16:10 Kempton

Saturday 22 February 2020

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Heed Your Hunch At Betway Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:12 | Winning time: 5m 14.20s

Echiquier²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: D A Jacob| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR: 132

5/1

Good third in a Listed handicap hurdle over an extended 2m5f on good-to-soft ground here last month. Disappointed upped to an extended 2m7f at Sandown (heavy) subsequently and is interesting on his return to fences.

Form: 15643P

Favorito Buck's^p³²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-13| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 131| BF| CD

8/1

C&D winner and the drop back in trip appeared to suit when finishing runner-up in a handicap chase over 2m5f at Ascot (good) in March last year. Absent since and is worth a check in the market on his seasonal reappearance.

Form: 4416P2-

Keep Wondering^t²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Dave Crosse| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 130

11/4

Built on some promising placed efforts over hurdles when making a winning chase debut over an extended 2m3f at Ffos Las (heavy) at the end of last month. Interesting despite a 10lb rise in the weights.

Form: S1-2331

Templepark¹⁰⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Max Kendrick⁽³⁾| T: F O'Brien| OR: 129| BF| CD

5/1

Vicotrious by 15L in a novices' handicap chase over 2m4f at Wincanton (good) at the end of October. Good third at Taunton (2m7f, good) the following month on his only subsequent start and is interesting having won over this C&D in the past.

Form: 222213

Aintree My Dream^t²⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 11-5| J: P J Brennan| T: M F Harris| OR: 123| D

12/1

Some good efforts in defeat this campaign including when 22L third over 2m4f at Leicester (soft) at the end of last month. Vulnerable to less exposed rivals on this occasion however.

Form: 733353

Mystical Clouds⁴⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King| OR: 123| D

3/1

Ran well when finishing 10L fourth in a 2m4f handicap chase at Sandown (soft) early last month. Dropped 1lb following that effort and is open to improvement on just his third start over fences.

Form: 1F23-44

Darebin^b⁴⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: J E Moore| T: G & J Moore| OR: 120| C

14/1

Well beaten fourth in a handicap chase over an extended 1m7f at Sandown (soft) last time out. Was a winner here in November and is worth a check in the market stepping up in distance.

Form: 1-55134

Commandant⁷²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: L P Aspell| T: C Gordon| OR: 118| D

16/1

Struggled in two starts since finishing third over 2m4f at Huntingdon (good) on debut for this yard in October. Others hold stronger claims on his first return from a short break.

Form: 010380

Non-Runners

Ibleo²

Weight: 11-7| Age: 7

T: Miss V Williams J: Charlie Deutsch

Ramonex³⁷

Weight: 10-13| Age: 9

T: R Hobson J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Ibleo (2/1), Keep Wondering (11/4), Mystical Clouds (3/1), Echiquier (5/1), Templepark (5/1), Favorito Buck's (8/1), Aintree My Dream (12/1), Darebin (14/1), Commandant (16/1), Ramonex (25/1)

IBLEO has been in great form since returning from an absence and he can follow up his recent Huntingdon victory by taking this competitive looking handicap chase. Echiquier carries top weight here and he can put a disappointing effort when pulled up last time out behind him by claiming second on his return to fences while third can go to Keep Wondering who was victorious on his first start over fences last month.