17:05 Uttoxeter

Thursday 18 October 2018

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White Hart Hotel Handicap Chase

Off time: 17:05 | Winning time: 6m 7.10s

Bertie Lugg^b1,t⁹⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: James Davies| T: T R Gretton| OR: 98| C

66/1

Has won here over hurdles under this rider but recent performances, since leaving Henry Oliver, have been highly underwhelming.

Form: 12P-98P

Clondaw Rigger^t¹⁸⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Sean Houlihan⁽⁵⁾| T: Katy Price| OR: 97| BF| D

7/1

Has a history of breathing issues so form can be in and out. Impressive Hereford winner last term who was placed over C&D. Stable had a welcome winner last week so hard to rule out back from a break.

Form: 215226-

Toosey^t⁴¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: James Bowen| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 94| D

9/2

Landed a gamble when scoring at Cartmel during the summer but poor on both outings since. Hard to gauge but a market move would make things clearer.

Form: 033100

Oriental Fixer^p³¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-6| J: T Scudamore| T: M Scudamore| OR: 92

25/1

Failed to reproduce his 2017 this summer despite wind surgery and continues to run as though there is a problem.

Form: P-RP578

Cnoc Sion⁶⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: J E Moore| T: R Brotherton| OR: 85| D

100/1

A change of yards has seen no upturn in this moderate sort's fortunes and he remains impossible to recommend.

Form: 1-4P6P6

Alanjou^p³¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-11| J: Mr Frederick Tett⁽⁵⁾| T: H Tett| OR: 83| D

12/1

Without a win since January 2015 when with Jamie Snowden. Tends to make mistakes and run in snatches. May want a stiffer test.

Form: 4582P4

Findusatgorcombe^t⁵⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: Bryony Frost⁽³⁾| T: J D Frost| OR: 82| D

25/1

Hit a purple patch in June when benefitting from a tongue-tie. Latest runs have not been explained and hard to fancy on the back of those performances.

Form: 6-P12PP

Withoutdefavourite^b³¹

Age: 10| Weight: 10-10| J: Alan Johns| T: Tim Vaughan| OR: 82| D

7/1

Better on last couple of starts at Worcester. Nevertheless, he remains without a win in 25 starts and that makes him risky.

Form: 34-2723

Psychocandy^p,t¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: R T Dunne| T: Ian Williams| OR: 81

5/1

19-race maiden who will be better for last week's run. Placed on all three starts here so one for forecast/tricast perms.

Form: 332433

Arboretum¹⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 10-7| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: M E Sowersby| OR: 79| D

25/1

Point-to-point winner with claims on his hurdling form of 2017. Soon in trouble on return from a lengthy break and hard to recommend until promising more.

Form: 4/1133-P

The Jugopolist^b²⁵

Age: 11| Weight: 10-2| J: Adam Wedge| T: J R Cornwall| OR: 74| C| D

66/1

Both chase wins have come at Huntingdon, the latest in January 2017. Stable have gone a year without a winner and his latest run did not promise an imminent change in fortunes.

Form: P6-7290

Sounds Of Italy^t²⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 10-0| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 72| BF| D

7/4

Third here on stable debut when once again made to look one paced. Stable have done well with this type and took this contest in 2014, but his profile remains unappealing.

Form: 04323-3

Black Jack Jaxon^p,t²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Brendan Powell| T: S Flook| OR: 71

100/1

Poor hurdler who carried that form into point-to-points. Two runs over regulation fences this autumn have been no better.

Form: PP2-2F5

Forecasts

Sounds Of Italy (7/4), Toosey (9/2), Psychocandy (5/1), Clondaw Rigger (7/1), Withoutdefavourite (7/1), Alanjou (12/1), Arboretum (25/1), Findusatgorcombe (25/1), Oriental Fixer (25/1), The Jugopolist (66/1), Bertie Lugg (66/1), Black Jack Jaxon (100/1), Cnoc Sion (100/1)

It would be hard to nail your colours to the mast of any of these, but CLONDAW RIGGER has made short work of similar opposition in the past and a return to form by the yard is enough to confirm the vote. Psychocandy and Withoutdefavourite have strong place claims, whilst a market move for Toosey would enhance his appeal.