16:30 Market Rasen

Saturday 20 July 2019

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Betway Novices' Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:32 | Winning time: 5m 47.4s

Mellow Ben⁶⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: L P Aspell| T: C Gordon| OR: 127| BF

11/2

Reasonably consistent hurdler making his chase debut; if capable of translating hurdle form to the larger obstacles he holds every chance if fit from a long absence.

Form: 84272-3

Asylo^p¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: Dr R D P Newland| OR: 125

4/1

Another consistent hurdler making his chase debut; ran well at this track last time out and trainer has good strike rate at this course.

Form: 715P-24

Midnight Maestro²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King| OR: 125| CD

10/1

Was a useful hurdler (last win came over this trip at this course) but has yet to shine with conviction since switching to fences. Unlikely winner based on current chase form.

Form: 2/10F-35

Tales Of The Tweed⁴⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: N de Boinville| T: N J Henderson| OR: 125WS

11/2

Useful novice hurdler many moons ago; well beaten over hurdles and fences on his two recent runs and hard to recommend despite coming from a powerful stable.

Form: 3611/86

Francky Du Berlais^t²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: James Bowen| T: P & M Bowen| OR: 123

9/4

Fairly consistent hurdler who showed he handles the larger obstacles when not beaten far on his chase debut at Cartmel late last month. A reproduction of that form should see him being one of the leading contenders.

Form: 2154-22

Heydour^p1⁶⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: J J Burke| T: M R Channon| OR: 123

6/1

Wears first-time cheekpieces; translated some fair hurdle form to fences when runner-up on chase debut at Huntingdon last season; placed again over a longer trip last time out at Ludlow. Certainly one to consider given his chase experience.

Form: 8/3332-2

Tidal Watch²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.⁽³⁾| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 123| BF

10/1

Prolific winning hurdler last season and continued in good form when winning two handicap hurdles at Kempton this season; makes chase debut and looks the one to beat though stable not in the best of form.

Form: 1441-13

Ballycrystal Court^t⁶²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-7| J: Aidan Coleman| T: R Menzies| OR: 108

16/1

Reasonably consistent hurdler who ran his best race for a long while last time out at this track; hard to make a strong case for him on chase debut but worth a look in the market.

Form: 62553-3

Non-Runners

Blairs Cove²⁰

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: D Skelton J: Harry Skelton

Forecasts

Francky Du Berlais (9/4), Asylo (4/1), Blairs Cove (4/1), Tales Of The Tweed (11/2), Mellow Ben (11/2), Heydour (6/1), Tidal Watch (10/1), Midnight Maestro (10/1), Ballycrystal Court (16/1)

If the stable of Tidal Watch had been in better form then he would have been an interesting contender on his chase debut. In light of that the nod goes to HEYDOUR who has two decent chase runs under his belt and deserves to get his head in front after two placed efforts. Best of the rest could be Blairs Cove sporting first-time cheekpieces. A reproduction of his penultimate run at Stratford should see him running the selection close.