12:40 Haydock

Saturday 21 November 2020

All12:1012:4013:1513:5014:2515:0015:35

Betfair Supports Safer Gambling Week Handicap Chase

Off time: 12:40 | Winning time: 6m 59.57s

Newtide^t²⁵⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: C Gethings| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls| OR: 142| C

7/1

Useful hurdler who is built for fences, making it 2-2 in a Grade 2 at Wetherby in February. Tongue tied and failed to stay 30f in the National Hunt Chase at Cheltenham when last seen. Handicap bow.

Form: 341/116-

Deise Aba²⁵⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: R Johnson| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 141

13/2

Better than ever when landing Masters Handicap at Sandown in February, jumping soundly. Not quite in the same form in the Kim Muir but retains potential for his second season chasing.

Form: 4/P4115-

Bob Mahler^p²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: P J Brennan| T: W Greatrex| OR: 141WS

14/1

Ended last season on the upgrade, resuming winning ways in Edinburgh National at Musselburgh before excellent third in the Kim Muir. Never a factor on reappearance and since undergone a breathing op.

Form: P3213-P

Saint Xavier^p1,t²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: Billy Garritty⁽³⁾| T: R Hobson| OR: 140

12/1

Pretty useful hurdler/chaser but ran poorly in French Grade 3 chase in June (sole run for Patrice Quinton). Fared as well as could be expected in the Charlie Hall 3 weeks ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 7123-P7

Pop Rockstar^t³⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 135| C

8/1

Made a successful reappearance at Carlisle in October 2019 and came up just a short head shy of repeating the feat in that corresponding race last month. Task is now to hold his form.

Form: 1/1500-2

Sam's Adventure^p²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Danny Cook| T: B Ellison| OR: 135

11/1

Signed off for last term with career-best win in 3m handicap chase at Uttoxeter. Heavy defeat on reappearance 3 weeks ago needs casting aside.

Form: 22721-P

Claud And Goldie²⁸

Age: 11| Weight: 11-3| J: R P McLernon| T: Miss S E Forster| OR: 133

12/1

Low-mileage chaser who has gained both his wins at Kelso. Enhanced good record fresh when runner-up back at that venue a month ago but this is a deeper race.

Form: 133/14-2

Commodore²⁶⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: Hugh Nugent⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss V Williams| OR: 130| BF

20/1

Landed 3m handicap chases on his only 2 starts in 2018/19. Looked like one with problems last season so returns with quite a bit to prove.

Form: 1/50P4P-

Secret Reprieve³²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: R M Power| T: Evan Williams| OR: 130

9/2

Chepstow novice hurdle winner in 2018. Bettered that form in 3 runs over fences last winter and has the potential for better now handicapping up in trip on his return.

Form: 515/522-

Ice Cool Champs^t²⁵⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 10-11| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: Kerry Lee| OR: 127

22/1

Went backwards from a successful debut for this stable last year but it might be that fresh is the time to catch him nowadays, so could return to form back from 8 months off.

Form: 446/18P-

Snow Leopardess²²

Age: 8| Weight: 10-10| J: B S Hughes| T: C E Longsdon| OR: 126

9/2

Has come to chasing quite late but shaped encouragingly both starts in novice company during the autumn. Can leave bare form behind now handicapping.

Form: 11/92-32

Pookie Pekan³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-6| J: Sam Coltherd⁽³⁾| T: W Coltherd| OR: 122

14/1

Proved better than ever last season, back to winning ways over 20f at Carlisle. Excellent reappearance at that venue last month (24.5f) but this may prove to be too much of a stamina test.

Form: 1/2U15-4

Forecasts

Snow Leopardess (9/2), Secret Reprieve (9/2), Deise Aba (13/2), Newtide (7/1), Pop Rockstar (8/1), Sam's Adventure (11/1), Claud And Goldie (12/1), Saint Xavier (12/1), Pookie Pekan (14/1), Bob Mahler (14/1), Commodore (20/1), Ice Cool Champs (22/1)

SECRET REPRIEVE made a reasonable fist of chasing in 3 small-field contests last term and with the promise of better to come as his stamina is drawn out now handicapping, is selected to make a winning reappearance. Deise Aba and Bob Mahler are no strangers to big runs in good-quality contests and head the opposition.