13:25 Uttoxeter
Sunday 31 December 2017
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Happy Birthday Gill.I.Am Handicap Chase
- 4YO plus | Class 4 | 3m 2y | Heavy | 9 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 13:25 | Winning time: 6m 53.1s
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Odds
Horse A-Z
Show odds
Placed third in three of her eight starts over fences and ran well for a long way over 3m6½f at Exeter last time. Looks very one paced and drop in trip is not sure to help.
Point-to-point and hurdle winner, but is 0-6 over fences and has been pulled up on his last three outings over the bigger obstacles. Plenty to prove.
Won a 3m1f handicap at Catterick in February, but has struggled since and mark has fallen to 3lb lower than when last successful. Signs of a revival a couple of starts ago, but pulled up again on latest run for the third time in four outings.
Winning pointer in Ireland who won a handicap hurdle for current trainer at Ffos Las in February. Has run in three handicap chases so far this season and showed improvement last time. Still early days for him and first-time cheekpieces may help.
Three wins in 19 starts over fences, but the most recent came way back in November, 2015. Pulled up at Wincanton last time and plenty to prove despite his falling handicap mark.
Thorough stayer who acts well on this type of ground. Has fallen in two of his last three races and was well beaten in the other, so best to look elsewhere.
Veteran whose last of five wins over fences came at Worcester in the summer of 2016. Beaten a long way on last three starts, each on good ground, and looks to be a light of former days.
Won one of his five point-to-points and has started out over fences at a young age. Not much encouragement to be derived from chasing debut at Ludlow, but is 5lb lower and may be better than he has shown.
Landed an Irish point-to-point in April, 2015, but has been unable to get her head in front since. Has cut little ice in two hurdles and her debut chase run on three outings for this trainer and can only be watched.
Non-Runners
1
Mr Love22
Weight: 12-1| Age: 5
T: L Wadham J: L P Aspell
NR
3
Sharney Sike25
Weight: 11-10| Age: 11
T: W Coltherd J: Sam Coltherd
NR
Forecasts
Cailleach Annie (5/2), Ben Arthur (3/1), Mr Love (3/1), The Horsechesnut (6/1), Leith Hill Legasi (8/1), Clondaw Rigger (9/1), Sharney Sike (10/1), Cheat The Cheater (10/1), Black Narcissus (12/1), Kilcascan (16/1), Goodnightirene (33/1)
Most of these find victories hard to come by. Top-weight Mr Love may prove to be a cut above his rivals in time, but has a huge burden in testing ground and a speculative vote goes to CLONDAW RIGGER, who gets in this bang on the 10st mark and, as a wining point-to-pointer, should be able to find a small race over fences. He may have found 2m4f on good ground an inadequate test on his chasing debut and is totally unexposed. Few of the others set the pulse racing, but Ben Arthur ran his best race over fences last time and may improve again in first-time cheekpieces.
- Clondaw Rigger
- Mr Love
- Ben Arthur
Prize Money
1st: £3,899.002nd: £1,145.003rd: £572.004th: £286.00
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