17:10 Newbury

Saturday 27 March 2021

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BV Handicap Chase

Off time: 17:12 | Winning time: 4m 8.24s

Ruinous⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Harry Reed| T: T Reed| OR: 128| D

11/4

Ended time with Gavin Cromwell with 19f Downpatrick maiden chase success and career best when winning 9-runner handicap chase at Musselburgh (15.8f, soft) 7 weeks ago. Leading claims of following up.

Form: 747121

Molineaux²⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 11-9| J: H Cobden| T: C L Tizzard| OR: 126| D

6/1

Both chase victories have come at Wincanton and he again ran well when third over 20.2f there earlier this month. Another holding claims from workable mark.

Form: 2-3P223

Vienna Court³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR: 126| D

8/1

Fairly useful 2m hurdler. Promising chase debut at Bangor on return but has failed to fire in recent outings, including when a well-beaten fourth at Chepstow last month. More needed.

Form: 8-3UP54

Boagrius^t¹⁰⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-8| J: J J Burke| T: T R George| OR: 125| D

11/2

Fairly useful chaser who returned to form on his final outing last season but has failed to fire on both starts this term, left poorly placed the way it went at Taunton last time. Not dismissed.

Form: 4/PP2-57

Isaac Wonder^b1²²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Brendan Powell| T: M Scudamore| OR: 125| DWS

16/1

Posted career best when scoring in handicap at Southwell back in July. Went the wrong way both starts after that and interesting to see what the market makes of him after 7 month off. Blinkers on.

Form: 213-14P

Jaboticaba¹²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: A King| OR: 124| D

20/1

Fairly useful chaser who made a winning return at Warwick but seemed undone by a rise when fourth at Kempton next time. Rare poor effort (reportedly bled) at Doncaster so has his risks attached here.

Form: 53-14PP

Flaminger²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Joshua Moore| T: G & J Moore| OR: 119

10/1

Took well to fences last term, winning twice, and added to his tally on return at Fontwell. Struggled in better company since, but got back on track down in class/the weights at Plumpton last time.

Form: 4-156P2

Shut The Box^p¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Tom Cannon| T: C Gordon| OR: 117| D

3/1

Fairly useful winning hurdler who has made a good start chasing, running well when second over C&D earlier this month. Lacklustre effort 10 days later at Stratford so needs to put that behind him.

Form: 332324

Forecasts

Ruinous (11/4), Shut The Box (3/1), Boagrius (11/2), Molineaux (6/1), Vienna Court (8/1), Flaminger (10/1), Isaac Wonder (16/1), Jaboticaba (20/1)

This can go to RUINOUS, who improved as he took his record over fences to 2 wins from 3 starts at Musselburgh early last month and there should be more to come from Tim Reed's lightly-raced 6-y-o. Molineaux continues to run well in defeat and he may have to settle for another placed effort here, with Shut The Box also respected if putting a lacklustre performance behind him 12 days ago.