14:20 Uttoxeter

Thursday 3 June 2021

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Happy Birthday Nigel Kirby Novices' Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:22 | Winning time: 6m 7.25s

Funky Sensation^t⁴⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 12-7| J: Theo Gillard⁽⁵⁾| T: M Sheppard| OR: 107| D

8/1

Form: 1/4FP32-

Daranova³³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Fergus Gillard⁽⁵⁾| T: D Loughnane| OR: 97

2/1

Maiden between the flags and under Rules, and his jumping was haphazard on chase debut at Ludlow in December. However, fared much better when third over C&D last month.

Form: 90805-3

Hurricane Arcadio⁸⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Nick Scholfield| T: M Blake| OR: 90

11/4

Maiden but did finish placed twice over fences last summer, including over this C&D. Some promise back hurdling in March and he is capable fresh.

Form: 23P5U6-

Scottsdale³³

Age: 8| Weight: 10-6| J: J Kington| T: P Winks| OR: 78

33/1

Modest 2m hurdle winner who showed nothing on last month's chase debut and now upped further in trip.

Form: P7/0P0-P

Enforcement^p³³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-3| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: M Keighley| OR: 75

3/1

Patchy form since sole career success in a Plumpton handicap hurdle in March 2019, but a fourth-place finish over C&D last month better than most of these have produced of late.

Form: 50496-4

Chief Sittingbull³³

Age: 8| Weight: 10-3| J: Miss S L Bowen⁽⁷⁾| T: Sarah Bowen| OR: 75

6/1

Point winner but looks of little account under Rules.

Form: 2P/888-7

Push Ahead^p⁵²

Age: 12| Weight: 10-2| J: Chris Ward⁽⁵⁾| T: Sarah Hollinshead| OR: 74| D

66/1

Lightly raced and little form over hurdles and fences.

Form: 4870/6P-

Non-Runners

Mister Tickle¹⁴

Weight: 12-7| Age: 7

T: G & J Moore J: N F Houlihan

An Siltean¹⁹

Weight: 11-6| Age: 10

T: J Bedi J: Aaron Anderson

Gameface¹⁶

Weight: 11-4| Age: 7

T: B Haslam J: R P McLernon

Clondaw Storm⁴⁵

Weight: 11-2| Age: 7

T: C N Kellett J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Gameface (13/8), Daranova (2/1), Hurricane Arcadio (11/4), Enforcement (3/1), Chief Sittingbull (6/1), Funky Sensation (8/1), Mister Tickle (10/1), Clondaw Storm (20/1), Scottsdale (33/1), An Siltean (33/1), Push Ahead (66/1)

GAMEFACE has got his act together in recent weeks with his stamina drawn out and this looks a great chance for the hat-trick with credible rivals thin on the ground. Daranova and Hurricane Arcadio may do battle for minor honours.