Hepworth's Crazy Horse Cup Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:56 | Winning time: 6m 45.0s

Vieux Lille^b,t³⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-8| J: G Sheehan| T: Jamie Snowden| OR: 115

8/1

Tack malfunctioned when unseating rider on his penultimate start but pulled up in a 3m military riders contest at Sandown (soft) last time out. Return to handicaps in his favour as he seeks a first chase victory.

Form: 45P-7UP

The Wicket Chicken^p¹¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: R T Dunne| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 114

11/2

Returned from a break to finish 12L fourth in a handicap chase over 3m1f at Hereford (soft) in December. Given another break since and a bold show looks likely.

Form: 223424

Little Windmill^p,t¹¹¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-5| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.⁽³⁾| T: N B King| OR: 112| CD

9/1

C&D winner last September but pulled up on all four starts since finishing runner-up at Southwell (3m, good) in October. Needs to return to form to figure in this event.

Form: 12PPPP

Cadeau Du Bresil¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: T J O'Brien| T: J G Cann| OR: 107| CD

5/6

C&D winner on soft ground on his penultimate start and finished a decent second over 3m at Bangor (soft) subsequently. Races off a mark 10lb higher than that latest success.

Form: 344912

Big Meadow^p⁴¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: J E Moore| T: N B King| OR: 107

9/2

Pulled up over 3m5f at Lingfield (soft) in first time tongue tie (absent since) in February and blinkers worn for the first time when 27L fourth here last time out are replaced with the cheekpieces worn previously.

Form: 4-3U5P4

Forecasts

Cadeau Du Bresil (5/6), Big Meadow (9/2), The Wicket Chicken (11/2), Vieux Lille (8/1), Little Windmill (9/1)

THE WICKET CHICKEN ran well when fourth in a mares race last time out and she can register a first chase victory at the seventh attempt in this handicap event. The selection has the trip and forecast ground conditions in her favour and she can see off last months course winner Cadeau Du Bresil with top weight Vieux Lille capable of finishing third.