16:40 Hexham

Saturday 12 May 2018

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Landmark Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:42 | Winning time: 6m 34.7s

Fly Home Harry^p,t¹⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Paul O'Brien⁽⁵⁾| T: C E Longsdon| OR: 110| D

16/1

Only 3lb higher than for latest victory at Huntingdon back in January. Has two ways of going so a return to form would not be the biggest surprise.

Form: 21P18P-

Captain Mowbray^p⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Nathan Moscrop⁽⁵⁾| T: R Menzies| OR: 108| D

4/1

Remarkably broke his duck after a terrific late recovery by Tony Kelly at Wetherby in December (3m soft). Slightly disappointing after but much better effort over C&D latest and cannot be discounted if in the same mood.

Form: 1333U-2

Crest^p,t⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Alain Cawley| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 108

7/1

Formerly trained by Gordon Elliot in Ireland but form has tailed off since debut victory. Starting to look incredibly well handicapped now and more promise behind Captain Mowbray over C&D last time on first start since a wind operation. More to come

Form: 3/P756-4

The Doorman^p,t¹⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-9| J: Andrew Tinkler| T: B Haslam| OR: 107

28/1

Bolted up off this mark at Sedgefield (2m5f, good) back in September. Shown nothing like that form since and needs to bounce back. Market check advised for shrewd connections.

Form: 8156P6-

Iskabeg Lane⁵⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean Quinlan| T: J Parkinson & S Smith| OR: 105| BF

6/1

Opend his chase account at the second attempt when winning Market Rasen (good to soft) in December. Solid form since and would probably have won there again last month but for a late fall. Abject latest display at Uttoxeter just tempers enthusiasm.

Form: 1332F5-

Alto Des Mottes^b⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: H Hogarth| OR: 99| CD

9/1

Form has tailed off badly and is dropping down the handicap very quickly. Best efforts have been saved for Newcastle and softer conditions than today and likely to struggle once more.

Form: PP5P3-6

Chicago Outfit^p¹⁹

Age: 13| Weight: 11-1| J: Jonathon Bewley⁽³⁾| T: L Kerr| OR: 99| CD

9/2

Sprung a 40/1 surprise when jumping well and making all over C&D 19 days ago. Raised 6lb for that win but will be hard to discount if in the same mood again today. Goes well here.

Form: 4/54PU1-

Apache Pilot^t⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 10-2| J: Dale Irving⁽³⁾| T: M A Barnes| OR: 86| BF| CD

7/2

Likes good ground and tends to run well here. Seemed to find the drop in trip against him last time and a return to 3m should suit. Player once again and should be in the mix.

Form: 1/263R-3

Eager To Know¹²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: Miss Becky Smith⁽⁵⁾| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 82| DWS

9/1

Sent off favourite on chase debut at the turn of the year but fell when going well. Ran poorly just 11 days later and has since had a wind operation. Clearly thought capable of better and will be interesting to see if the money comes again.

Form: 54/33FP-

Non-Runners

Solid Strike²⁵

Weight: 11-10| Age: 10

T: Paul Collins J: Ross Chapman

Forecasts

Apache Pilot (7/2), Captain Mowbray (4/1), Chicago Outfit (9/2), Iskabeg Lane (6/1), Crest (7/1), Solid Strike (7/1), Eager To Know (9/1), Alto Des Mottes (9/1), Fly Home Harry (16/1), The Doorman (28/1)

APACHE PILOT likes it round here and is expected to go well back on this ground and up in trip. Captain Mowbray could be a danger to all and is on the shortlist. Market moves for either The Doorman (well handicapped) or Eager To Know (unexposed) could be significant though and should not be ignored.