12:50 Stratford

Sunday 8 November 2020

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Bishopton Novices' Handicap Chase (Div 1)

Off time: 12:50 | Winning time: 5m 15.21s

Innisfree Lad⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: T Symonds| OR: 104

1/2

Went the wrong way over fences last term but revitalised over hurdles for Tom Symonds in recent weeks, running away with a big-field handicap last week. Looks very well-in back chasing.

Form: 2459-11

Larcadio²⁴⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Robert Dunne| T: P Henderson| OR: 102

16/1

Winning Irish pointer who achieved a fair level of form over hurdles last term. Not sure to be tuned up after 7 months off but should take to fences.

Form: 1/50958-

Cracker Jak¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: M G Nolan| T: Miss S Smith| OR: 102

9/2

Pair of wins in spring 2019. Unable to scale the same heights in 4 runs last season, but reappearance was promising ahead of this chase debut. Has the frame for this game.

Form: 1/5475-3

Debden Bank²⁶³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: James Best| T: M Keighley| OR: 91

33/1

Brother to useful hurdler Buckle Street. No real impact under Rules, including on chase/handicap debut at Ludlow in January but it's still early days.

Form: 97/4596-

Arizona Glory⁵⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: Conor Ring⁽³⁾| T: Evan Williams| OR: 96

16/1

Bit more like it over hurdles upon return in August but Flat bred, so isn't bound to relish chasing.

Form: 6483-45

Buck Bravo^p,t¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-7| J: C Brace⁽³⁾| T: D A Rees| OR: 85

12/1

Winning return at Newton Abbot in September, but in nothing like the same form twice since. Minor promise on previous spell chasing but he did win twice in points early in his career.

Form: P18-17P

Highdawn²³⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-1| J: David Noonan| T: Mrs F M Shaw| OR: 79

33/1

Minor promise only so far ahead of this switch to chasing.

Form: 0687P3-

Wahwonaisa²²

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: Mitchell Bastyan⁽⁵⁾| T: D G Bridgwater| OR: 77

16/1

Low-mileage 8-y-o who failed to improve for the switch to chasing back from a long absence at Market Rasen last month but could make a bigger impact with the benefit of that run.

Form: 07036/9

Pete's Choice^p¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Page Fuller| T: Miss Z C Davison| OR: 76

40/1

Failed to complete all 3 runs over hurdles last season after never able to land a blow on last month's return to fences.

Form: 66/PPP-7

Sussex Road^p¹⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 10-0| J: Tabitha Worsley⁽⁵⁾| T: A Sadik| OR: 46

300/1

Long-standing maiden who is readily opposed from miles out of the weights.

Form: 076UPP

Forecasts

Innisfree Lad (1/2), Cracker Jak (9/2), Buck Bravo (12/1), Arizona Glory (16/1), Larcadio (16/1), Wahwonaisa (16/1), Debden Bank (33/1), Highdawn (33/1), Pete's Choice (40/1), Sussex Road (300/1)

INNISFREE LAD has looked transformed in recent weeks and assuming he can carry on the good work over fences, this is his for the taking from the same mark as last week's Huntingdon romp. Cracker Jak is the chief threat on chase debut, with Buck Bravo another with something to recommend him.