^t¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Bridget Andrews⁽³⁾| T: D Skelton| OR: 114

9/2

Has proved expensive to follow since landing his bumper on heavy ground. Jumped well here on his chasing debut and this is a drop in class. Stable 11-53 in past two weeks.

Form: 224-243

Major Hindrance³⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: James Davies| T: Henry Oliver| OR: 113

10/1

Half-brother to Welsh National winner Monbeg Dude so safe to assume we will not see the best of him until tackling further. Winner over 2m6f over hurdles and should come on for a recent run in better company.

Form: 46631-9

Gardiners Hill^t1¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: C Gethings⁽³⁾| T: D A Rees| OR: 109| CD

16/1

Winner of a couple of low grade races at the turn of the year when conditions were soft. Has struggled in this company since off his revised marks and this still calls for a lot.

Form: 1143-60

Bradford Bridge²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: R Johnson| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 108

7/1

Would take some beating off this mark judged on his hurdling form. Has struggled with switch to chasing and has 30L to find with Farm The Rock on last month's Wincanton run.

Form: 2463-P6

Handsome Sam^t1²³²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Mr Ed Bailey⁽⁷⁾| T: M Sheppard| OR: 108

16/1

Showed enough last February to earn respect off this mark. Has gone well on previous seasonal debuts for Alan King and interesting to see if there is money for him.

Form: 2024P6-

Auenwirbel^t⁵⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-8| J: T Dowling⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs L J Young| OR: 102

28/1

Successful eight times over jumps in France when with Guillaume Macaire. Has looked a shadow of that horse since and hard to recommend on chasing debut.

Form: P8/400-9

Arthur Burrell^t1⁴¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-8| J: James Best| T: Miss J Du Plessis| OR: 102

14/1

Has shown some ability over hurdles but well beaten on chasing debut and conditions will probably be too soft.

Form: 4/237-33

Non-Runners

Chantara Rose³⁴⁶

Weight: 11-3| Age: 8

T: N P Mulholland J: T Scudamore

Farm The Rock²⁴

Weight: 11-3| Age: 6

T: Katy Price J: Benjamin Poste

Forecasts

Flaming Charmer (5/2), Thisonetime (9/2), Chantara Rose (13/2), Bradford Bridge (7/1), Monbeg Theatre (7/1), Farm The Rock (15/2), Jayo Time (10/1), Major Hindrance (10/1), Until Winning (12/1), Arthur Burrell (14/1), Handsome Sam (16/1), Gardiners Hill (16/1), Auenwirbel (28/1)

THISONETIME has proved an exasperating horse to follow but this gives him an excellent opportunity to recover losses. He jumped well on his chasing debut here and conditions are favourable. Farm The Rock rates an obvious danger following a good second at Wincanton, but Flaming Charmer has been set a difficult task by the handicapper.