18:05 Stratford

Monday 23 August 2021

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Bet At racingtv.com Handicap Chase

Off time: 18:09 | Winning time: 4m 45.9s

Pointed And Sharp^t³⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: T J O'Brien| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 100| D

9/1

Completed hat-trick of chase victories in 2019, but he's not one to set you watch by and is passed over on the back of a tame effort at Newton Abbot.

Form: F3-7244

Bagan^p²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: James Best| T: T R Gretton| OR: 97| C

11/4

Hurdles winner at Huntingdon in May and held every chance when unseating at the last back in this sphere over C&D last month. Possibilities granted a clear round this time, despite going up 4 lb.

Form: 63-153U

Chapati²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Fergus Gregory⁽³⁾| T: J Coulson| OR: 96

7/1

Very modest strike rate over hurdles (1-19) and possibly flattered by his finishing position when second in a 12-runner Worcester handicap (16.5f) on debut in this sphere. Others preferred.

Form: 87-4302

Moans Cross³⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Mitchell Bastyan⁽³⁾| T: D G Bridgwater| OR: 92

5/1

Uttoxeter maiden hurdle winner in 2019 and went close at Huntingdon on third start over fences last September. Has failed to match that form since, though, and he looks vulnerable.

Form: 82FP4-4

Air Hair Lair²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: M Goldstein| T: Miss S West| OR: 86| BF| CD

2/1

Made it third time lucky in this sphere over C&D last month. Didn't do much wrong when fourth of 13 off this mark back here next time and he has to enter calculations.

Form: 572-214

This Breac^h,t²⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 10-3| J: Caoilin Quinn⁽⁷⁾| T: J D Frost| OR: 77

8/1

Now 4 lb lower than when landing a heavy-ground 2m Leicester handicap in February, but he hasn't come close to matching that level of form subsequently.

Form: 044-4P7

Alburn^h,t1⁴⁸

Age: 11| Weight: 10-0| J: Philip Armson⁽⁷⁾| T: R J Armson| OR: 69

33/1

Only the one win to his name from 18 starts in points, and hasn't made much of an impact in half-a-dozen attempts under Rules. First-time tongue strap applied.

Form: P6-774P

Non-Runners

Makety³⁹

Weight: 12-0| Age: 7

T: O Sherwood J: J J Burke

Forecasts

Air Hair Lair (2/1), Bagan (11/4), Makety (4/1), Moans Cross (5/1), Chapati (7/1), This Breac (8/1), Pointed And Sharp (9/1), Alburn (33/1)

Preference is for MAKETY, who made an encouraging chase debut off this reduced mark at Worcester and she should have more to offer in this sphere. Bagan will be a threat granted a clear round, but Air Hair Lair has proved consistent since switched to fences and is second choice.