17:40 Uttoxeter

Saturday 5 May 2018

All13:4014:1014:4515:2015:5516:3017:0517:40

bet365 Handicap Chase

Off time: 17:42 | Winning time: 6m 17.93s

Goodnight Charlie^v⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: R Patrick⁽⁵⁾| T: C Fryer| OR: 98| D

10/1

Finished runner-up behind a well handicapped rival at Warwick (3m, good-to-soft) under an amateur rider last time out. One to note racing off a 3lb higher mark here.

Form: 10P7P2-

Corner Creek^p¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: T Scudamore| T: M Scudamore| OR: 98| D

16/1

Failed to complete in two starts since winning over 3m at Southwell (good) in December. Had wind surgery prior to unseating at Stratford last month.

Form: 63F1PU-

Sunny Ledgend^b1¹³

Age: 13| Weight: 11-10| J: J Martin⁽⁷⁾| T: Andrew Martin| OR: 96| D

10/1

Victorious four times over fences including on soft ground at Leicester in February last year. Struggled in the main this season and more needed with blinkers tried for the first time.

Form: P3P455-

Irish Octave^p⁹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: Benjamin Poste| T: Mrs R Gasson| OR: 94| CD

10/1

Completed a hat-trick when winning over C&D on soft ground in October. Disappointed on his return from a break at Lingfield (heavy) last time but interesting returning to this venue.

Form: 6/11146-

Ticket To Ride^h⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Nick Scholfield| T: P Gundry| OR: 93

20/1

Finished runner-up in a four runner good ground novice chase at Plumpton in February. Well beaten on handicap debut recently and probably best watched at present.

Form: 8/04227-

Finish The Story^b,t⁸

Age: 12| Weight: 11-1| J: Tom Cannon| T: J Farrelly| OR: 87| D

9/1

Failed to complete in three of his last four starts most recently when unseating at the first Chepstow (3m2f, soft) last week. Others make more appeal.

Form: 24P5UU-

Mrsrobin¹⁸⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 85| C

11/8

Winner on good ground over hurdles here last spring and put in her best effort since when finishing 7L second at Taunton (2m7f, good-to-firm) in November. One to note on debut for a leading yard.

Form: 34/1PP2-

Heavenly Promise¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-9| J: Lee Edwards| T: J Groucott| OR: 81| D

6/1

Followed up a good second at Hereford (2m5f, soft) by winning at Bangor (3m, good-to-soft) last time out. Has to defy a 5lb rise if she's to follow up in this contest.

Form: U34521-

The Jugopolist^b¹¹

Age: 11| Weight: 10-3| J: Adam Wedge| T: J R Cornwall| OR: 75| C| D

25/1

Dual winner over fences but latest success came in January last year and he has finished well beaten in all four starts this season.

Form: 56/6PP6-

What Larks^b¹³

Age: 10| Weight: 10-1| J: Tom Cheesman⁽⁵⁾| T: Dr J R J Naylor| OR: 73| D

14/1

Sole success came on heavy ground over an extended 2m7f at Chepstow in March 2016. Probably best watched at present.

Form: P42P35-

Spanish Optimist^v¹⁹⁸

Age: 12| Weight: 10-0| J: Sean Houlihan⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss Sarah Robinson| OR: 60| CD

40/1

Struggled since returning to rules racing in the spring of 2016 and beaten 31L over C&D last time out. Racing from out of the handicap in this.

Form: PP/PP85-

Non-Runners

Withoutdefavourite²⁶

Weight: 10-2| Age: 10

T: Tim Vaughan J: Alan Johns

Forecasts

Mrsrobin (11/8), Heavenly Promise (6/1), Withoutdefavourite (8/1), Finish The Story (9/1), Irish Octave (10/1), Goodnight Charlie (10/1), Sunny Ledgend (10/1), What Larks (14/1), Corner Creek (16/1), Ticket To Ride (20/1), The Jugopolist (25/1), Spanish Optimist (40/1)

Trainer Dan Skelton often does well with newcomers to the yard and his MRSROBIN can make a winning debut for the yard in this concluding contest. The selection ran well to finish runner-up at Taunton in November and can claim this on her first outing since with Heavenly Promise, a winner at Bangor last time the most likely to chase the selection home. Irish Octave has won at this venue in the past and he can take third on this occasion.