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Friday 16 April 2021

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Duralock Racing & Equestrian Novices' Handicap Chase

Off time: 17:20 | Winning time: 6m 2.62s

Seaside Girl^p,t²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 12-3| J: K Brogan⁽⁵⁾| T: B Pauling| OR: 102| D

7/4

Winner on Fontwell chase debut in August and back on the up with Huntingdon second last month. Likely to give another good account

Form: 41U642

Stay Out Of Court^p¹⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: C Gethings| T: A Wintle| OR: 97| D

13/2

Dual point winner but just modest form under Rules this season, beaten 13 lengths into fourth at Uttoxeter 15 days ago. Needs to find a bit more.

Form: 1/6-5554

Arc Of Bubbles^p,t¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Paul O'Brien⁽³⁾| T: Mrs H R J Nelmes| OR: 90

40/1

Offered little in a couple of hurdles at Wincanton to start this season and always behind on recent course chase debut.

Form: 86P-4P7

Lure Des Pres¹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-5| J: James Best| T: Miss L Blackford| OR: 90| D

9/1

Point winner who ran to only a modest level when third in Wincanton handicap on rules return 18 days ago. Possible he'll be sharper with that run behind him. Up in trip.

Form: 1/21PP-3

The Boat⁵³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Conor Ring⁽³⁾| T: Evan Williams| OR: 87

10/3

Modest form over hurdles at up to 19f but it certainly wouldn't be a shock to see him fare better now handicap chasing over a longer trip. Worth keeping eye on in betting.

Form: 7989

Auld Sod^b¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 10-10| J: M G Nolan| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 81| BF

4/1

Perfect start for this yard when shedding maiden tag at Fontwell in August. Mostly creditable efforts in defeat since and perhaps just needed run after a short break latest.

Form: 4U3644

Mogestic¹³

Age: 12| Weight: 10-10| J: David Noonan| T: J W Mullins| OR: 81| C

12/1

Followed Fontwell win in September with respectable effort over hurdles. Below par of late, although it's possible he needed run after a break when remote fourth at Newton Abbot 13 days ago.

Form: 214PP4

Darsi Rose^p²²

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: David Prichard⁽⁵⁾| T: L Hurley| OR: 69

33/1

Little in the way of worthwhile form.

Form: P-U4P00

Non-Runners

Poetic Presence¹⁷

Weight: 10-0| Age: 11

T: G Howell J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Seaside Girl (7/4), The Boat (10/3), Auld Sod (4/1), Poetic Presence (11/2), Stay Out Of Court (13/2), Lure Des Pres (9/1), Mogestic (12/1), Darsi Rose (33/1), Arc Of Bubbles (40/1)

AULD SOD could be sharper with a recent Newton Abbot run under his belt and is taken to notch a second career success. Seaside Girl was a fine second at Huntingdon last month and rates a threat under Kevin Brogan. Lure des Pres is another likely to have a say in proceedings.