16:45 Stratford

Sunday 22 April 2018

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Bet In Play At totesport.com Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:45 | Winning time: 7m 14.7s

Sunny Ledgend²⁵

Age: 13| Weight: 12-1| J: J Martin⁽⁷⁾| T: Andrew Martin| OR: 102

14/1

Mark is coming down quickly after some poor efforts lately and although he stays and may find this a bit easier than some of the races he's contested over the past year, needs slower ground to show his best anyway.

Form: F-P3P45

Dylanseoghan^p¹³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Page Fuller⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss Z C Davison| OR: 99

5/1

Maiden after 13 starts, handles good ground and is in decent form after a run of placed efforts in similar company. This trip an unknown for him but shapes as if worth a try at it, so not ruled out.

Form: 2PU323

Corner Creek^p¹²⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: Benjamin Poste| T: M Scudamore| OR: 98WS

12/1

Came good over 3m at Southwell in December when rider did well to win (dropped reins) but a poor effort last time needs forgiving. Wind surgery since last being seen may highlight what the issue was, so may bounce back.

Form: P-63F1P

Upbeat Cobbler^p³⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-10| J: Andrew Tinkler| T: H D Daly| OR: 97

7/1

Sometimes looks like he's got his own ideas about things and the cheekpieces applied on his last to starts haven't turned things around. Hard to make a case for in his current frame of mind.

Form: 68-37P2

The Last Bridge^p,t²⁵

Age: 11| Weight: 11-9| J: J E Moore| T: Mrs S Johnson| OR: 96

7/1

Out-and-out stayer at this low level who can be hard to pass on a going day. Below form at Warwick last time but the sort who can bounce back. Acts on all ground and was second in this last year.

Form: 127113

Boyfromnowhere^p,t²⁹

Age: 11| Weight: 11-7| J: R Patrick⁽⁵⁾| T: A Wintle| OR: 94| D

5/1

Stays this trip and more, as he showed when a close third at Bangor over 3m6f in February. Not so good since but step back up in trip will help, as may the addition of cheekpieces, so no surprise if he gives a better showing here.

Form: 6-4B355

Goring One²⁵

Age: 13| Weight: 11-4| J: A Thornton| T: Miss A M Newton-Smith| OR: 91

9/1

Should stay this far, wins in his turn and only 1lb higher than last win at Fontwell in December. Might ideally prefer it a bit softer than is likely and needs to put a poor effort last time out behind him, so questions to answer.

Form: 31135P

Onurbike²⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 10-2| J: Jordan Nailor⁽⁷⁾| T: J G O'Neill| OR: 75

5/1

Has refound some form lately, very one paced so worth a try at this trip but the big question mark is the ground, with all his form coming on much slower. If he handles it, then he has e/w claims.

Form: U-P9222

Mazurati⁸⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 10-0| J: Max Kendrick⁽⁵⁾| T: B I Case| OR: 73

6/1

Only moderate and didn't appear to stay a bit shorter at Doncaster in December, so has that against him. Won't mind the ground but overall profile not that convincing and not hard to look elsewhere.

Form: 1-4P3PF

Non-Runners

Charlie Mon¹⁵³

Weight: 11-10| Age: 9

T: Mike Hammond J: Charlie Hammond

Try It Sometime²⁴

Weight: 10-0| Age: 10

T: Sheila Lewis J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Dylanseoghan (5/1), Boyfromnowhere (5/1), Onurbike (5/1), Mazurati (6/1), Upbeat Cobbler (7/1), The Last Bridge (7/1), Try It Sometime (8/1), Goring One (9/1), Corner Creek (12/1), Sunny Ledgend (14/1), Charlie Mon (14/1)

None of these are totally trustworthy so it's a case of who fancies it the most today. To be fair to The Last Bridge , he's more consistent than most and looks sure to run his race again, but he's handicapped to the hilt now and may be beatable. A chance is taken that DYLANSEOGHAN will get this trip as he looks mildly progressive and could have a bit more left in the tank. Boyfromnowehere does nothing but stay and could be best of the rest, with the likely quicker conditions a worry for the in-form Onurbike.