MansionBet Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:21 | Winning time: 4m 3.80s

Storm Control^p¹¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: J E Moore| T: Kerry Lee| OR: 119WS

7/1

Wide margin point-to-point winner and performed to a fair level over hurdles in 2018 without scoring. His three starts this winter have been poor including his chase debut and he's had wind surgery since.

Form: 432/7P4-

Stowaway Magic^p,t¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 117| D

6/4

Different class to these at his best but has become hugely disappointing. Down to a career low mark and dropped back into Class 4 company where his record is 3-6 (second in two others). Back at 2m having raced too freely last time.

Form: 090764-

Fair Loch¹⁶

Age: 11| Weight: 11-8| J: Henry Brooke| T: B Ellison| OR: 115| CD

9/2

Ended a drought by scoring at Sedgefield last month when making all. Up 8lb but likely to get an uncontested lead again and that makes him dangerous.

Form: 5P6331-

Broughtons Rhythm⁵²

Age: 10| Weight: 11-0| J: L P Aspell| T: O Sherwood| OR: 107| D

17/2

Second of four at Southwell and this is a better race. Has been given a break which is less of an issue than ground that may not be soft enough.

Form: 2/U4262-

Torrent Des Mottes^p,t¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: Lee Edwards| T: J R Cornwall| OR: 90| CD

9/2

Shot up the weights after winning a poor a race over C&D. Finished 6L second in another weak affair last time and 3lb out of the handicap, but he is in better form than most of these.

Form: 547152-

Babytaggle^h¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: Shane Quinlan⁽⁷⁾| T: D L Williams| OR: 86

10/1

Didn't run too badly from out of the weights in better race at Ffos Las and second since in a bad race at Plumpton. Has a tough task here from 7lb out of the weights.

Form: UP3652-

Non-Runners

Cake de L'Isle¹³⁴

Weight: 12-1| Age: 7

T: Laura Morgan J: Tabitha Worsley

Forecasts

Stowaway Magic (6/4), Torrent Des Mottes (9/2), Fair Loch (9/2), Storm Control (7/1), Cake de L'Isle (8/1), Broughtons Rhythm (17/2), Babytaggle (10/1)

Stowaway Magic is hard to evaluate having done most of his racing in better company over longer trips. His recent form raises doubts he retains his former ability and that he can take advantage of a career low mark. As a result it may be safer to side with FAIR LOCH who returned to form at Sedgefield when making all and, despite going up the weights, there is still value in his mark. The rest have something to prove, but Torrent Des Mottes looks more reliable than the rest and rates the principal danger as a result.