14:05 Stratford

Wednesday 19 August 2020

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Watch On Racing TV Novices' Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:05 | Winning time: 5m 3.40s

Marmont^t⁴⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Page Fuller⁽³⁾| T: Miss J S Davis| OR: 105

18/1

Taunton hurdle winner in March 2019 but below par in 4 outings last term. and held when unseated rider 3 out back over fences at Market Rasen on return.

Form: 1/4675-U

Scooby^p¹⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-8| J: Harry Bannister| T: R A Teal| OR: 101

14/1

Won handicap hurdle over longer trip at Fontwell in 2018 but has clearly had his issues since and hasn't threatened for new yard this summer.

Form: 512/96U

Phoebus Lescribaa²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: J M Quinlan| T: R Dickin| OR: 100| D

6/1

Won 19f Warwick conditionals handicap hurdle in May 2019. Looked awkward on first run for 13 months for new yard at Uttoxeter (20f) and went backwards next time. Back over fences now.

Form: P/123-54

Doctor Haze¹⁶⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-6| J: David Bass| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls| OR: 99

13/2

Point winner but has essentially been disappointing under Rules.

Form: 73PP/69-

Going Mobile^t³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Jonathan England| T: S England| OR: 95

10/3

Improved effort after wind surgery (also tongue tied) when length second on 2m Wetherby chase debut in March and backed that up when third on return at Bangor (fences again) last month. Up in trip.

Form: 54762-3

Tis Fantastic^t²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Tom Cannon| T: M Blake| OR: 92

13/2

Improved for the switch to handicaps late last year, twice filling runners-up spot at up to 20.3f. However, ran poorly both starts since 5 months apart so needs to bounce back ahead of chase bow.

Form: 8/722P-P

Hen³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: James Best| T: M Young| OR: 100

33/1

Made a winning handicap bow over hurdles at Uttoxeter in October (final start for Jamie Osborne). Not in same form for Warren Greatrex since, however, and refused to race last time. Chase debut.

Form: 34179-R

Global Anchor²⁰¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-6| J: R P McLernon| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 85WS

8/1

Back to form (in first time blinkers) when 2 lengths third at Huntingdon (19.6f) in October but ran no sort of race in change of headgear at Catterick in January since. Makes chase debut.

Form: 06/403P-

Biscay Bay^t³⁵⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-5| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams| OR: 84

3/1

Shaped better than the bare result at times last season, racing close to a strong pace when fourth at Bangor when last seen 12 months ago. Makes chase debut.

Form: 75/2474-

Forecasts

Biscay Bay (3/1), Going Mobile (10/3), Phoebus Lescribaa (6/1), Tis Fantastic (13/2), Doctor Haze (13/2), Global Anchor (8/1), Scooby (14/1), Marmont (18/1), Hen (33/1)

GOING MOBILE has proved a different proposition switched to fences and this looks a good opening up against rivals with something to prove for one reason or another. Biscay Bay and Global Anchor may emerge as the biggest threats.