15:55 Uttoxeter

Saturday 5 May 2018

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bet365 Staffordshire Plate (Open Handicap Chase)

Off time: 15:55 | Winning time: 6m 6.30s

Hammersly Lake²¹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Paul O'Brien⁽⁵⁾| T: C E Longsdon| OR: 155

33/1

Pulled up at Aintree (3m1f, soft) on his return from a break last time out. Remains on a mark 4lb higher than for his latest success.

Form: 12215P-

Sizing Codelco¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-9| J: H Cobden| T: C L Tizzard| OR: 152

8/1

Finished a decent fourth at Aintree (3m1f, good-to-soft) on his penultimate outing and struggled for stamina over 4m subsequently. Interesting to see how he fares in this contest.

Form: P6PP48-

Beeves^b⁵²

Age: 11| Weight: 11-4| J: Sean Quinlan| T: J Candlish| OR: 147| D

33/1

Well held in two outings since winning at Perth (3m, good) 11 months ago. Races off a mark 4lb higher than for that Perth success.

Form: 511/197-

Actinpieces⁵¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Miss Gina Andrews⁽³⁾| T: Mrs P Sly| OR: 143| D

12/1

Winning for the seventh time when victorious at Ludlow (3m, good-to-soft) in January. Ran well when fifth at Cheltenham subsequently and she is an interesting runner in this.

Form: 128415-

On Tour²¹

Age: 10| Weight: 10-12| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams| OR: 141| D

20/1

Ran well to finish 4L second over 3m1f at Aintree (soft) last time out. Raised 4lb for that effort and interesting to see if he can reproduce that in this contest.

Form: 1U9F62-

Final Nudge^p²¹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-11| J: Aidan Coleman| T: David Dennis| OR: 140| D

10/1

Placed in the Welsh Grand National on heavy ground in January but disappointed at Cheltenham in March and was an early casualty at Aintree last time.

Form: 6/2359F-

No Duffer^p,t⁴¹

Age: 11| Weight: 10-9| J: J J Burke| T: T R George| OR: 138| D

33/1

Decent efforts the last twice including when second at Ascot (3m, soft) in March. Worth a check in the market racing off the same mark here.

Form: 25/PP52-

Templehills^h²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-8| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR: 137| C

15/2

Winning for the third time over fences when successful at Fakenham (2m5f, good-to-soft) last month. Has to defy a 5lb rise in the weights if he's to take this contest.

Form: 1PP/241-

Silver Man^b³⁰⁷

Age: 11| Weight: 10-7| J: N de Boinville| T: J Hughes| OR: 136| D

33/1

Victorious over an extended 3m5f at Cartmel (soft) in May last year but well held in a valuable Listed contest here on his only subsequent start. Returning from an absence.

Form: 33P/610-

Indy Five¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-7| J: David Bass| T: David Dennis| OR: 136| D

10/1

Latest victory came over an extended 2m7f at Newbury (soft) in February. Placed since then prior to falling early on at Ayr last time out. Interesting contender here.

Form: 91F12F-

Gingili^t,v¹⁹³

Age: 8| Weight: 10-4| J: R Johnson| T: J Farrelly| OR: 133| D

14/1

Winner of two of his last three starts including in a 16 runner contest at Exeter (3m, good-to-soft) in October. Races off a mark 8lb higher than for that success.

Form: 2121P1-

Minellacelebration¹⁷¹

12/1

Successful off this mark in this race 12 months ago but struggled in the main since. Hand wind surgery since finishing well beaten at Bangor in November.

Form: 12B586-

Mustmeetalady^p⁹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-3| J: R P McLernon| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 132| D

25/1

Victorious at Doncaster (3m, good) on his penultimate outing but well held over the same C&D subsequently. Returning from a break here.

Form: 1/98U10-

Amore Alato^p⁴²

Age: 9| Weight: 10-1| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 130| BF| D

5/2

Fair fourth over 3m2f at Newbury (soft) when making his debut for this yard in March following a long absence. Worth a check in the market on this occasion.

Form: 49134/4-

Henllan Harri^b,t¹²⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 10-0| J: James Bowen⁽³⁾| T: P & M Bowen| OR: 128| C

12/1

Winner of a valuable Grade 3 at Sandown (3m5f, good) in April last year. Struggled on softer ground the last twice and better ground forecast here should see him in a better light despite racing from out of the handicap.

Form: 31/43P6-

Wolf Sword¹³

Age: 9| Weight: 10-0| J: Sam Coltherd⁽⁵⁾| T: J Parkinson & S Smith| OR: 124| C| D

20/1

Not beaten far when finishing runner-up at Carlisle (2m, heavy) on his penultimate outing and duly went one better at Market Rasen (3m, good-to-soft) five days later. Racing from out of the handicap int his contest.

Form: P44721-

As De Pique^p,t⁸

Age: 13| Weight: 10-0| J: J B Kane⁽⁵⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 123| D

33/1

Admirable veteran and ran well to finish runner-up at Perth (3m, soft) on his penultimate outing. Held there two days later however and racing from out of the handicap here.

Form: UPF425-

Non-Runners

American⁵⁰

Weight: 11-12| Age: 8

T: H Fry J: N P Madden

Forecasts

Amore Alato (5/2), American (9/2), Templehills (15/2), Sizing Codelco (8/1), Final Nudge (10/1), Indy Five (10/1), Minellacelebration (12/1), Actinpieces (12/1), Henllan Harri (12/1), Gingili (14/1), On Tour (20/1), Wolf Sword (20/1), Mustmeetalady (25/1), Beeves (33/1), No Duffer (33/1), Hammersly Lake (33/1), As De Pique (33/1), Silver Man (33/1)

The Harry Fry-trained AMERICAN can register his second victory over this C&D by taking what looks a highly competitive reneal of this valuable handicap. The selection drops markedly in grade having contested the Gold Cup at Cheltenham last time out and he can get the better of Henllan Harri who has found the ground too soft so far this season. Gingili was a winner last time out and he can claim third on his first outing since last autumn.