13:15 Musselburgh

Sunday 2 February 2020

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bet365 Novices' Handicap Chase

Off time: 13:15 | Winning time: 6m 36.6s

Senor Lombardy³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Craig Nichol| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 122| D

12/1

Well regarded but hasn't really got to grips with chasing just yet; has mixed hurdling with fencing this season; only sixth of eight at Kelso (2m6½f, soft) latest; feasibly weighted once (if) everything clicks into place; better ground a plus?

Form: 8-F4866

Stop The World^p1,t⁸²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Adrian Heskin| T: T R George| OR: 119WS

5/2

Maiden (0-11) with some creditable efforts over hurdles on his CV; has undergone wind surgery (cheekpieces also applied) since finishing in excess of 10L third to Loud As Lions on second chase start at Hereford (3m1½f, soft) in November.

Form: 22-3243

Chanceanotherfive^b³⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: Sam Coltherd⁽³⁾| T: W Coltherd| OR: 114| BF| CD

3/1

Ex-Keith Dalgleish; prominent racer who has returned to form this winter for Stuart Coltherd with a pair of C&D wins (hurdles & fences); rated 12lb higher than when beating Simply Mani by 11L on his penultimate start; one to consider.

Form: 23-6113

Im Too Generous^t⁶⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-4| J: Nathan Moscrop⁽³⁾| T: R Menzies| OR: 112| C

3/1

Nursed back to health this Generous gelding is a fine testament to the training skills of the Sedgefield handler Rebecca Menzies; has risen 23lb over hurdles (for three wins) since March 2019; lacks much in the way of experience over fences.

Form: PP1-131

Dr Hooves^t²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: S Mulqueen⁽³⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 108

14/1

Maiden (0-8); has shown ability over hurdles, namely a keeping on second to Grey Mist here (2m4f novices', good); last of four to Manetti on recent chasing debut at Ayr (2m½f, heavy); stablemate of Exit To Where; steps up in trip.

Form: 29/2-294

Exit To Where^p,t³²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: D R Fox| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 107

11/2

Maiden (0-14); placed on four of his seven starts over fences, including when a weakening third (beaten 17¼L) to Shanroe In Milan over C&D (good to soft) on New Year's Day; stablemate of Dr Hooves.

Form: 2-3U2P3

Non-Runners

Espoir De Loire²³

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: B Pauling J: Non Runner

Benny's Secret¹

Weight: 11-6| Age: 10

T: N W Alexander J: Grant Cockburn

Buckled¹⁶

Weight: 10-11| Age: 10

T: A M Thomson J: Ryan Mania

Forecasts

Stop The World (5/2), Im Too Generous (3/1), Chanceanotherfive (3/1), Buckled (4/1), Benny's Secret (5/1), Exit To Where (11/2), Espoir De Loire (8/1), Senor Lombardy (12/1), Dr Hooves (14/1)

Both Chanceanotherfive and Buckled merit serious consideration as C&D winners, with the latter making a mockery of his mark (up 11lb since) here 16 days ago, while Espoir De Loire and Benny's Secret (also declared on Saturday) have previous here at Musselburgh over the shorter 2m4½f trip. However, a real chance is taken on the frustrating top-weight SENOR LOMBARDY. His chasing career hasn't gone according to plan (fell at both Kelso and Hexham) but with the handicapper showing some grace he appears to be reasonably weighted once (if) everything clicks into place.