15:20 Wetherby

Tuesday 23 February 2021

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Racing TV In Stunning HD Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:22 | Winning time: 6m 8.5s

Cybalko^p,t⁷^{(ex 7)}

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Jonathan England| T: S England| OR: 112

5/1

Has enjoyed a prolific winter and pulled out more improvement to gain his fifth win of the campaign when bolting up at Catterick a week ago. More on his plate but deserves the utmost respect.

Form: 113181

Mortens Leam⁴²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-8| J: Luca Morgan⁽⁷⁾| T: M Hawker| OR: 118| C| D

8/1

Signed off for last season with a win here (19.4f) and produced 3 creditable efforts this term before failing to stay at this track last time. Likely to bounce back returned to more suitable trip.

Form: U1-234P

Bollin Ace^p⁸⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 11-7| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: T D Easterby| OR: 117| D

18/1

Fairly useful winning chaser who was placed all 3 runs in handicaps last term but not much encouragement so far this season. Back from an 87-day break.

Form: 322-F6P

Eceparti⁴⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: Miss V Williams| OR: 116| CD

15/8

Dual chase winner (at up to 21f) last winter who has slipped in the weights and performed creditably the last twice. Return to this trip will suit, so looks a big player.

Form: 83-3334

Oriental Cross^t³¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: Alan Johns| T: Tim Vaughan| OR: 114| D

13/2

Three hurdle wins over 2½m and getting the hang of things over fences, plenty of encouragement to be gleaned from his fourth in handicap at Taunton last time. She's on an appealing mark.

Form: 115-544

Manetti³⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-3| J: B S Hughes| T: N W Alexander| OR: 113| D

6/1

Won twice over fences last term and, after a spin over hurdles on return, performed with credit when third in handicap at Ayr back in this sphere. Has work to do from this mark, however.

Form: 1713-33

Grange Ranger⁴²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-2| J: Alain Cawley| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 112

14/1

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

Form: 822-25P

Diamond Brig¹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-0| J: Lee Edwards| T: Henry Oliver| OR: 110

7/1

Bounced back to score cosily in Uttoxeter handicap chase on debut for current stable in November but bit to prove having been pulled up at Chepstow 10 weeks later.

Form: 1/4P5-1P

Non-Runners

Caboy³⁶

Weight: 11-4| Age: 9

T: Miss Lucinda V Russell J: S Mulqueen

Forecasts

Eceparti (15/8), Cybalko (5/1), Caboy (5/1), Manetti (6/1), Oriental Cross (13/2), Diamond Brig (7/1), Mortens Leam (8/1), Grange Ranger (14/1), Bollin Ace (18/1)

ECEPARTI is used to contesting better races than this and has been threatening a full revival recently, so a chance is taken on him to capitalise on a handy mark at the likely expense of Cybalko, whose recent Catterick success shows that he's still absolutely thriving. Oriental Cross is unexposed over fences, so she also warrants consideration.