17:15 Lingfield

Thursday 22 October 2020

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Follow At The Races On Twitter Novices' Handicap Chase

Off time: 17:15 | Winning time: 4m 6.48s

Kilpin²²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 12-3| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR: 107

15/2

Hard to argue he's well handicapped on form achieved in 4 hurdles starts last season. Is in good hands though, and dam a half-sister to a couple of useful chasers.

Form: 0398-

Do It For Thy Sen²³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: R Patrick| T: Kerry Lee| OR: 102

20/1

Free-going sort, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Doncaster (19.4f) when last seen out 8 months ago. Makes chase debut now and needs to hit the ground running, with Johnson a good booking.

Form: 108/34P-

Operatic Export³³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: Charlie Hammond⁽³⁾| T: Dr R D P Newland| OR: 107

9/2

Fairly useful on Flat for Jim Bolger and has improved over hurdles in recent weeks, winning brace of novice hurdles last month. Isn't bred for chasing, but clearly fit and in form.

Form: 27-4311

Desque De L'Isle²¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: Miss V Williams| OR: 97

10/3

Has a piece of form in France that makes him look well treated and ended last season with a runner-up effort at Taunton in March. Interesting on reappearance.

Form: 4/73772-

Episode²⁵⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Joshua Moore| T: G & J Moore| OR: 96

15/2

Placed in the second of a pair of bumpers in France. Lightly raced and yet to fully fire for current yard, though she did shape better after a breathing operation in February. Chase debut.

Form: 43/P5P3-

Go As You Please^p³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: R P McLernon| T: P R Webber| OR: 93| D

4/1

Coped well with drop to 2m when opening Rules account at Warwick last month. Up 6 lb but he can remain competitive at this level.

Form: 2P-4221

Harry Hazard³²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: W Featherstone| T: Miss Z C Davison| OR: 89

22/1

Hasn't shown enough over hurdles to suggest that he's up to winning a race of this nature off current mark.

Form: 5765/48-

Voila Eric^b²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: Brendan Powell| T: M Scudamore| OR: 89

14/1

Yet to win a race of any description and fell for the second time over fences at Ffos Las 3 weeks ago.

Form: 9/P5F-6F

Dandy Times²⁸³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: Alexander Thorne⁽⁵⁾| T: Joanne Thomason-Murphy| OR: 87

66/1

Winning pointer so always a chance he can improve now chasing, but he looked limited over hurdles last term.

Form: 1/P767P-

Champion Chase^b,t²²⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 10-8| J: Bryan Carver⁽⁵⁾| T: M R Bosley| OR: 84

9/1

Long-standing maiden. but a series of placed efforts in similar races confirm he's very competitive. Change of headgear tried on reappearance.

Form: 433224-

Lermoos Legend²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: S Bowen| T: P & M Bowen| OR: 83

28/1

Glimmer of promise on first of 2 starts in bumpers but little to shout about since, including over hurdles. This test may not suffice on chase debut.

Form: 483P9-3

Pete's Choice^p³¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: James Best| T: Miss Z C Davison| OR: 78

33/1

Failed to complete all 3 runs over hurdles last season after a breathing operation. Didn't looks a chase natural previous try.

Form: 366/PPP-

Dalkadam^p²²⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 10-0| J: T Scudamore| T: J R Jenkins| OR: 76| D

25/1

Not seen since being pulled up at Southwell in March and have to go back to 2016 for last success.

Form: 5244/5P-

Remember Me Well²⁷⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: James Davies| T: R Rowe| OR: 62WS

100/1

Little impact in varied events over hurdles and fences.

Form: P/774PP-

Forecasts

Desque De L'Isle (10/3), Go As You Please (4/1), Operatic Export (9/2), Kilpin (15/2), Episode (15/2), Champion Chase (9/1), Voila Eric (14/1), Do It For Thy Sen (20/1), Harry Hazard (22/1), Dalkadam (25/1), Lermoos Legend (28/1), Pete's Choice (33/1), Dandy Times (66/1), Remember Me Well (100/1)

The market will help assess DESQUE DE L'ISLE's fitness on return from 7 months off, but a handicapping case can certainly be made for him in what is a modest contest. Go As You Please arrives on the back of a career-best effort so has to be feared, while Champion Chase can usually be relied upon to run his race.