14:40 Newbury

Friday 26 March 2021

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BetVictor Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:41 | Winning time: 5m 46.8s

Hes No Trouble^p,t¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: David Bass| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls| OR: 125

11/2

Irish point winner who landed a Huntingdon handicap chase over a year ago. Responded well to first-time headgear when scoring at Wetherby earlier this month and there could be more to come.

Form: 7P-5P41

Label Des Obeaux^p³⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King| OR: 125

17/2

Smart 3-time chaser winner in 2016/17. Not at that level over hurdles in recent seasons and found things too competitive when well beaten at Ascot last month. More needed back over fences.

Form: 94-6649

Saint De Reve^t²³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 123

4/1

Fairly useful winner at 21f over hurdles who ran well in spite of the drop back in trip when runner-up at Wincanton 23 days ago, finishing with running left. Leading claims with improvement expected.

Form: 18F-PU2

Another Stowaway^t²¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-9| J: J J Burke| T: T R George| OR: 122

33/1

Useful chaser at best but just the one creditable effort last season and little impact in three starts this term, including after a wind op last time. Easily passed over.

Form: 929-PP6

Premiumaccess^p1,t¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: C L Tizzard| OR: 121| BF

4/1

Proved a different proposition switched to fences after wind op/tongue tied when winning at Huntingdon in December. Remains in form, running creditably over a longer trip last time. Cheekpieces go on.

Form: 081242

Dublin Four^t¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Kielan Woods| T: D Killahena & G McPherson| OR: 116

7/2

Has matched his fairly useful hurdle form on his completed starts over fences this season, running respectably back up in trip when third at Huntingdon 19 days ago. Each-way player.

Form: 61-2P33

Broadclyst^p³¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-2| J: Bryan Carver⁽³⁾| T: C J Down| OR: 115

7/1

Yet to get his head in front and followed a below-par effort with an even worse one in a first-time tongue tie when tailed-off sixth at Taunton last month. Mark continues to tumble.

Form: 3PF246

Bermeo^b,t²⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 11-0| J: Angus Cheleda⁽⁷⁾| T: J Farrelly| OR: 113

10/1

Gained second win of season at Cheltenham (25f) in October. Possibly found things a shade too competitive in the Devon National last time and the blinkers go back on for the first time in a while.

Form: 512P48

Non-Runners

Buster Thomas¹⁰⁰

Weight: 11-9| Age: 10

T: Miss E C Lavelle J: Thomas Bellamy

Forecasts

Dublin Four (7/2), Saint De Reve (4/1), Premiumaccess (4/1), Hes No Trouble (11/2), Buster Thomas (6/1), Broadclyst (7/1), Label Des Obeaux (17/2), Bermeo (10/1), Another Stowaway (33/1)

SAINT DE REVE is built for chasing, and having unseated on his debut in this sphere back in December, got right back on track when runner-up at Wincanton earlier this month. He still looked a bit rough around the edges that day and this longer trip should bring out the necessary improvement. Buster Thomas rates as the chief threat after a short break, ahead of Hes No Trouble and Premiumaccess.