14:30 Uttoxeter

Sunday 7 October 2018

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Marston's Warsteiner Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:30 | Winning time: 6m 0.10s

Azure Fly^p,t²⁴⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 11-7| J: J J Burke| T: C E Longsdon| OR: 120WS

6/1

Fair performer at his best, but has been pulled up on his last two starts. Has had wind surgery and has not run since February, but can go well fresh and is on an appealing mark.

Form: P4/16PP-

Dotties Dilema^b,t³²

Age: 10| Weight: 11-6| J: S Bowen| T: P & M Bowen| OR: 119| D

5/1

Victories at Cartmel and Southwell on his last two starts and is 13lb higher than for the first of them. Has to enter calculations in his current mood.

Form: 1-62411

Chase The Wind⁴⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-4| J: Nathan Moscrop⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss J E Foster| OR: 117| D

20/1

First run for over two years when beaten a long way at Bangor in August. Best watched until showing more.

Form: 25215/6

Another Frontier^p¹⁹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Jamie Bargary| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR: 117| D

5/1

Winner of one of his three races over fences, but has been off the track since finishing a distant runner-up at Newbury in March. Top stable in good form and this unexposed sort is worthy of serious consideration.

Form: 4/5P012-

Bassarabad^t,v⁴⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: R Johnson| T: Tim Vaughan| OR: 116| D

9/2

Placed on his last two starts during the summer, latterly over hurdles. Capable of getting involved under his top jockey.

Form: 1P-3023

Lunar Flow^b,t¹⁸³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: G Sheehan| T: Jamie Snowden| OR: 114| CD

10/3

Won this race last year and was registering his third C&D success when last seen in April. Has to contend with a career-high mark, but is a strong contender given his record at this venue.

Form: 138251-

Hedgeinator^p¹²⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: T J O'Brien| T: R Stephens| OR: 113| BF| D

9/2

Winner of four of his 13 starts over fences, three of them when trained by Christian Williams. First run for this stable and is another to consider.

Form: 5211-43

Non-Runners

Zamparelli¹⁴⁰

Weight: 11-3| Age: 6

T: D Skelton J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Zamparelli (5/2), Lunar Flow (10/3), Hedgeinator (9/2), Bassarabad (9/2), Another Frontier (5/1), Dotties Dilema (5/1), Azure Fly (6/1), Chase The Wind (20/1)

Top-weight Azure Fly can go well fresh and is interesting on his first run following wind surgery. He and the in-form Dotties Dilemma will have their supporters, along with Bassarabad and Lunar Flow, but this may be fought out by the progressive Zamparelli and ANOTHER FRONTIER, with slight preference for the latter, who has plenty of scope for improvement and may be on a handy mark.