14:50 Newbury

Wednesday 16 January 2019

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Mionetto Prosecco Handicap Chase (For The Harwell Trophy)

Off time: 14:53 | Winning time: 6m 0.00s

Mister Malarky²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Harry Cobden| T: C L Tizzard| OR: 130

11/4

Winner of first chase at Plumpton and since ran an excellent race her when only beaten 3L into third in a C&D handicap. Upped 2lb but looks a chaser on the up so makes plenty of appeal here.

Form: 7320-13

Chic Name^h⁹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Paul O'Brien⁽³⁾| T: R Hobson| OR: 129| CD

7/1

C&D winner in 2017 showed staying prowess last term when successful over 3m6½f at Perth in final start. Impossible task on return over hurdles but genuine claims here now back over fences.

Form: 7/35P1-0

Carlos Du Fruitier^b²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: David Bass| T: B Pauling| OR: 127

7/2

Maiden over fences but placed four times in six starts and arrives here after three straight thirds. Handicapper continues to raise the pressure so again he looks more of a place contender.

Form: 20P333

Tanit River^p1,t¹¹³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-6| J: Alan Johns| T: Tim Vaughan| OR: 126

12/1

Sandown winner last February but not at that level since in two starts, one at same venue and one at Warwick in September. Hopefully break freshened him up but others appeal more.

Form: 6P514-8

Lord Bryan^t³⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: S Bowen| T: P & M Bowen| OR: 125

16/1

Three-time winner as a novice at up to 2m5f. Third in last start of the campaign off this mark but not at that level on return at Aintree. Better effort likely now but this trip represents new territory.

Form: 7311-39

Powerful Symbol^p,t⁷¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-5| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: B Pauling| OR: 125| D

16/1

Stratford winner over 2m6½f was still infront latest when a faller four out. Providing that left no ill effects he could make another bold bid from the front here and must be respected.

Form: P-F351F

Quarenta³⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Aidan Coleman| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 123

9/2

Jumped well on Chepstow chase debut so not too surprising he built on that latest to score at Warwick where again he was fluent over his fences. Handicapper raised the stakes but open to more improvement so respected.

Form: 000-741

Another Frontier^p¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: Jamie Bargary| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR: 122

16/1

Winner first time out but mixed bag since with two incompletions and a sound second. Pulled up a long way out latest and that encourages to look elsewhere.

Form: 12-1U2P

Horatio Hornblower^p¹⁶

Age: 11| Weight: 11-0| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: Nick Williams| OR: 120| CD

6/1

Winner of this race last year and used the same Warwick races to prep for it this time around and registered a very similar effort. 3lb higher this time round but fully expecting a similarly bold bid.

Form: 15223-5

Forecasts

Mister Malarky (11/4), Carlos Du Fruitier (7/2), Quarenta (9/2), Horatio Hornblower (6/1), Chic Name (7/1), Tanit River (12/1), Lord Bryan (16/1), Powerful Symbol (16/1), Another Frontier (16/1)

HORATIO HORNBLOWER won this last year and having had just the one race this season, the same Warwick contest he started in 12 months ago he looks to have been laid out for this so is fancied to repeat the success. Mister Malarky looks a chaser worth staying on the right side of after a good third over C&D and is among the main dangers as is Quarenta, another lightly raced and on the up.