14:35 Wetherby

Monday 2 March 2020

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Book Tickets On-Line At wetherbyracing.co.uk Novices' Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:35 | Winning time: 4m 8.8s

The Crazed Moon^p1,t²⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Brendan Powell| T: M Scudamore| OR: 105

11/8

One of a handful of Mark Dunphy-owned horses to make their way from Henry Oliver (via Claire Dyson) to Michael Scudamore; headed at the last when beaten 7L by Lady Master at Market Rasen (2m3f) 27 days ago; feasibly handicapped; cheekpieces go on.

Form: 5-44P92

Relkadam²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr William Easterby⁽⁵⁾| T: T D Easterby| OR: 105

12/1

In deep on return to action from a 14-month absence (finished last of four to Dorking Cock) at Carlisle (2m, soft) last month; has eased 5lb in the weights since; watch and monitor only for the moment.

Form: 544/3P-4

Snougar³⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 97WS

11/2

Game winner of a maiden hurdle at Ayr (2m, soft) in March 2018, but has kept moderate form in six starts since; makes his chasing debut post wind surgery, so that combined change could feasibly lead to an upturn in fortunes.

Form: 4F/5-876

Going Mobile^t1⁷⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Jonathan England| T: S England| OR: 92WS

16/1

Didn't show a great deal of ability over hurdles (0-3) and isn't exactly bred for chasing (dam raced over 1m3f on the Flat); tongue-tie applied post wind surgery for a first crack over the larger obstacles.

Form: 64-5476

Takemeback^h1,t²⁹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-9| J: Benjamin Poste| T: T Symonds| OR: 88WS

6/1

11-race maiden (0-3 over fences); absent since pulling-up at Killarney (2m5f, good) in May 2019; entirely debatable as to how he'll handle the testing underfoot conditions; debut for Tom Symonds with hood and tongue-tie applied post wind surgery.

Form: 99666-P

Carlingford Prince³⁴

Age: 11| Weight: 10-2| J: Harry Reed⁽³⁾| T: T Reed| OR: 81

5/1

Very lightly raced for his age (just eight starts) so presumably has had any number of problems; has eased 4lb in the weights since finishing in excess of 15L fourth of nine (14-1) to What's The Scoop at Newcastle (2m, soft) latest.

Form: 6/76-444

Angel's Envy¹⁸²

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: Ross Chapman| T: Laura Morgan| OR: 79

9/1

19-race maiden; campaigned almost exclusively at Perth during the summer period in recent years; has left the care of Iain Jardine since her last appearance six months ago; makes her chasing debut for Laura Morgan.

Form: 336-248

Non-Runners

Steel Yard¹¹

Weight: 11-7| Age: 5

T: O Greenall & J Guerriero J: Henry Brooke

Forecasts

The Crazed Moon (11/8), Carlingford Prince (5/1), Snougar (11/2), Takemeback (6/1), Angel's Envy (9/1), Steel Yard (10/1), Relkadam (12/1), Going Mobile (16/1)

Three of the eight declared runners are returning from wind surgery, including Donald McCain's chasing newcomer Snougar. The suspicion is that this race won't take a great deal of winning, so it wouldn't necessarily be a great surprise to see him involved at the finish. However, the safer option is probably THE CRAZED MOON. Although weak at the finish over a longer trip on debut for Michael Scudamore at Market Rasen (2m3½f, good to soft) four weeks ago, she should prove capable of winning a race of this nature (over 2m).