15:41 Huntingdon

Thursday 20 February 2020

All13:4114:1114:4115:1115:4116:1116:41

Betway Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:42 | Winning time: 5m 25.75s

Fiddlers Bow³³

Age: 11| Weight: 12-1| J: Ross Chapman| T: Julia Brooke| OR: 117

12/1

Good second over 2m3f at Doncaster (good-to-soft) in December and finished a fair 10L sixth in first time cheekpieces (absent here) upped in grade over an extended 2m at Haydock (heavy) subsequently. One to note in this contest.

Form: 3211-26

Valseur Du Granval^p,t⁶⁴

Age: 11| Weight: 12-1| J: C Gethings| T: T R George| OR: 117

40/1

Out of form in three starts late last year including when 35L seventh over an extended 2m at Newbury (soft) last time out. Probably best watched on his return from a break.

Form: 1-2P7P7

Espion De Saflo⁶³

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Joshua Moore| T: G & J Moore| OR: 116| D

12/1

Failed to finish on two most recent starts including when pulled up in a 2m novices' handicap chase at Hereford (heavy) two months ago. Others hold stronger claims.

Form: 144-4FP

Enrichissant^p²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Brendan Powell| T: D G Bridgwater| OR: 114| CD

5/2

Returned from wind surgery with a good second in a handicap chase over an extended 2m3f at Sedgefield (soft) last month. Raised 4lb for that effort and cheekpieces worn for the first time that day are retained.

Form: 5310-72

Robaddan⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Hugh Nugent⁽⁵⁾| T: C J Mann| OR: 113

4/1

Making his handicap and chase debut when beaten ½L in a 2m5f novices' handicap chase at Sedgefield (soft) last month. Remains open to improvement and is one for the shortlist racing off a 3lb higher mark on this occasion.

Form: 1-22442

Cave Top^p,t¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: Henry Brooke| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 112| D

13/2

Put four pulled up efforts behind him when finishing 13L second in a first time tongue tie (retained) over an extended 2m4f at Doncaster (good-to-soft) earlier this month. Worth a check in the market with cheekpieces worn previously reapplied.

Form: 6-PPPP2

Massini Man²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: J J Burke| T: T R George| OR: 112

8/1

Good second over an extended 1m7f at Southwell (soft) on chase debut in early December. Unseated rider on his only subsequent start however and interesting to see how he performs in this race.

Form: P057-2U

Donatello Mail⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: David Dennis| OR: 105

11/4

Finished runner-up on both starts over fences to date most recently in a 2m4f novices' handicap event at Leicester (heavy) a week ago. Races off the same mark here and is due to go up 4lb for all future engagements.

Form: 0-08522

Non-Runners

Canny Tom⁵⁴

Weight: 10-0| Age: 10

T: D Frankland J: C Brace

Forecasts

Enrichissant (5/2), Donatello Mail (11/4), Robaddan (4/1), Cave Top (13/2), Massini Man (8/1), Fiddlers Bow (12/1), Espion De Saflo (12/1), Canny Tom (16/1), Valseur Du Granval (40/1)

DONATELLO MAIL is effectively 4lb well in following a good second at Leicester last week and he can go one better than when finishing runner-up that day. Robaddan showed good form when runner-up on chase debut last time out and he can fill the same position in this contest while third place can go to Fiddlers Bow who should appreciate the drop in grade following a decent effort in a tougher contest last time.