11:25 Southwell

Thursday 25 July 2019

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Ladies Day Seasons Restaurant Handicap Chase

Off time: 11:25 | Winning time: 5m 20.8s

Tanrudy^h¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: S Bowen| T: N J Hawke| OR: 96| BF

11/4

Best effort when third over this trip at Worcester in May. Well backed last time off the back of a wind operation but was hampered and effectively brought down early on and that run easily forgiven.

Form: 06-324F

Barton Rose²²

Age: 10| Weight: 11-9| J: Paul O'Brien⁽³⁾| T: C E Longsdon| OR: 93| CD

7/1

Beaten when hampered and pulled up last time. Generally below par of late and losing run stretches back to September 2017 and becoming hard to predict.

Form: 732-43P

Diligent^h²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Bryony Frost| T: Alexandra Dunn| OR: 92

9/2

Beaten in selling hurdle on latest but Worcester run over fences in May offered some hope and handicapper giving him a chance with 13lb drop since then. Interesting jockey booking.

Form: 5PP-657

Torhousemuir^b²²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: R Patrick⁽³⁾| T: S Thomas| OR: 84

7/2

First time blinkers were having positive effect at Worcester last time but fell four out when looking certain to play apart in the finish. If that hasn't left a mark, he looks sure to be involved.

Form: P43-6PF

Jonagold^t,v⁴⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-11| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams| OR: 81| D

7/1

Warwick win last September from 13lb higher mark but form has completely tailed off since then and connections have been trying different distances recently to no avail.

Form: 5456-3P

Midnight Gem¹⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 10-4| J: Adrian Heskin| T: Mrs S Leech| OR: 74

12/1

Chase mark has dropped 25lb in the past year but she hasn't looked like capitalising on it and still without a win in 16 goes over fences.

Form: 57-0498

Grand Coureur⁶⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-4| J: Henry Brooke| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 74

6/1

First run since joining this yard but has been badly out of sorts for a long time and new trainer is going to have to have a found a spark in him.

Form: P/P604-P

Bob's Call^p¹⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 10-0| J: Philip Armson⁽⁷⁾| T: R J Armson| OR: 69

33/1

Did win a Point-to-point a year ago but chase form since has been non existent in three attempts and even in such a weak opener is hard to make a case for.

Form: 1PP-664

Forecasts

Tanrudy (11/4), Torhousemuir (7/2), Diligent (9/2), Grand Coureur (6/1), Jonagold (7/1), Barton Rose (7/1), Midnight Gem (12/1), Bob's Call (33/1)

Plenty of these are out of sorts and if the fall he took at Worcester last time when threatening to throw down a challenge hasn't left a mark, TORHOUSEMUIR can gain compensation. Tanrudy came down early on last time through no fault of his own and looks an obvious threat while Diligent could gain minor honours for a yard who had a big price winner this week.