14:45 Stratford

Thursday 1 November 2018

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Charlie Longsdon Racing Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:45 | Winning time: 4m 40.20s

Activial¹⁶²

Age: 8| Weight: 12-1| J: N D Fehily| T: T R George| OR: 141| D

9/4

Placed third off this mark in a 3m1f handicap hurdle at Warwick (good) in May. Changed yards since and worth a check in the market on his return from a break.

Form: 3U5/0-83

Cobra De Mai^p,t¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 138

4/1

Below par ninth in a competitive handicap chase over an extended 2m7f at Chepstow (good) last time out. Represents a yard in good form (10/50) in recent times and capable of better.

Form: 4122-49

Comanche Chieftain¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Wayne Hutchinson| T: N B King| OR: 135| CD

10/3

Well held 18L second in a three runner novice chae at Fakenham (3m, good) last time out. Struggled at Uttoxeter (2m4f, good) prior to that and races off a mark 5lb higher than when winning over C&D two months ago.

Form: 215182

Markov¹⁸⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: David Bass| T: B Pauling| OR: 133| D

11/1

Put a couple of non-completions behind him when finishing 39L seventh at Sandown (2m4f, good-to-soft) in April. Has won fresh in the past and he is worth a check in the market.

Form: 3/11FP7-

Eastlake^t¹⁷⁸

Age: 12| Weight: 11-7| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.⁽⁵⁾| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 133

16/1

Handicap mark is falling following some moderate efforts since wind surgery last autumn. Races off a mark 15lb lower than for his most recent victory.

Form: 0P/000-4

Deauville Dancer^t¹³⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: David Dennis| OR: 128| C| D

10/1

Beaten 24L in a 2m5f handicap chase at Newton Abbot (good) in June. Returning from a break and races off a mark 2lb lower than for his latest success.

Form: 9404-65

Dream Bolt²⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 10-10| J: S Bowen| T: D A Rees| OR: 122| C

17/2

Finished a decent second to Comanche Chieftain in a good ground C&D handicap chase two months ago. Disappointing last time out however and others make more appeal.

Form: P52-724

Atlantic Storm^t¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: Charlie Hammond⁽⁵⁾| T: B R Summers| OR: 119| C

20/1

Winner of a selling hurdle over an extended 2m on good ground here by 7L last time out. Worth a check in the market on debut for this yard.

Form: 212231

Forecasts

Activial (9/4), Comanche Chieftain (10/3), Cobra De Mai (4/1), Dream Bolt (17/2), Deauville Dancer (10/1), Markov (11/1), Eastlake (16/1), Atlantic Storm (20/1)

MARKOV has gone well fresh in the past and he is taken to record a victory in this handicap chase. The selection has the trip and forecast underfoot conditions in his favour and he can get the better of Atlantic Storm who receives weight from all of his rivals and he is taken to finish runner-up on debut for a new stable. Third place can go to Cobra De Mai who represents a yard in good form at present.