16:00 Perth

Thursday 24 September 2020

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Lord Mansfield Memorial Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:01 | Winning time: 5m 17.7s

Signifiant^t³²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: D R Fox| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 122

40/1

Ex-French winning chaser who has shown little in two runs for new yard, pulled up in handicap chase at Cartmel (17.3f, soft) on debut over fences 32 days ago. Has lots to prove.

Form: 720F/8-P

Ardera Cross⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-11| J: Sam Coltherd⁽³⁾| T: W Young Jnr| OR: 122| CD

28/1

Arrives well out of sorts, last of 7 in handicap chase at Kelso (17.1f) 8 days ago. Very hard to fancy.

Form: 13-3967

Demon D'Aunou⁴⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: R P McLernon| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 120| BF

8/1

Latest win in 21f chase at Cartmel in July but well held back over hurdles at Stratford (22f) last time. Reverts to chasing now so can make presence felt.

Form: 57-91U6

Wolfcatcher^p,t⁴⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: S Bowen| T: Mrs J Stephen| OR: 120

25/1

Fairly useful winning chaser for Ian Williams but off 10 months before modest sixth in handicap chase over C&D 44 days ago on yard debut. Has it to prove now.

Form: 32343-6

Ain't My Fault^t³⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: S Mulqueen⁽³⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 117

5/1

In good form until rare poor effort (went lame) in handicap chase (4/1) at Market Rasen (21.4f) 39 days ago, Clearly has something to prove now.

Form: 2223-2P

Monsieur Co^p,t⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: B S Hughes| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 117| BF

6/1

Well backed but turned in another below-par run when fourth of 7 in handicap chase at Kelso (17.1f) 8 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: P44-4P4

River Icon^p³²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: C O'Farrell| T: I Jardine| OR: 115| CD

4/1

Opened her account over fences with easy succcess in 21f handicap chase at Cartmel last month. Hit with 6 lb rise but she must enter calculations.

Form: 8148-41

Dancing In The Sky^t³⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: Dr R D P Newland| OR: 115

9/2

Returned with game win at Bangor and in process of running well in handicap at Stratford last time when falling last. Expected to be bang there despite 3 lb rise.

Form: 3/433-1F

Another Theatre²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Thomas Dowson| T: P A Kirby| OR: 114

20/1

25/1, first run since leaving Henry Oliver when seventh of 8 in handicap chase here (16f) 25 days ago, though not knocked about. Up in trip and remains open to progress over fences.

Form: 114/67-7

Katalystic⁴⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-0| J: Thomas Willmott⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 111| CD

7/2

Resumed winning ways after 7 months off with ready success over C&D last month. Hit with 8 lb hike though so needs another step forward now.

Form: 8/2153-1

Forecasts

Katalystic (7/2), River Icon (4/1), Dancing In The Sky (9/2), Ain't My Fault (5/1), Monsieur Co (6/1), Demon D'Aunou (8/1), Another Theatre (20/1), Wolfcatcher (25/1), Ardera Cross (28/1), Signifiant (40/1)

DANCING IN THE SKY has resumed in fine form so is taken to make it 2-3 after his last-fence fall at Stratford when still firmly in the mix. Demon d'Aunou is feared most now he goes back chasing with recent Cartmel scorer River Icon much respected too in an open handicap.