15:35 Market Rasen

Sunday 11 March 2018

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188Bet Best Priced Mullins Cheltenham Wednesday Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:40 | Winning time: 6m 12.4s

Milly Baloo³⁷

Age: 14| Weight: 12-2| J: Unknown| T: T D Easterby| CD

Form: 3413-2R

Justforjames²⁷

Age: 16| Weight: 12-1| J: Unknown| T: Micky Hammond

Form: 23-5534

The Ogle Gogle Man^p1³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-1| J: Harry Bannister| T: C J Mann| OR: 111

10/3

Drops 2lb and into a slightly less competitive contest than when 17½L third in a Huntingdon novices' handicap chase (2m7½f, soft) last time out. Headgear now fitted for the first time and there are reasons to be optimistic about a better effort.

Form: 13F433

Shockingtimes^b,t²⁴

Age: 11| Weight: 12-1| J: Nick Scholfield| T: Jamie Snowden| OR: 111

5/1

8lb lower here than when winning a Wincanton chase (3m1f, soft) two seasons ago in good style. Has had his problems since then, but was beaten just 1L from this mark at Leicester in January and not ruled out if jumping holds up.

Form: 1P/FR2U

Doktor Glaz⁴⁴

Age: 15| Weight: 11-12| J: Lorcan Murtagh⁽⁵⁾| T: R Dobbin

Form: 4-42351

Shanty Town^p⁶⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Aidan Coleman| T: David Dennis| OR: 108

6/1

Was runner-up from both 1lb lower and 1lb higher in successive races in the autumn. Acts on soft ground and may be better suited by this return to shorter after trying 3m at Bangor last time. Should be thereabouts.

Form: 35-0223

Chantara Rose³¹

Age: 16| Weight: 11-12| J: Unknown| T: N P Mulholland| D

Form: 79PU3-P

Minella For Me³¹

Age: 15| Weight: 11-12| J: Unknown| T: T R George

Form: 4F-442F

Mr Love^p1²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: David Noonan| T: L Wadham| OR: 107| BF

8/1

Meets Shockingtimes on same terms as when finishing a neck behind him at Leicester (2m5½f, soft) in January. Should again be little to choose between the two, though connections opt for headgear in a bid to bounce back from his latest effort.

Form: 425-43P

Iskabeg Lane³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Danny Cook| T: J Parkinson & S Smith| OR: 106| CD

1/1

11lb higher today than when scoring over C&D in December by 3L (good to soft). Has improved on that without winning in three subsequent runs from this mark, so needs to raise his game to add a second career success.

Form: 0P1332

Romulus Du Donjon¹⁷

Age: 14| Weight: 11-9| J: Craig Nichol| T: R Dobbin| C

Form: 451745

Go West Young Man³⁹

Age: 17| Weight: 11-9| J: Unknown| T: H D Daly| D

Form: 47UP75

Knocknamona³⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Alain Cawley| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 103| D

15/2

Arrives in tremendous form and has risen 20lb for his four-timer, over trips from 2m4f-3m. Latest 5lb rise will demand more, but still improving and still looks possible that he could find the necessary to complete a nap hand.

Form: F01111

Forecasts

Iskabeg Lane (1/1), The Ogle Gogle Man (10/3), Shockingtimes (5/1), Shanty Town (6/1), Knocknamona (15/2), Mr Love (8/1)

Cases can be made for most of the field, though the most compelling of them may still be for the obvious KNOCKNAMONA, who is in the form of his life and may still have enough in him to defy his latest 5lb rise. The Ogle Gogle Man could be sparked into a revival in headgear and now dropped to this slightly lower level, while Shanty Town and Iskabeg Lane are respected and Mr Love would be feared if returning to his best.