17:35 Worcester

Tuesday 27 July 2021

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Appliance Solutions Of Ledbury Handicap Chase

Off time: 17:36 | Winning time: 4m 10.51s

Knight Destroyer²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 12-3| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 101| D

2/1

Dual hurdles winner who left previous chasing efforts well behind when landing a handicap at Southwell (2m, good) with ease. 9 lb rise tolerable and another bold show anticipated.

Form: 2F3-361

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Chapati⁴⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Fergus Gregory⁽³⁾| T: J Coulson| OR: 96| D

16/1

Landed 2m Southwell handicap hurdle in November, but largely struggled since and needs to raise his game now switched to fences.

Form: 387-430

Robin Des Mana¹⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr P York⁽⁵⁾| T: P York| OR: 93| CD

40/1

Hasn't made much of an impact since latest success at Ffos Las in November 2019, and he's easy enough to pass over, for all that the handicapper has shown mercy.

Form: 4/628-76

Yaazaain^p,t1⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: David Noonan| T: N J Hawke| OR: 91

9/1

Good third on chase debut for new yard at Market Rasen (17.2f, good) and stamina seemingly stretched upped to 2½m here since. Cheekpieces refitted/tongue strap added and he remains capable of better.

Form: 6044-37

Begoodtoyourself^t,v²³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Philip Armson⁽⁷⁾| T: C N Kellett| OR: 83

7/2

Point winner who went agonisingly close to opening his Rules account when just touched off by Uncle O at Market Rasen (17.2f, good) last time. 3 lb rise fair and should give another good account.

Form: 37P4-52

Special Buddy^b1,t¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: Kielan Woods| T: B Pauling| OR: 81

9/2

Still seeking his first win, but has finished in the money on each of his last 4 starts, third off 1 lb higher mark at Stratford (17f, good) recently. Now tried in blinkers and he merits respect.

Form: P5-2323

Uncle O^t²³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: James Davies| T: C Hobson| OR: 81| D

10/1

Placed on a few occasions over hurdles and built on Southwell chase debut third to Knight Destroyer when narrowly seeing off Begoodtoyourself at Market Rasen (17.2f, good). Each-way shout.

Form: 3859-31

Deise Vu^b1²⁹

Age: 13| Weight: 10-8| J: R Patrick| T: R Brotherton| OR: 78| D

100/1

It's been well over 2 years since he last hit the target and latest effort in the Southwell handicap won by Knight Destroyer was hardly encouraging.

Form: 68/98-55

The Granson¹⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 10-8| J: Nick Scholfield| T: P Henderson| OR: 78| D

8/1

Continues to fall in the weights, albeit without looking ready to take advantage and others have more pressing claims.

Form: 0796-75

Pirate Sam^h¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: Mitchell Bastyan⁽³⁾| T: D G Bridgwater| OR: 77

28/1

Well beaten all 3 starts over hurdles and nearer last than first on sole completed start in this sphere since returning from a 17-month absence.

Form: 008/F9

Thomas Blossom^t⁹⁹

Age: 11| Weight: 10-0| J: Miss H C Tucker⁽⁷⁾| T: R C Harper| OR: 70| D

80/1

Poor hurdler/chaser nowadays and he looks set for another struggle.

Form: 005007-

Trio D'ecajeul^p¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Benjamin Poste| T: M Blake| OR: 60

28/1

Winner of sole start between the flags, but little impact in 9 starts under Rules and he's 10 lb 'wrong' at the weights.

Form: 6-68557

Non-Runners

Be Thankful²

Weight: 11-3| Age: 6

T: M Keighley J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Knight Destroyer (2/1), Begoodtoyourself (7/2), Special Buddy (9/2), The Granson (8/1), Be Thankful (8/1), Yaazaain (9/1), Uncle O (10/1), Chapati (16/1), Trio D'ecajeul (28/1), Pirate Sam (28/1), Robin Des Mana (40/1), Thomas Blossom (80/1), Deise Vu (100/1)

KNIGHT DESTROYER has gone up 9 lb for last month's breakthrough success in this sphere, but he's still 10 lb below his last winning hurdles mark and should prove a tough nut to crack. Yaazaain was behind Uncle O and Begoodtoyourself on chase debut at Market Rasen, but he possesses greater potential than those rivals and is second choice ahead of Special Buddy, who has been knocking on the door.