14:15 Ludlow

Monday 27 November 2017

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totequadpot Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:15 | Winning time: 4m 6.80s

Robinshill¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr Zac Baker⁽⁵⁾| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR: 137| CD

15/8

Looked a likely winner when unseating at the final fence over C&D on his penultimate outing but made no mistake back here subsequently. Raised 4lb for his latest success but remains open to improvement.

Form: 000-PU1

Chirico Vallis^h,t²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: T Scudamore| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 133| D

4/1

Made a winning debut for this yard when sent off a short priced favourite for a novice chase at Southwell (good) earlier this month. One to note on his handicap debut over fences.

Form: 3R153-1

Tornado In Milan¹⁷⁶

Age: 11| Weight: 11-8| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams| OR: 129| CD

9/1

Disappointing in two chases since winning a heavy ground handicap hurdle at Wincanton over 2m4f in February. Worth a check in the market on his return from over five months off the track.

Form: 12415-9

Pearls Legend³⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 11-7| J: J E Moore| T: J L Spearing| OR: 128| CD

8/1

Successful in a four runner handicap chase at Plumpton (2m1f, good-to-firm) in April. Failed to build on a promising return to action when well beaten at Kempton last time out and others make more appeal.

Form: 3471-25

Mick Thonic^t¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: R M Power| T: C L Tizzard| OR: 128| D

4/1

Contesting highly competitive contests since winning at Cheltenham (good) in April. Races off a 4lb lower mark compared to when contesting a 2m handicap chase at that same course earlier this month and is one to note dropping in grade.

Form: 01-3UP7

Truckers Highway^h,t¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: Lee Edwards| T: J Groucott| OR: 120| CD

9/2

Victorious six times so far most recently in a first time tongue tie (retained since) over an extended 2m at Worcester (good) a month ago. Held since and interesting to see how he fares today.

Form: 17P-P14

Walden Prince^t,v¹⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 10-0| J: P J Brennan| T: Mrs S Leech| OR: 102| D

33/1

Successful six times so far but most recent victory came over two years ago. Now rated 17lb lower than for his most recent success but has to put a couple of moderate efforts behind him if he's to take this from 5lb out of the handicap.

Form: 6424P6

River Purple^t¹⁸²

Age: 10| Weight: 10-0| J: Miss L Brooke⁽⁷⁾| T: Lady S Brooke| OR: 98| CD

100/1

Winner of six races including over C&D on good ground in April. Pulled up twice since and looks up against it from out of the handicap on his first outing since May.

Form: PP31-PP

Forecasts

Robinshill (15/8), Mick Thonic (4/1), Chirico Vallis (4/1), Truckers Highway (9/2), Pearls Legend (8/1), Tornado In Milan (9/1), Walden Prince (33/1), River Purple (100/1)

MICK THONIC has been contesting better races than this in recent starts and he can register his third career win in this Class 3 handicap chase. The selection ran a respectable race at Cheltenham last time out and represents trainer Colin Tizzard who can boast a 20% strike-rate (8/40) in recent weeks. Robinshill can give the selection most to do having won well over this C&D last time out while chasing debutant Chirico Vallis is taken to claim third.