16:35 Market Rasen

Friday 22 June 2018

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Unifeeder Novices' Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:36 | Winning time: 6m 16.00s

Champagne George^p1¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: T Scudamore| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 103

16/1

Placed twice over hurdles earlier this year but proved a disappointment on chase debut at Fontwell (3m2f, good) last time out. Wears cheekpieces for the first time.

Form: P6237-5

State The Obvious^p²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: R P McLernon| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 101| BF

3/1

Ran well to finish third at Ffos Las (2m5f, good) last time out when making just his second start over fences. Races off the same mark here and cheekpieces worn for the first time on that occasion are retained.

Form: 2123-63

Sissinghurst²²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: P J Brennan| T: F O'Brien| OR: 100| BF

10/3

Winner of his first two starts for this yard last autumn. Both of those efforts came over hurdles and he has pulled up on both starts over fences so far including when favourite last time.

Form: PPP/11-P

Oakidoaki^p,t³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Brendan Powell| T: B G Powell| OR: 95

6/1

Placed twice over 2m4f on good ground at Huntingdon this spring. Races off a mark 2lb higher mark than when second last time and he is stepping up in trip as he goes in search of a first career success.

Form: 624U3-2

Lady London^p,t⁴¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: C O'Farrell| T: R Dobbin| OR: 92| D

33/1

Finished third in a handicap hurdle at Perth (2m4f, soft) in April but disappointed over an extended 2m7f subsequently. Worth a check in the market on chase debut.

Form: 51243-0

Golans Choice¹⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: Tom Broughton⁽⁷⁾| T: Olly Williams| OR: 90| D

10/1

Placed in point-to-points last season and ran well to finish second to a well handicapped rival on return to regulation fences at Fakenham (3m, good) last time out. Interesting to see if he can repeat that effort here.

Form: 334-422

Volcan Surprise^p¹⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 10-9| J: Bridget Andrews| T: C Fryer| OR: 86| D

28/1

Improving with racing since returning from a break and a fair effort when 11½L fifth at Fakenham (good) last time out. More needed if he's to take this however.

Form: 42/P-P95

Lincoln County^b,t⁴⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-8| J: W T Kennedy| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 85

12/1

Successful four times in the past most recently on the Flat in Germany but struggled in the main since joining this yard and probably best watched on chase debut.

Form: P/8P55-6

Psychocandy^p,t¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-6| J: R T Dunne| T: Ian Williams| OR: 83

3/1

16 race maiden but placed on each of her last three appearances over fences. Finished a close second in first time cheekpieces (retained) on good ground last time out and she is an interesting runner on this occasion.

Form: FP9-332

Jonjoela⁸⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-3| J: Mr S Lee⁽⁷⁾| T: Tracey Leeson| OR: 80| D

50/1

Returning from a break when unseating in a 3m1f handicap hurdle at Huntingdon (good-to-soft) in March. Probably best watched on chase debut.

Form: 44FP5U-

L'Es Fremantle^p⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Alison Clarke⁽⁷⁾| T: M C Chapman| OR: 62

100/1

46 race maiden and held on the Flat at Nottingham (1m6f, firm) last time out. Likely to struggle from a long way out of the weights.

Form: 6555-4U

The Society Man²¹

Age: 11| Weight: 10-0| J: Alexander Thorne⁽⁷⁾| T: M C Chapman| OR: 56| C

100/1

Sole success came on soft ground well over five years year. Well beaten here the last twice and races from a long way out of the handicap.

Form: U348-67

Non-Runners

Classical Milano²⁶

Weight: 12-1| Age: 7

T: G Bewley J: Jonathon Bewley

Forecasts

State The Obvious (3/1), Psychocandy (3/1), Sissinghurst (10/3), Oakidoaki (6/1), Classical Milano (15/2), Golans Choice (10/1), Lincoln County (12/1), Champagne George (16/1), Volcan Surprise (28/1), Lady London (33/1), Jonjoela (50/1), L'Es Fremantle (100/1), The Society Man (100/1)

CLASSICAL MILANO can concede weight all round to go one better than when finishing runner-up last time out in this highly competitive novices' handicap chase. The selection should appreciate underfoot conditions and can get the better of Oakidoaki who finished a close second at Huntingdon last time out. State The Obvious returned to form last time out and he can finish third on his first try at this distance while a repeat of his hurdles form would see Sissinghurst involved in the finish.