Marquis Of Granby Cheese Society Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:20 | Winning time: 6m 41.8s

Pinch Of Ginger²⁰⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Henry Brooke| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 100

8/1

Made return from a year off the track when a promising second at Musselburgh (2m7f; good to soft). However, failed to build on that when he was pulled-up at Stratford (3m3f; good) next time out. Makes seasonal return but comes with risks attached.

Form: 5444/2P-

Ask Paddy²¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Jonathan England| T: S England| OR: 98WS

7/2

Looks to have had his problems over the last couple of years. Only had two starts last season, and he was disappointing on the second of those two runs. Difficult to know what to expect after 210 days off the track. Market may be informative.

Form: 1163/20-

Tanrudy^v1⁸²

9/4

Slightly underwhelming when fourth over C&D last time out, but this is slightly easier. Should be bang there off an unchanged mark. Slight concerns about what he finds when coming off the bridle however.

Form: 324F34

Nomination Game²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-11| J: J M Quinlan| T: R Dickin| OR: 85

5/1

Six-race maiden over fences. Dropped a further 3lb after running another poor race when sixth of 10 at Wincanton (2m; good) when last seen. Very hard to enthuse over, so is best left alone.

Form: 52P46-6

Our Uncle Pat^t²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-10| J: David England| T: O Murphy| OR: 84| BF

7/2

0-11 under rules, but hasn't finished out of the placings in any of his last three starts. Drops back down to 2m5f after finishing third at Wincanton (3m1f; good) most recently. Place claims once more.

Form: 695-233

Anti Cool^b²¹

Age: 10| Weight: 10-7| J: Tabitha Worsley⁽⁵⁾| T: R Dickin| OR: 81| CD

8/1

Suffered a pair of heavy defeats since hosing up by 12-length over C&D back in June. Was given a 10lb rise for that win, and is still 5lb above his last winning mark. Best to oppose him for the time being.

Form: 23-P136

Non-Runners

Midnight Owle⁸

Weight: 10-7| Age: 9

T: Miss C Dyson J: L Treadwell

Forecasts

Tanrudy (9/4), Our Uncle Pat (7/2), Ask Paddy (7/2), Nomination Game (5/1), Pinch Of Ginger (8/1), Anti Cool (8/1), Midnight Owle (16/1)

A low-grade affair in which it is difficult to have much faith in any of the runners to be brutally honest. Despite being pulled-up when last seen, Pinch Of Ginger has place claims on the strength of his second at Musselburgh back in March. Our Uncle Pat is a consistent sort who was narrowly denied at this track in August. He has since followed that effort with a pair of placed efforts, so has to be considered. However, TANRUDY looks the one to stick with given how well he ran for such a long way in a better class race than this over C&D last time out. He can take advantage of the drop in class and record a first victory over fences at the seventh attempt.