14:50 Southwell

Sunday 15 July 2018

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mintbet.com Novices' Chase

Off time: 14:50 | Winning time: 4m 5.6s

El Terremoto¹⁸³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: D A Jacob| T: N & W Twiston-Davies

5/4

Useful hurdler (rated 142) last seen finishing down the field in the Lanzarote Handicap Hurdle. Could be decent recruit to fences and could well prove good enough to win here at the first time of asking.

Form: 380/160-

Gustave Mahler¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: R Johnson| T: A Ralph| OR: 130| CD

5/4

Decent over hurdles and not disgraced in two starts at Worcester over fences over further. Drops back in trip may help and champion jockey on board is no bad thing either.

Form: 213P-23

Intercooler Turbo³⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-2| J: Miss K Lyons⁽⁷⁾| T: P York

50/1

Won a couple of minor point to points but beaten out of sight on Rules debut at Newton Abbot last month and appears well out of his depth at this level.

Form: 32F/415

Laughing Musketeer¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Mr G Barfoot-Saunt| T: Mrs Tracey Barfoot-Saunt

150/1

Showed nothing in three starts on the Flat for Paul Cole and no more since turning his attentions to hurdling. May do better in time once handicapped over fences.

Form: 0-8

Rossetti^h²¹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-2| J: T Scudamore| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 132| D

3/1

Landed decent handicap hurdles last summer and looked to be returning to form with a fair effort over timber last time. Has potential to win races over fences and could go close with a clear round.

Form: 80U-845

Shady Oaks¹⁰⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: A Pogson| T: C T Pogson

20/1

Unplaced in two point to points and looks to face a very tough task on his fencing debut over Rules and is hard to enthuse over.

Form: 55-

Sussex Road^p¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: Colm McCormack⁽³⁾| T: A Sadik| OR: 44

150/1

One of the lowest rated horses in training and cannot be considered seriously in a race of this nature.Completely out of his depth.

Form: PPR-P74

Beyond The Glen²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-9| J: Kielan Woods| T: C Grant| OR: 77

33/1

Won a 2016 maiden point to point but has looked woeful under Rules so far and this looks to be tackling a task far above her station.

Form: P667-75

Forecasts

El Terremoto (5/4), Gustave Mahler (5/4), Rossetti (3/1), Shady Oaks (20/1), Beyond The Glen (33/1), Intercooler Turbo (50/1), Sussex Road (150/1), Laughing Musketeer (150/1)

EL TERROMOTO won first time out hurdles last season and was useful in that sphere, so there is every chance he can go in at the first time of asking over fences as he returns fresh and well from a break. Gustave Mahler could be a danger to the selection and is expected to go off at a good clip, while Rossetti showed ability over hurdles and could well win races over fences, although at 10 years old he's a little longer in the tooth to be going chasing. The rest make very little appeal.