Crystal Services Commercial And Domestic Cleaning Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:46 | Winning time: 4m 44.44s

Le Coeur Net^b1,t²³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: Ben Godfrey⁽⁷⁾| T: A J Honeyball| OR: 116| CD

9/4

Goes well for this pilot and scored under him at Wincanton (1m7f, heavy) on Boxing Day, when 4lb lower. Well held when unseating at the last last time out. Needs to bounce back from that, but clearly can't rule him out.

Form: 2-3221U

Elisezmoi⁹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: J E Moore| T: G & J Moore| OR: 114WS

4/1

Didn't show much in a couple of hurdles runs on joining this trainer last spring. However, there was more promise in his chase debut effort at Lingfield (2m, heavy) in November, and that gives him something to build on here. Interesting.

Form: 2510U-2

Finnegan's Garden²⁸

Age: 11| Weight: 11-4| J: Page Fuller⁽³⁾| T: Miss Z C Davison| OR: 112| C

4/1

Veteran who has been running consistently well at this sort of level this season. Scored for the fifth time in his last nine outings at Lingfield (2m, heavy) last month. 6lb rise will ask more questions, but should be thereabouts again.

Form: P31331

Away For Slates^h¹⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 11-3| J: W T Kennedy| T: M F Harris| OR: 111| D

10/1

2lb higher than his last winning mark, so can't write him off, but unseated at Fakenham latest and nothing special about his Leicester fourth prior to that. Looks a possible contender for minor honours, but not easy to envisage a win.

Form: 115P-4U

Skipping On^p¹⁵

Age: 11| Weight: 11-2| J: Adam Wedge| T: Laura Morgan| OR: 110

6/1

Was in great form in 2018, but form has tailed off since then. Slipping in the weights as a result, but given recent efforts it would be an upset if he wins in this field.

Form: 1/10-4P4

Tara Bridge^v1³⁶

Age: 12| Weight: 11-0| J: Tom Cannon| T: C Gordon| OR: 108| D

7/2

Veteran triple chase winner who has failed to get in any sort of blow in two runs so far this season. Visor now tried in place of cheekpieces, but others readily preferred.

Form: 5744-56

Non-Runners

Wenceslaus¹⁴

Weight: 11-9| Age: 8

T: D G Bridgwater J: Brendan Powell

Forecasts

Wenceslaus (7/4), Le Coeur Net (9/4), Tara Bridge (7/2), Finnegan's Garden (4/1), Elisezmoi (4/1), Skipping On (6/1), Away For Slates (10/1)

Wenceslaus produced a convincing win here last time and looks booked for another good run now upped in class. However, that will ask questions and it might be worth chancing ELISEEZMOI against him in opposition. Admittedly, Gary Moore's runner is much less experienced over fences, but he looked last time as if he was on the verge of better things. Finnegan's Garden is feared and Le Coeur Net respected.