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Monday 13 September 2021

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MansionBet Bet 10 Get 20 Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase (Div 1)

Off time: 13:15 | Winning time: 5m 44.80s

Terrafirma Lady²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Alexander Thorne| T: A King| OR: 100

4/1

Maiden hurdler (placed 3 times from 7 starts over timber) who wasn't beaten far when fifth of 14 on chase debut over C&D last month. Eased 1 lb and should be all the better for that experience.

Form: 3P7-235

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Grove Ash^v³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Tom Buckley| T: N J Hawke| OR: 96

18/1

Form over hurdles is no more than fair and while he wasn't disgraced starting out over fences in a first-time visor at Market Rasen (21.4f), others make more appeal on this occasion.

Form: 644065

Cloud Formation²²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Patrick Cowley| T: M Keighley| OR: 96

40/1

Bettered tame hurdles bow when third in a 5-runner Uttoxeter maiden (2½m) in June, but failed to build on that next time and only got as far as the third fence on C&D chase debut.

Form: 79/P-33U

Dubai Guest^b,t1³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Lewis Stones⁽⁶⁾| T: O Murphy| OR: 91

12/1

Bumper winner who went close in a Hereford handicap hurdle in January. Has failed to reproduce that level of form since, though, including when well held on chase debut last month. Tongue strap added.

Form: 82405-9

Head On^t,v²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Liam Harrison| T: Ian Williams| OR: 90| CD

5/2

Improved second over hurdles at Southwell in June and took another step forward in first-time tongue strap when going one better on C&D chase debut last time. 4 lb rise fair and he's unexposed.

Form: 68-5521

Big Tree²²

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: Kevin Jones| T: Simon Earle| OR: 87

18/1

Now 0-13 overall and he was beaten a fair way when sixth of 14 in the C&D race won by Head On last month.

Form: P97-5P6

Marilyn Monroe^t¹²⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 10-10| J: Ben Godfrey⁽³⁾| T: A J Honeyball| OR: 84| BF

13/2

Point/bumper winner who bagged a Taunton handicap hurdle last October. Fair start in this sphere when fifth in a 10-runner Plumpton handicap (25.7f) in May, but this assignment demands improvement.

Form: 09/137-5

Mr Jim²²

Age: 12| Weight: 10-4| J: K Brogan| T: R Potter| OR: 78

4/1

Winner of just one of his 14 starts over fences, but clearly retains plenty of ability judged on latest third to Head On over C&D. Beaten 1¾ lengths that day and 4 lb better off with the winner now.

Form: 48/5-5F3

The Dawn Man⁶²

Age: 10| Weight: 10-2| J: Jack Tudor| T: M Scudamore| OR: 76

15/2

Landed a gamble on yard debut at Wetherby last spring, his sole success from 23 starts under Rules. Hit-and-miss since, but handicapper has given him a chance and he's not without each-way hope.

Form: P453-26

Frilly Frock^t²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Tabitha Worsley| T: J Mason| OR: 64

66/1

Off the mark in a 25f handicap chase at Wincanton last October, but it's been pretty much all downhill since and she's 10 lb 'wrong' at the weights here.

Form: 1P4-6P6

Forecasts

Head On (5/2), Terrafirma Lady (4/1), Mr Jim (4/1), Marilyn Monroe (13/2), The Dawn Man (15/2), Dubai Guest (12/1), Grove Ash (18/1), Big Tree (18/1), Cloud Formation (40/1), Frilly Frock (66/1)

Although he doesn't look entirely straightforward, HEAD ON is open to improvement in this sphere following his C&D chase debut success last month and a 4 lb rise looks manageable. He should again prove too strong for the 12-y-o Mr Jim, who is second choice ahead of Terrafirma Lady.