15:10 Wetherby

Tuesday 12 January 2021

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Racing TV Anywhere Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:11 | Winning time: 7m 15.20s

Mortens Leam²³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Liam Harrison⁽⁷⁾| T: M Hawker| OR: 120| C

9/1

Signed off for last season with a win here (19.4f) and has produced 3 creditable efforts in defeat so far this term. Not discounted.

Form: 2U1-234

Cash To Ash^p,t⁷³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: M Walford| OR: 117

14/1

Low-mileage 7-y-o who shed maiden tag when landing 23.4f handicap chase at Newcastle last season. Shaped as if needing run here on return in October.

Form: P2F1P-6

Seemingly So^p³³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Aidan Coleman| T: O Murphy| OR: 115

4/1

Fair winner over hurdles and ran at least as well sent chasing after 6 weeks off at Doncaster in February. Shaped as if better for run when second at Newcastle on return and remains with potential.

Form: 47/P32-2

Smiths Cross²⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-6| J: Brendan Powell| T: M Scudamore| OR: 114| D

7/1

Encouraging start over fences when third at Carlisle on reappearance last season. Has failed to build on that since, however, and temperament is under suspicion.

Form: 57-205F

Grange Ranger³⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-6| J: Alain Cawley| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 114

18/1

Maiden who's proving hard to catch right, let down by jumping over C&D last time.

Form: 5/822-25

Little Red Lion^p,t¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Fergus Gillard⁽⁵⁾| T: D Pipe| OR: 114| D

6/1

Handicap hurdle winner at Huntingdon (25f) in March and improved again to win his completed starts over fences this term, albeit needing a slice of luck at Taunton latest. Could have more to come.

Form: 7/21-B11

Another Emotion^b¹⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-3| J: Harry Bannister| T: W Greatrex| OR: 111

11/1

Mixed record over fences, and while latest third at Wincanton was a return to form, he needed plenty of persuading.

Form: 72PP-53

Ecossais^t,v³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Ross Turner⁽⁵⁾| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 110| D

11/2

Fair winning chaser in France and back to form for this yard when forging clear to win at Southwell. Followed up there last month and should go well again off revised mark.

Form: 745611

Commit Or Quit^p³³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Bryan Carver⁽³⁾| T: C J Mann| OR: 107| CD

7/2

Benefited from first-time cheekpieces when digging deep to win 5-runner handicap chase over C&D in November. Shaped as if still in form when falling at Warwick since. Worth another chance.

Form: 48-531F

Non-Runners

Haul Us In⁴⁵

Weight: 11-12| Age: 9

T: Miss Lucinda V Russell J: Blair Campbell

Forecasts

Commit Or Quit (7/2), Seemingly So (4/1), Ecossais (11/2), Little Red Lion (6/1), Smiths Cross (7/1), Mortens Leam (9/1), Another Emotion (11/1), Haul Us In (14/1), Cash To Ash (14/1), Grange Ranger (18/1)

COMMIT OR QUIT responded well to this headgear when winning over C&D in November and shaped as if still in good form before falling at Warwick. He remains lightly raced so is worth another chance. Seemingly So is another low-mileage improver who needs considering, while Ecossais and Little Red Lion are both going for the hat-trick.