15:50 Haydock

Saturday 23 January 2021

All12:5513:3014:0514:4015:1515:5016:20

Unibet 3 Uniboosts A Day Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:50 | Winning time: 4m 27.5s

Protek Des Flos³⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: R P McLernon| T: B Haslam| OR: 128| D

17/2

Matched winning hurdles form for Nicky Henderson when landing 17.1f Kelso handicap chase last February. In process of running just respectably again when falling last at Newcastle latest. More needed.

Form: 331-45F

Templehills^h⁴⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-11| J: Jack Savage⁽⁷⁾| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR: 127

14/1

Resumed with 21f Stratford success before good third of 11 in 19f handicap there last time. However, ran no sort of a race over 3m at Wetherby last time and may find this trip too sharp.

Form: 0P6-13P

Destined To Shine^t³⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-10| J: R Patrick| T: Kerry Lee| OR: 126| C| D

10/3

Scored at Uttoxeter in October and right back on track when excellent second in C&D handicap last time. Much respected off same mark.

Form: 12-19U2

Reivers Lad⁷⁷²

Age: 10| Weight: 11-9| J: R D Day| T: N G Richards| OR: 125| D

7/2

Career best when winning 2m novice chase at Newcastle on debut over fences but off over 2 years. Well weighted for handicap bow but long absence is a big concern. Market can guide.

Form: 4111P1/

Black Pirate^p,t⁴⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: Danny McMenamin⁽³⁾| T: J Ewart| OR: 123| D

13/2

Dual winner over hurdles last term and encouraging start over fences on back of wind op when third of 5 in 2m handicap at Newcastle on reappearance. Has more to offer so he needs considering.

Form: 12/114-3

Le Coeur Net^p,t⁴⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: Ben Godfrey⁽⁵⁾| T: A J Honeyball| OR: 123| D

16/1

Looked better than ever in landing back-to-back small-field handicap chases at Plumpton (17f) and here (19.4f) in November. However, beaten a long way at Chepstow last time so needs to bounce back.

Form: 1UP-114

Pookie Pekan⁴¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: Ryan Mania| T: W Coltherd| OR: 117

11/1

Proved better than ever last season but twice pulled up since encouraging reappearance fourth at Carlisle. Others much preferred.

Form: U15-4PP

Zuckerberg^t²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Sean Quinlan| T: J Candlish| OR: 120| D

13/2

Fairly useful hurdler/chaser in France but low key start for new connections. However, took a step back in right direction after wind op when fourth at Catterick and back over fences now. Interesting.

Form: 0200P4

Treshnish³⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-10| J: Sam Coltherd⁽³⁾| T: J Parkinson & S Smith| OR: 112| D

22/1

Fairly useful winning chaser at his best but arrives below par and unseated rider seventh in 2m handicap chase at Catterick 39 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 6/54-F6U

Finnegan's Garden²⁵

Age: 12| Weight: 10-9| J: Page Fuller| T: A Irvine| OR: 111| D

12/1

Veteran who ended last season with a pair of victories at up to 17f but not on top form at Newbury on his last two starts. Needs to step forward here.

Form: 11-5334

Forecasts

Destined To Shine (10/3), Reivers Lad (7/2), Black Pirate (13/2), Zuckerberg (13/2), Protek Des Flos (17/2), Pookie Pekan (11/1), Finnegan's Garden (12/1), Templehills (14/1), Le Coeur Net (16/1), Treshnish (22/1)

An open handicap in which ZUCKERBERG is worth siding with now he goes back over fences having caught the eye when a recent fourth over hurdles at Catterick. Destined To Shine is sure to have a say if reproducing the form of his C&D second last time with the unexposed Black Pirate not taken lightly either.