14:30 Fontwell

Sunday 27 January 2019

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South Parade Pier Portsmouth Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:30 | Winning time: 4m 50.35s

Glance Back^t²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Jamie Bargary| T: Mrs E Bishop| OR: 102| BF

6/1

Failed to win before he went chasing; scored on his debut in this sphere over 2m in testing conditions; went from the front as usual. Returned from a break/wind surgery in decent form winning at Bangor; paid for early enthusiasm last time, respected.

Form: 31F-215

Turban²¹

Age: 12| Weight: 11-13| J: Mr B Paris-Crofts⁽⁷⁾| T: P Henderson| OR: 101| C

25/1

Not the force of old (hardly one to rely on) but can still hold his own in this grade on occasions. Won twice last year in small-field contests like this; only added to his patchy record after his last win; better last time but still remains unsafe.

Form: 471456

Sky Full Of Stars¹³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Tom Cannon| T: C Gordon| OR: 100| CD

3/1

Mixes hurdles with chases quite successfully; scored his first win for this yard since last time. That victory belatedly built on the promise he showed on his initial run (form worked out well) for this yard, back over fences off an 8lb higher mark.

Form: 22-3621

Chivers¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: J E Moore| T: G & J Moore| OR: 97| BF| CD

5/4

Took the chance afforded by the handicapper when scoring over C&D on Boxing Day building on the promise shown on his previous start. Failed to follow up but ran a significant race to finish runner-up off an 11lb higher mark last time, leading chance.

Form: 9P-4213

Bredon Hill Lad^p,t²⁷

Age: 12| Weight: 11-6| J: Lucy Gardner⁽³⁾| T: Mrs S Gardner| OR: 94| CD

14/1

C&D winner on the third of his successes here scoring off a 10lb higher mark than the one he faces today. Yet to really fire this season though; really struggled in his last two outings (beaten a long way from home in both); others preferred.

Form: P33-4P7

Wisecracker^p,t²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-8| J: Kielan Woods| T: B I Case| OR: 82| BF

7/1

Running consistently since cheekpieces were added to his usual tongue-tie (worn since his wind op) having finished in the places last four starts. Jumping appears to have got more fluent of late; another place is the best that he can hope for though.

Form: P62233

Daveron^v³²

Age: 11| Weight: 10-0| J: Charlie Hammond⁽⁵⁾| T: R J Price| OR: 71

25/1

Apart from a recent third at Taunton which he failed to endorse last time he looks to have totally lost his way; shadow of his former self. Will find life tough even in this grade from 3lb out of the handicaps; not one to place much faith in.

Form: 7PP635

Non-Runners

Dalkadam²³

Weight: 10-9| Age: 8

T: J R Jenkins J: T Scudamore

Forecasts

Chivers (5/4), Sky Full Of Stars (3/1), Glance Back (6/1), Wisecracker (7/1), Dalkadam (8/1), Bredon Hill Lad (14/1), Turban (25/1), Daveron (25/1)

The run of CHIVERS at Lingfield last time out is probably better than it looks as ridden from the front this time he did too much too soon with his early exuberance costing him in the end. Ridden with more restraint, as he was when scoring at Fontwell he’s shown he can cope with this mark. Sky Full Of Stars returns to fences but his 8lb higher mark in this sphere gives him a tougher task than when winning over hurdles here last time. Glance Back is another who was undone by his early enthusiasm last time that left him vulnerable at the death and he looks the main danger. Wisecracker is becoming a better jumper but still needs to improve to take a race like this, another place beckons.