17:25 Uttoxeter

Sunday 23 September 2018

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Sentinel stokeontrentlive Handicap Chase

Off time: 17:25 | Winning time: 3m 59.7s

Northandsouth²⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 12-2| J: Sam Coltherd⁽⁵⁾| T: A Sadik| OR: 107| CD

50/1

Running well in the summer but stepped up 1m1f in trip latest he clearly didn't stay on handicap bow at Cartmel. Forgetting that run he ought to go well again here.

Form: 60-172P

Modeligo^p,t¹⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 12-2| J: Stan Sheppard⁽³⁾| T: M Sheppard| OR: 107| CD

9/1

Now just 1lb higher than last win at Stratford in May but that largely due to four modest efforts. Fair third latest without seriously competing but others appeal more.

Form: 61P683

Comber Mill^h,t²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 12-1| J: Charlie Hammond⁽⁵⁾| T: A Ralph| OR: 106| CD

9/2

Promising second on chase debut at Worcester off this mark before unseating at the second subsequently at the same venue. Still unexposed over fences so chance there's more to come.

Form: 1119-2U

Omega Springs²³

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: D L Williams| OR: 103| BF| D

14/1

Poor record overall and yet to win over fences. Couple of decent runs including over C&D before latest flop at Bangor. Questions to answer now.

Form: 7-05236

North West Wind⁹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams| OR: 103

4/1

Seven-race maiden was far from encouraging in first chase at Southwell when a tailed-off third. Plenty to prove although very different trip now.

Form: 338P-43

Chateau Chinon^h²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: P J Brennan| T: S A Harris| OR: 96

12/1

Unplaced in all seven career starts including three distant chases. Hard to find a great deal of encouragement so far.

Form: 778/54-4

Stormbay Bomber³⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-0| J: Nathan Moscrop⁽⁵⁾| T: R Menzies| OR: 91| D

7/1

Dual chase scorer seems to have lost his way for this yard although he is 7lb below last winning mark now. Decent fourths last twice but more needed to get seriously involved.

Form: P-2P044

Smoking Dixie¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: G Sheehan| T: W Greatrex| OR: 89| BF

3/1

Promising in second chase start but not built on that since including remote seventh at Stratford latest. More needed but not totally ruled out in a weak race.

Form: 4/P35-57

The Jugopolist^b¹¹⁰

Age: 11| Weight: 10-0| J: Benjamin Poste| T: J R Cornwall| OR: 77| C

22/1

Excellent second here over 2m6½f penultimately gives him a shout here although subsequent run was disappointing. No doubt he's capable off a feather weight.

Form: PP6-729

Welsh Designe^t²¹

Age: 10| Weight: 10-0| J: James Bowen| T: Mike Hammond| OR: 74

8/1

Narrowly beaten latest at Worcester which was a career best effort over fences. A repeat of that would put him right in the thick of things today.

Form: 5-65452

Western Dream^t,v⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 10-0| J: James Best| T: A Phillips| OR: 69

66/1

Never won in 23 point-to-points and unplaced in ten combined hurdles and chase starts. Hard to envisage that changing.

Form: 3P599P

Non-Runners

Pink Eyed Pedro¹²

Weight: 11-2| Age: 7

T: D Brace J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Smoking Dixie (3/1), North West Wind (4/1), Comber Mill (9/2), Pink Eyed Pedro (11/2), Stormbay Bomber (7/1), Welsh Designe (8/1), Modeligo (9/1), Chateau Chinon (12/1), Omega Springs (14/1), The Jugopolist (22/1), Northandsouth (50/1), Western Dream (66/1)

A very ordinary contest this so it may pay to side with unexposed COMBER MILL who ran well first time over fences before unseating latest. This trip will suit Northandsouth much better so he too enters the equation. Welsh Designe is out of the handicap but not riled out after a good second latest.