14:15 Wetherby

Thursday 27 December 2018

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racingtv.com Castleford Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:17 | Winning time: 3m 51.20s

Forest Bihan^p²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: B S Hughes| T: B Ellison| OR: 150

7/1

Fell early at Newbury last time and although well treated on best form, he hasn't been quite at his best over fences of late.

Form: 3416-3F

Duke Of Navan³³

Age: 10| Weight: 11-9| J: R D Day| T: N G Richards| OR: 147

6/1

Runner up in this a year ago and rare tame effort when pulled up at Ascot last time. Is better than that and place claims if on song today.

Form: F213-2P

Bouvreuil^h,t¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: R P McLernon| T: B Haslam| OR: 144| CD

7/1

Winning debut for this yard over C&D recently and now 5lb higher but just possible that the move to new surroundings has sparked life into him and interesting to see if he can build on that.

Form: 0/76BP-1

Just Cameron^t,v1¹⁹

Age: 11| Weight: 11-4| J: Joe Colliver| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 142| CD

13/2

A pound lower than his win in this a year ago and his recent third to Bouvreull will set him up nicely for a repeat bid. First time visor now added and this will have been the plan for a while.

Form: 142U-63

Saint Leo^t1⁵³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Henry Brooke| T: A M Thomson| OR: 137

10/1

Ex-French chaser who wasn't disgraced on English debut at Carlisle last month. The softer ground today should help though may want further judged on form in France.

Form: 3/115F-5

Marracudja^t³³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 135| D

9/4

Didn't show a great deal on first three runs for this yard but much better at Ascot last time in a strong contest and a repeat of that will surely put him in the mix.

Form: U-46763

Cracking Find⁴⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-3| J: Sean Quinlan| T: J Parkinson & S Smith| OR: 127| BF

7/2

Versatile regarding trip and ground and returns to 2m having been easily put in his place by Catamaran Du Seuil last month. Needs to eke out a bit of improvement in this grade.

Form: 16-3232

Non-Runners

Lady Buttons²⁶

Weight: 11-11| Age: 8

T: P A Kirby J: A Nicol

Oak Vintage¹

Weight: 10-3| Age: 8

T: P A Kirby J: Ross Chapman

Forecasts

Marracudja (9/4), Lady Buttons (5/2), Cracking Find (7/2), Duke Of Navan (6/1), Just Cameron (13/2), Forest Bihan (7/1), Bouvreuil (7/1), Saint Leo (10/1), Oak Vintage (12/1)

LADY BUTTONS has been a revelation over fences and her Newbury performance was excellent. She can follow up here with Maracudja looking the chief threat. Forest Bihan looks best of the rest.