15:00 Sedgefield

Tuesday 4 February 2020

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Spray Technologies Aerosols Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:00 | Winning time: 4m 9.65s

Ouro Branco³⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: David Noonan| T: N J Hawke| OR: 110| D

9/2

Returning from a lengthy absence when winning by 2½L in a novices' handicap chase over an extended 1m7f at Catterick (soft) in December. Raised 6lb for that effort and strong claims of following up.

Form: 49657/1

Valence D'Aumont¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Danny Cook| T: J Parkinson & S Smith| OR: 103

8/1

Promising 9L fourth in a 2m3f handicap chase at Catterick (good-to-soft) when returning from wind surgery early last month. Pulled up at Uttoxeter (2m4f, heavy) subsequently however and has a bit to prove at present.

Form: 035-64P

Vocaliser^p,t⁸⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-10| J: Tabitha Worsley⁽⁵⁾| T: R Dickin| OR: 94| DWS

10/1

Disappointing in three starts in the autumn most recently when 42L fourth in a small field 2m4f handicap chase at Warwick (good-to-soft) in November. Interesting to see how he performs on first start since wind surgery.

Form: P55-884

Oregon Gold³⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-10| J: Adam Wedge| T: N Kent| OR: 94

14/1

Dual hurdles winner was beaten 68L when last of six in a 2m3f handicap chase at Catterick (soft) in a first time visor (absent here) in December. Probably best watched at present.

Form: 6P-0P26

Roxyfet⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 10-10| J: Emma Smith-Chaston⁽⁷⁾| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 94| CD

5/2

C&D winner recorded his 13th career success when winning by 7½L in a 2m1f handicap hurdle on soft ground here recently. Previously second over this C&D and looks likely to play a leading role on return to fences.

Form: 559221

Ripstick⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 10-0| J: C O'Farrell| T: J Walton| OR: 82| CD

7/2

Placed on both starts since seeing off Roxyfet on soft ground over C&D in December. Beaten 1¼L over an extended 2m at Newcastle (soft) last week and a bold show looks likely from out of the handicap.

Form: 752132

Frankie Ballou^p,t⁷

Age: 11| Weight: 10-0| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: Miss J E Foster| OR: 81| CD

7/1

C&D winner finished a good third in a handicap chase over an extended 2m at Newcastle (soft) in first time tongue tie (retained) last week. Interesting runner racing despite racing from out of the handicap.

Form: 4-PF343

Agentleman¹¹

Age: 10| Weight: 10-0| J: Alison Clarke⁽⁷⁾| T: P Winks| OR: 79

50/1

Out of form in two starts since finishing runner-up over 2m at Leicester (good-to-soft) two months ago. Probably best watched racing from out of the handicap on this occasion.

Form: 752270

Forecasts

Roxyfet (5/2), Ripstick (7/2), Ouro Branco (9/2), Frankie Ballou (7/1), Valence D'Aumont (8/1), Vocaliser (10/1), Oregon Gold (14/1), Agentleman (50/1)

Course regular ROXYFET has been in good form of late and he can register an eighth course victory by taking this competitive looking handicap chase. The selection has a promising conditional jockey in the saddle and he can get the better of Ripstick who defeated the selection when the pair met here in December while third place can go to top weight and last time out winner Ouro Branco.