15:30 Carlisle

Monday 9 November 2020

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Watch Irish Racing On Racing TV Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:31 | Winning time: 5m 27.71s

Un Prophete⁵⁵⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: Miss V Williams| OR: 115

9/1

Absent since pulled up in 3m Uttoxeter handicap chase in May 2019. Given a chance by the handicapper (resumes on 8 lb lower mark), but enough to prove at present.

Form: PF53F/P-

Craiganboy^h,t⁹

Age: 11| Weight: 11-10| J: Grant Cockburn⁽³⁾| T: N W Alexander| OR: 113

28/1

Runner-up on 3 occasions last season, but refused to race for the second time from his last 4 starts on recent Ayr reappearance. Risky.

Form: 24R22-R

Destin D'Ajonc¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Adrian Heskin| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 112

10/3

Hurdles winner in France, but 0-4 for Gordon Elliott in Ireland and largely struggled for present yard, offering little encouragement on return over C&D 18 days ago.

Form: 6364P-7

Article Fifty^t²⁵⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Jonathon Bewley⁽³⁾| T: G Bewley| OR: 111| D

22/1

Hurdles winner for Dan Skelton at Market Rasen in 2019. Made it third time lucky over fences in a Kelso handicap (17.1f, heavy) when last seen in February, for which a 6 lb rise looks fair.

Form: 15FP41-

Ryalex^t³⁸²

9/1

Sole success under Rules came in this race 2 years ago. Absence of over 12 months to overcome (has undergone wind surgery), but capable of a bold show off this mark if all is well.

Form: F4F2/35-

Ard Chros^p1⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Sam Coltherd⁽³⁾| T: W Coltherd| OR: 110

12/1

Made all in 2m Ayr handicap chase in January. Now 5 lb below that winning mark, but with good reason (no impact in 5 subsequent starts) and hopes pinned on first-time cheekpieces sparking a revival.

Form: 1776-9P

Pinch Of Ginger²⁴⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-4| J: Henry Brooke| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 107| D

12/1

Winner of handicap chases over this trip at Catterick and Newcastle last winter. Shouldn't be far away if raring to go following 8 months off, but this mark is probably just about beyond him.

Form: 21167U-

Bluefortytwo³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: B S Hughes| T: J Ewart| OR: 105| C

9/2

Ended last season with success in 17f handicap hurdle here. Positives to glean from Hexham reappearance/chase debut (20.1f, soft) and may prove a different proposition with that run under his belt.

Form: 7/8431-7

Mymilan^p1¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-8| J: Ryan Mania| T: A M Thomson| OR: 97| BF| C

3/1

Much improved when making a winning chase debut here last December. Disappointing on recent return to action at Hexham, but now tried in cheekpieces and live chance if able to bounce back.

Form: 6/012P-8

Knocknamona¹⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 10-0| J: Miss Becky Smith⁽³⁾| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 88| CD

12/1

Decisive C&D winner in February 2019, but hasn't come to matching that form since and looked amiss on recent return at Hexham.

Form: 7447U-P

Forecasts

Mymilan (3/1), Destin D'Ajonc (10/3), Bluefortytwo (9/2), Un Prophete (9/1), Ryalex (9/1), Ard Chros (12/1), Knocknamona (12/1), Pinch Of Ginger (12/1), Article Fifty (22/1), Craiganboy (28/1)

Given that the majority of these have something to prove for one reason or another, BLUEFORTYTWO, a winner over hurdles here (off this mark) in March, may well be the answer. The 7-y-o shaped as though he'd come on for last month's chase debut at Hexham and improvement is on the cards. Mymilan will be a threat if responding well to the new headgear, while Ryalex and Article Fifty also have claims.