13:30 Leicester

Monday 16 November 2020

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John O'Gaunt Mares' Novices' Handicap Chase

Off time: 13:30 | Winning time: 5m 58.40s

Rose Of Aghaboe²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 12-3| J: Tabitha Worsley⁽⁵⁾| T: N J Gifford| OR: 106

11/4

Bumper winner who has improved over hurdles since handicapping, scoring over 25f Plumpton on return under Tabitha Worsley. That form worked out and pointing background suggests she'll make a chaser.

Form: 12502-1

Agent Valdez^t¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: P J Brennan| T: F O'Brien| OR: 101

13/2

Form: 5/9P62-7

Secret Court⁷⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: R T Dunne| T: S Allwood| OR: 98

5/1

No impact in bumpers/hurdles for Robin Dickin, including on handicap bow in September. However, she did win a point earlier in career and could fare better now chasing for new trainer Sam Allwood.

Form: 094-746

Achy Breaky Heart^h1⁵⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: J M Quinlan| T: R Dickin| OR: 98

11/1

Dual point winner. Has shown ability over hurdles (notably when second at Sedgefield) and may fare better now switching to fences for this handicap debut. Also has hood added to tongue tie.

Form: 11/6-626

Episode²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Joshua Moore| T: G & J Moore| OR: 94

3/1

Placed in the second of a pair of bumpers in France. Best run for new yard when third of 16 in 21f Kempton handicap hurdle in February but offered little when switched to fences on return last month.

Form: 3/P5P3-9

Krujers Girl²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-12| J: Mitchell Bastyan⁽³⁾| T: J Farrelly| OR: 87

16/1

Modest maiden hurdler who hasn't been at best on both outings for new yard this autumn. Remains to be seen if a switch to fences improves matters.

Form: 944/P-69

Amethea^h⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: C J Todd⁽⁵⁾| T: C Fryer| OR: 84

66/1

Hinted at ability in bumpers but no real impact over hurdles, including handicaps. Makes chase debut.

Form: 767P/P-6

Tennewrow^t²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-9| J: Fergus Gregory⁽³⁾| T: A Ralph| OR: 84

25/1

Lightly raced and no impact in handicap hurdles in the 18 months or so. Now switches to fences (won a point at start of career).

Form: P32/60-8

Hoot At Midnight^p1,t¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-5| J: Paul O'Brien⁽³⁾| T: C E Longsdon| OR: 80

10/1

Poor maiden hurdler who will need to improve for cheekpieces and a switch to fences to strike here.

Form: 0004-47

Catlin²²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-3| J: Charlie Hammond⁽³⁾| T: N Kent| OR: 78

28/1

Poor maiden hurdler. Remote fifth in Hexham handicap last time and others hold more obvious claims now switching to fences.

Form: 5P56-P5

Westerner Ocean^v1²⁵⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: Alexandra Dunn| OR: 69

25/1

Runner-up on 3 of her 4 starts in points but made no significant impact in handicap chases last season. Visored for first time on return.

Form: 0545PP-

Non-Runners

Princess Roxy²⁰

Weight: 11-7| Age: 7

T: B I Case J: Harry Bannister

Forecasts

Rose Of Aghaboe (11/4), Episode (3/1), Princess Roxy (7/2), Secret Court (5/1), Agent Valdez (13/2), Hoot At Midnight (10/1), Achy Breaky Heart (11/1), Krujers Girl (16/1), Westerner Ocean (25/1), Tennewrow (25/1), Catlin (28/1), Amethea (66/1)

Her pointing background suggests ROSE OF AGHABOE could have even more to come now chasing so she's taken to follow up last month's Plumpton handicap hurdle win. Princess Roxy can build on her Bangor chase debut third and rates a danger, while Secret Court is another who enjoyed success in the pointing field and is an interesting contender having switched to Sam Allwood ahead of this chase debut.