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Thursday 5 March 2020

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starsports.bet Novices' Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:36 | Winning time: 7m 7.3s

Clondaw Bisto^b²⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: T J O'Brien| T: Miss S Smith| OR: 107

9/1

Winner over 3m5f at Fakenham (3m5f, good-to-soft) just over two months ago and put a subsequent pulled up behind him when finishing 25L third over an extended 3m5f at Bangor (soft) last time out. Interesting in this contest.

Form: P5-31P3

Paddys Runner^p⁹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Adam Wedge| T: Christian Williams| OR: 105| C

25/1

Struggled in two starts since returning from a break including when 47L eighth over 2m4f on good ground here in December. Step back up in trip a positive off a mark 4lb lower than when placed over hurdles in June.

Form: 3P-12P8

Footloose^t²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: G Sheehan| T: Jamie Snowden| OR: 105

6/1

Fair 31L fifth in a novices' handicap chase over an extended 2m7f at Huntingdon (good-to-soft) a month ago. Returning from wind surgery that day and interesting to see how he fares in this event.

Form: 4-4375

Bill And Barn^v1³⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-11| J: Nick Scholfield| T: J W Mullins| OR: 104

11/2

Placed over an extended 2m7f at Chepstow (heavy) in January and still held chances when falling at Plumpton later that month. Visor tried for the first time having pulled up at Chepstow (3m2f, heavy) four days later.

Form: 77P2FP

Hit The Highway^p,t⁹¹

Age: 11| Weight: 11-10| J: Tom Cannon| T: C Gordon| OR: 103| C

15/2

Off the mark at the tenth attempt over fences when winning over an extended 3m2f on good ground here in December. Given a break since and is one to note despite a 7lb rise in the weights.

Form: 3-34361

Putdecashonthedash^p1,t³⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: Kieran Burke| OR: 102

9/4

Placed twice over fences including when runner-up in a similar race to this on soft ground in January. Cheekpieces tried for the first time having fallen over an extended 3m2f at Sedgefield (soft) last time out.

Form: 3-7522F

Mr Washington^p,t⁴¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: David Dennis| OR: 93WS

7/1

Good third in a heavy ground handicap hurdle over 2m5f here in December. Struggled in two subsquent starts most recently when pulled up on chase debut over an extended 2m7f at Huntingdon (soft) last time. Making his first start since wind surgery.

Form: 23/0-35P

Darsi Rose^p³²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-6| J: Edward Austin⁽⁷⁾| T: L Hurley| OR: 85

66/1

Placed in a point-to-point in 2018 but has struggled in four starts under Rules including when pulled up on chase debut at Taunton (2m2f, soft) last month. Stepping up in trip with cheekpieces worn for the first time that day retained.

Form: P6-068P

Mr Magill^t³²

Age: 8| Weight: 10-5| J: Ben Godfrey⁽⁷⁾| T: Kieran Burke| OR: 84| C

9/1

Ran well when 5L third in a 2m3f handicap hurdle at Taunton (heavy) in January. Fair seventh in a similar race subsequently and races off the same mark on his first start over fences.

Form: 20-9937

Cock A Doodle Doo³⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-5| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: Miss V Williams| OR: 84

16/1

Maiden hurdle winner in Ireland in August 2018 and placed over hurdles for Dan Skelton subsequently. Struggled in four starts for this yard however including when pulled up the last twice. Others make more appeal.

Form: 2-258PP

Calypso Jack^v1⁴¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Dave Crosse| T: Mrs L C Jewell| OR: 74

100/1

Pulled up in a novices' handicap event over an extended 2m7f at Huntingdon (soft) in January when making his debut over fences. Cheekpieces worn for the first time that day replaced with a visor racing from out of the weights in this event.

Form: 0-687P

Non-Runners

Deewhy⁴¹

Weight: 10-0| Age: 7

T: Mrs L C Jewell J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Putdecashonthedash (9/4), Bill And Barn (11/2), Footloose (6/1), Mr Washington (7/1), Hit The Highway (15/2), Mr Magill (9/1), Clondaw Bisto (9/1), Cock A Doodle Doo (16/1), Paddys Runner (25/1), Deewhy (50/1), Darsi Rose (66/1), Calypso Jack (100/1)

HIT THE HIGHWAY was a winner over fences last time out and he can defy a 7lb rise in the weights to take this competitive looking novices' handicap event. The selection is taken to get the better of Clondaw Bisto who stays well and was placed last time out while third place can go to Putdecashonthedash who can put a fall last time out behind him.