15:50 Warwick

Tuesday 24 September 2019

All14:1014:4515:1515:5016:2016:55

Weatherbys Racing Bank Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:50 | Winning time: 6m 33.30s

Treackle Tart¹⁵¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Paul O'Brien⁽³⁾| T: C E Longsdon| OR: 135

12/1

Good 4L second in a 3m Listed chase at Perth (good-to-soft) at the end of April. Well held in a valuable handicap at the Cheltenham Festival prior to that and interesting to see how she fares on her return to action.

Form: 125102-

Theclockisticking^p1⁸⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: C Gethings| T: S Edmunds| OR: 135| BF

7/2

Successful three times most recently in a 3m match at Fakenham (good) last November. Decent 24L seventh in a 3m2f contest at Uttoxeter (good) in June and wears cheekpiece for the first time on this occasion.

Form: 1265-67

Quarenta¹⁵⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 134| CD

6/1

Successful over C&D on good ground in February and ran well to finish runner-up at Haydock (good) over the same trip in April on his only subsequent start. Represents a stable with a 38% strike-rate (3/8) of late and remains open to improvement.

Form: 741612-

The Welsh Paddies^p¹³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: J E Moore| T: Kerry Lee| OR: 130| BF| C| D

16/1

Impressive 10L winner of a handicap hurdle over an extended 3m2f at Stratford (good) in March and placed since. Weakening when falling on chase debut at Ludlow (3m, good) in May and interesting to see how he fares.

Form: P5113-F

Dr Robin^b,t²⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-5| J: James Bowen| T: P & M Bowen| OR: 128| D

12/1

Winner of his last four starts including over an extended 3m1f in a handicap chase at Cartmel (soft) in July. Successful over hurdles there subsequently and is one for the shortlist off a mark 11lb higher than for that latest chase success.

Form: P51111

Blairs Cove^t⁸⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 127| C

8/1

Sent off odds-on when runner-up over an extended 2m3f at Stratford (good) in June. Well beaten eighth in a 3m2f Listed handicap chase at Uttoxeter (good) later that month and is worth a check in the market on return from a break.

Form: 63-1128

Ballymalin²¹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-1| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR: 124

6/1

Returned to form with a good second in a soft ground 3m5f handicap chase at Lingfield (soft) in February. Raised 2lb for that effort and any overnight rain would aid his chances.

Form: F38/052-

For Good Measure¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: R Johnson| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 122| D

7/1

Returned from wind surgery with a 14½L fourth in a five runner handicap chase over an extended 2m6f at Stratford (good) earlier this month. Step up in distance a positive.

Form: F2-1334

Gardiners Hill^t⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 10-6| J: S Bowen| T: D A Rees| OR: 115| CD

7/2

Successful for the eighth time under Rules when winning a handicap hurdle over an extended 3m2f at Newton Abbot (good) recently. Of interest receiving weight from all of his rivals on his return to fences.

Form: 412631

Forecasts

Gardiners Hill (7/2), Theclockisticking (7/2), Quarenta (6/1), Ballymalin (6/1), For Good Measure (7/1), Blairs Cove (8/1), Treackle Tart (12/1), Dr Robin (12/1), The Welsh Paddies (16/1)

QUARENTA showed good form earlier this year and he can make a winning return to action with victory in this staying handicap chase. The selection represents a yard who are going well at present and he can get hte better of Dr Robin who has won his last four starts. Third place can go the way of Gardiners Hill who registered a victory over hurdles recently.