15:50 Newbury

Saturday 24 March 2018

All14:0514:4015:1515:5016:2517:0017:35

Doom Bar Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:52 | Winning time: 5m 15.90s

Seeyouatmidnight³⁶⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Danny Cook| T: A M Thomson| OR: 149| BF| DWS

7/2

Listed chase winner at Carlisle (2m4f, good-to-soft) in October 2016 but had just two starts since and makes his seasonal debut having had a wind operation since his last start at Kelso 12 months ago.

Form: 173/1P2-

Cold March^p1⁶³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: G Sheehan| T: H Whittington| OR: 147| D

8/1

Finished third in a 2m3f handicap hurdle when making his debut for this yard at Taunton (soft) last time out. Wears cheekpieces for the first time on his return to fences.

Form: 551P3-3

Pain Au Chocolat⁴⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: C O'Farrell| T: R Menzies| OR: 137

10/1

Finished runner-up twice so far this season including when beaten a head on heavy ground at Wetherby last time out. Raised 2lb for that effort and is an interesting runner today.

Form: 1-82U42

Kayf Adventure¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: R Johnson| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 137| D

15/8

Successful twice already this season including at Wincanton (2m4f, heavy) in January. Well held in a highly competitive contest at Cheltenham last week and remains of interest in this contest.

Form: 631237

Plaisir D'Amour¹²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Aidan Coleman| T: Miss V Williams| OR: 136| C

5/1

Victorious in a Listed handicap at Cheltenham (2m5f, good) last April but disappointed when pulling up on seasonal debut at the same course in November and returns from a break today.

Form: 11315-P

Dusky Lark^p1³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-12| J: James Best| T: R Walford| OR: 135| D

14/1

Heavy ground Wincanton winner 13 months ago but held in three outings this season and more needed with cheekpieces applied for the first time today.

Form: 214-P33

Tiquer¹³³

Age: 10| Weight: 10-0| J: T J O'Brien| T: A E Jones| OR: 123| DWS

9/1

Successful three times over fences most recently over 2m3f at Doncaster (soft) on his penultimate outing. Struggled off his revised mark since and making his first start since wind surgery today.

Form: 44/131-7

Non-Runners

Virgilio⁹⁸

Weight: 11-8| Age: 9

T: D Skelton J: Harry Skelton

Sametegal⁴⁹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 9

T: P F Nicholls J: Sam Twiston-Davies

Forecasts

Kayf Adventure (15/8), Seeyouatmidnight (7/2), Sametegal (7/2), Plaisir D'Amour (5/1), Virgilio (6/1), Cold March (8/1), Tiquer (9/1), Pain Au Chocolat (10/1), Dusky Lark (14/1)

PAIN AU CHOCOLAT ran well to finish runner-up at Wetherby last time out and he can record his fourth win over fences in this competitive handicap chase. The trip and ground should both suit and Rebecca Menzies charge can get the better of Sametegal today with Kayf Adventure taken to claim third having finished mid-division at last weeks Cheltenham Festival.