12:20 Aintree

Saturday 5 December 2020

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Follow WillHillRacing On Twitter Handicap Chase

Off time: 12:20 | Winning time: 5m 18.7s

Bigmartre⁵⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr Jamie Neild⁽¹⁰⁾| T: H Whittington| OR: 137| D

20/1

Below par last season and didn't put up much of a fight at Ludlow on return.

Form: 1/5674-4

Louis' Vac Pouch²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: Sam Coltherd⁽³⁾| T: P A Kirby| OR: 136| C

28/1

Fairly useful winning hurdler/chaser though yet to make an impact from 3 starts this term.

Form: 327-7F7

Dali Mail^t²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Callum Bewley| T: D W Whillans| OR: 133

25/1

Made a successful start over fences in 2m Newcastle novice but well below that form all 3 starts since, including on return.

Form: 2/31F6-4

Quoi De Neuf²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: B S Hughes| T: Evan Williams| OR: 132| CD

3/1

Easy point winner who proved himself to be fairly useful over hurdles and better that form at the first attempt over fences when runner-up over C&D on return. Open to improvement and big player.

Form: 2/24B0-2

Nestor Park^p³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Kielan Woods| T: B Pauling| OR: 131

5/1

Useful bumper winner who tasted success twice over hurdles at up to 22f. Well held both starts over fences last season but excellent second at Newbury on comeback. Respected.

Form: 1PP/P4-2

Punches Cross³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 131| D

66/1

Very capable performer when on-song but ran poorly on final start for Joseph Patrick O'Brien and not much encouragement on return/debut for this yard at Stratford.

Form: 45120-0

Kayf Adventure^p²⁸³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-5| J: C O'Farrell| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 130| BF| D

33/1

Respectable efforts in defeat last season but still looks too high in the weights on return/debut for this yard.

Form: U/3P433-

Dashing Perk²⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-5| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: Dr R D P Newland| OR: 130| D

6/1

Opened chase account when taking a 2½m Sandown handicap on last season's reappearance. Ended that campaign on a low-key note, though comeback fourth over C&D was step back in the right direction.

Form: P3/12P-4

Clan Legend^t³⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 11-2| J: Danny McMenamin⁽³⁾| T: N W Alexander| OR: 127

12/1

In good form last season, winning at Kelso (17f) a year ago. Shaped as if better for the run after 8 months off at Ayr 5 weeks ago.

Form: 51324-6

The Paddy Pie²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Ryan Mania| T: J Parkinson & S Smith| OR: 126| D

12/1

Produced a career best when making all in 20.1f Newcastle handicap chase on final start of last season. Better for return when good third at Wetherby 3 weeks ago.

Form: 3F31-03

Looks Like Murt²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Blair Campbell⁽³⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 125| BF

5/1

Went close in novice hurdle at Kelso on return and respectable fourth back over fences there since, hold-up tactics working against him the way the developed. On a handy mark if it all comes together.

Form: FU25-24

Mr Mcgo^p²⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-0| J: Lorcan Murtagh⁽³⁾| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 125

17/2

Useful hurdler and finally off the mark over fences at Doncaster in February. Good second at Hereford on return and should go well again.

Form: 34313-2

Solar Impulse¹³

Age: 10| Weight: 11-0| J: T J O'Brien| T: Ian Williams| OR: 125

28/1

Confirmed promise of return when capitalising on 2 lb lower mark at Southwell (15.8f) in August. Mixed record since, stuck in the mud at Exeter latest.

Form: 4-31336

Non-Runners

Azzerti³⁰

Weight: 11-4| Age: 8

T: A King J: Thomas Bellamy

Goa Lil¹⁶

Weight: 11-1| Age: 4

T: N & W Twiston-Davies J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Quoi De Neuf (3/1), Nestor Park (5/1), Looks Like Murt (5/1), Dashing Perk (6/1), Mr Mcgo (17/2), Goa Lil (10/1), Clan Legend (12/1), The Paddy Pie (12/1), Azzerti (14/1), Bigmartre (20/1), Dali Mail (25/1), Louis' Vac Pouch (28/1), Solar Impulse (28/1), Kayf Adventure (33/1), Punches Cross (66/1)

QUOI DE NEUF bettered his hurdles form at the first attempt over fences when runner-up over C&D on return 4 weeks ago and should go well again off 1 lb lower and with improvement likely. Looks Like Murt is becoming expensive to follow but is on a handy mark if it all comes together. It could be significant that Nestor Park bypassed what looked an easier engagement at Wetherby later.