18:45 Worcester

Friday 25 May 2018

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Thundering Molly Cider Handicap Chase

Off time: 18:48 | Winning time: 5m 8.3s

Diable De Sivola²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Lizzie Kelly⁽³⁾| T: Nick Williams| OR: 132

2/1

Still yet to win since taking a juvenile hurdle on racecourse debut, but not disgraced on chasing debut at Uttoxeter last time out and should improve for this longer trip.

Form: 24F30-4

I'dliketheoption^t⁹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Aidan Coleman| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 129

13/2

Beat Voix D'Eau at Market Rasen this time last year. Well-beaten twice since but may have needed the run on return from absence since.

Form: 324/106-

Marquis Of Carabas¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: B S Hughes| T: David Dennis| OR: 127

9/2

Not the most prolific of winners, but just 1lb above his sole winning mark over fences and ground possibly against him when last of all on most recent completed start at Market Rasen in April.

Form: 53264-F

Conna Cross⁴⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: James Best| T: J Farrelly| OR: 126| D

6/1

Winner on his first start for this yard at Kempton last time out on soft ground, and is up 7lb here. That's a fair rise, but ground softer than good would likely see him to best effect.

Form: 156101-

Mont Royale^p,t1²⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-4| J: R P McLernon| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 124| CD

14/1

C&D winner and good enough for this standard of race at his best, but mostly poor efforts over the past year (with one or two exceptions) and needs to bounce back in first-time cheek pieces.

Form: 624PF5-

Flying Eagle^b,t⁴²

Age: 10| Weight: 11-4| J: S Bowen| T: P & M Bowen| OR: 124| D

8/1

Handicap chase form hasn't exactly been the best so far, though based on the form he's shown in beginners/novice company he should be able to operate off this mark if getting his conditions (further rain preferable).

Form: 1P103U-

Lord Ballim^h,t⁷⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: Tom Cannon| T: N J Hawke| OR: 122| D

14/1

Hinted at a return to form at Cartmel two starts back over hurdles, but recent chase from leaves him with plenty to find here.

Form: 60PP37-

Fort Gabriel²³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-5| J: T Scudamore| T: D G Bridgwater| OR: 111

12/1

First run since last October here, off a mark which looks too high for him and generally much better over further than this; best watched.

Form: 114325-

Non-Runners

Voix D'Eau¹²

Weight: 12-3| Age: 8

T: H Fry J: Miss A B O'Connor

Casino Markets¹⁶

Weight: 11-9| Age: 10

T: Miss E C Lavelle J: Nick Scholfield

Newton Geronimo²³⁰

Weight: 11-8| Age: 9

T: B Pauling J: N de Boinville

Forecasts

Diable De Sivola (2/1), Voix D'Eau (11/4), Marquis Of Carabas (9/2), Conna Cross (6/1), I'dliketheoption (13/2), Flying Eagle (8/1), Casino Markets (10/1), Newton Geronimo (10/1), Fort Gabriel (12/1), Lord Ballim (14/1), Mont Royale (14/1)

Despite not having won since his first run in a juvenile hurdle, DIABLE DE SIVOLA ran fairly well on chase debut last time over a trip which is too short for him, and with progression over fences likely this longer distance could see him return to winning ways. He can see off older rivals including recent Southwell third Voix D'Eau, as well as Newton Geronimo.