16:00 Uttoxeter

Saturday 4 May 2019

All14:1014:4515:2516:0016:3517:0517:40

bet365 Staffordshire Plate (Open Handicap Chase)

Off time: 16:00 | Winning time: 6m 10.8s

Bob Mahler^p¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: R Johnson| T: W Greatrex| OR: 140| D

4/1

Winner of his last two starts including by 7L over an extended 3m1f at Cheltenham (good) last month. Raised 8lb for that victory and is one for the shortlist in this contest.

Form: 823811-

Ami Desbois^t²⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-11| J: Kielan Woods| T: D Killahena & G McPherson| OR: 139| D

8/1

Narrowly beaten when runner-up in a 3m handicap chase at Ffos Las (soft) last time out. Races off a 1lb higher mark here and would appreciate any overnight rain.

Form: U34262

Dell' Arca^b⁴⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-10| J: T Scudamore| T: D Pipe| OR: 138| C| D

9/1

Course winner returning from a break when pulling up in a valuable 4m2f contest on heavy ground here in March. Worth a check in the market dropping back in distance.

Form: 14873P-

Theclockisticking²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: C Gethings| T: S Edmunds| OR: 135| D

7/2

Decent efforts in two starts over hurdles in recent months including when 18L fifth over an extended 3m at Aintree (good) a month ago. Worth a check in the market back over fences on handicap debut.

Form: 541265-

Station Master^p²²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: David Bass| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls| OR: 135| D

7/1

Novice chase winner over an extended 2m7f at Huntingdon (good) in March and finished runner-up on both subsequent outings. Stays well and is an interesting contender on handicap debut.

Form: 22P122-

Value At Risk²²

Age: 10| Weight: 11-5| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 133

16/1

Returned to form in finishing 13L third in a Listed handicap chase over an extended 2m4f at Ayr (good) last month. Stamina to prove stepping up in distance.

Form: 351963-

Brian Boranha²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Sean Quinlan| T: P D Niven| OR: 133| D

25/1

Beaten 13L when finishing third over 3m2f at Doncaster (good) in March and worth a check in the market having been highly tried in last months Scottish Grand National at Ayr (4m, good) on his only subsequent start.

Form: 031830-

Ziga Boy^p⁴²

Age: 10| Weight: 11-2| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: A King| OR: 130| D

25/1

Listed handicap chase winner at Doncaster (3m, good) in January 2017. Off for over two years prior to pulling up twice this spring and others make more appeal.

Form: 5U31/PP-

Jetstream Jack^p²⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: C Brace⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs S Leech| OR: 127| D

20/1

Good second over an extended 2m7f at Chepstow (good-to-soft) just under a month ago. Previously pulled up on heavy ground here in March and is an interesting runner in this event.

Form: 5/P46P2-

Viens Chercher^p³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-11| J: S Bowen| T: P & M Bowen| OR: 125

10/1

Impressive 14L winner of a handicap chase over an extended 2m6f at Stratford (good) at the end of March. Raised 7lb for that victory and is one for the shortlist in this contest.

Form: 863P/61-

Un Prophete⁷⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-9| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: Miss V Williams| OR: 123

33/1

Still held chances when falling over 2m5f at Fakenham (good) in February. Given a break since then and stamina to prove stepping up in distance.

Form: 1P/F53F-

Fingerontheswitch^p,t²³

Age: 9| Weight: 10-7| J: Adrian Heskin| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 121| BF| D

22/1

Returned from a break with a good third over 3m at Wetherby (good) last time out. Races off the same mark here and has the trip and forecast underfoot conditions to suit.

Form: 854133-

Cesar Et Rosalie^t⁶⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-4| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 118| CD

8/1

Victorious by 1L in a soft ground novices' handicap chase over C&D in January. Fair 16L Fifth at Newbury (good-to-soft) subsequently but this looks a tougher contest.

Form: 7/P3415-

Non-Runners

Captain Chaos⁵¹

Weight: 11-7| Age: 8

T: D Skelton J: Harry Skelton

Milansbar²⁷

Weight: 11-6| Age: 12

T: N B King J: Bryony Frost

Forecasts

Theclockisticking (7/2), Bob Mahler (4/1), Captain Chaos (6/1), Station Master (7/1), Cesar Et Rosalie (8/1), Ami Desbois (8/1), Dell' Arca (9/1), Viens Chercher (10/1), Value At Risk (16/1), Jetstream Jack (20/1), Milansbar (20/1), Fingerontheswitch (22/1), Brian Boranha (25/1), Ziga Boy (25/1), Un Prophete (33/1)

CAPTAIN CHAOS hails from a top yard and he can build on a promising sixth at Cheltenham in March with a victory in this competitive looking staying handicap chase. Top weight Bob Mahler has been in good form recently winning his last two starts and he can take second ahead of Station Master who is making his handicap debut.