19:40 Huntingdon

Tuesday 21 May 2019

All17:4018:1018:4019:1019:4020:1020:40

Robinson Manufacturing Nationwide Handicap Chase

Off time: 19:44 | Winning time: 6m 12.2s

Zoltan Varga²⁷⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 12-3| J: J J Burke| T: M R Channon| OR: 102

6/1

No win in 14 starts but capable enough at this sort of level, and only 5 so may yet have a bit of improvement left in him. Comes back here off an absence (not seen since last August) and a new high mark, but chances if fit.

Form: 54/3232-

Ortenzia^p1,t²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 12-3| J: Tom Buckley⁽⁷⁾| T: C E Longsdon| OR: 102WS

22/1

Back on the same mark as her win at Bangor last October, some moderate efforts since then need forgiving and this trip still something of an unknown as well. Yard in no great form either, so not hard to look elsewhere for the winner.

Form: 713U74-

Overtoujay^p¹⁸²

Age: 9| Weight: 12-2| J: C J Todd⁽⁷⁾| T: C T Pogson| OR: 101

6/1

Just the 2 wins in 23 starts, but hits the frame pretty regularly, and has gone well fresh after a break before, so has his plus points. Possibly a touch high in the handicap but small yard had a winner at the weekend, and he could hit the places.

Form: 314U35-

Dreyfus^b1³⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: J E Moore| T: P R Webber| OR: 97

28/1

Only had a handful of starts, so open to some improvement, but he'll need it on what he's shown so far, which isn't a lot. Upped in trip and dropped in grade,both of which may help, but simply too much to take on trust at present.

Form: 5/5864-

Extreme Appeal^p²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Tabitha Worsley⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss Kelly Morgan| OR: 97| D

11/4

Twice a winner on the Flat and, more interestingly, four point-to-points, so although he's only had two starts over fences under Rules, is clearly capable of winning races. On a fair mark and should be capable of getting in the shake-up here.

Form: 61/0103-

Oscar World^p⁷³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Conor Shoemark| T: M Keighley| OR: 90

9/2

Had just the nine starts, so may be capable of better, but she's not really improving as she should be and was well beaten off at Hereford last time. Drop back in trip may help but she ran poorly when last here, and others preferred.

Form: 6/66723-

Picknick Park^p⁶²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Charlie Hammond⁽³⁾| T: N Kent| OR: 86| BF

9/1

A very disappointing favourite at Market Rasen last time, given the improved form he'd shown on his previous starts. May be best to forgive that, and if this better ground brings about a bit of improvement, he could be one to be interested in.

Form: 640425-

Kilmoganny^p,t⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-1| J: Sean Houlihan⁽³⁾| T: Katy Price| OR: 72

7/2

Has tried to make all here a couple of times this year, and almost pulled it off when beaten less than a length in April. Poor last time but clearly happy here, and off a basement mark, will no doubt try similar tactics today. Not out of it.

Form: 8P933-P

Non-Runners

Alltimegold¹

Weight: 12-3| Age: 6

T: Tim Vaughan J: Charlie Price

Forecasts

Alltimegold (5/4), Extreme Appeal (11/4), Kilmoganny (7/2), Oscar World (9/2), Overtoujay (6/1), Zoltan Varga (6/1), Picknick Park (9/1), Ortenzia (22/1), Dreyfus (28/1)

Plenty of these have chances on form. Alltimegold was due to run at Ludlow yesterday but would be a danger if turning up here instead. Overtoyoujay doesn't win enough to be confident about but he has gone well fresh and has his conditions. Picknick Park and Zoltan Varga should both be up to winning races this summer, but maybe this drop back in trip will help KILMOGANY who went very close over 3m here in April and can be expected to be front rank throughout.