15:40 Uttoxeter

Friday 15 October 2021

All13:5514:3015:0515:4016:1516:50

May And Jacobs Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:40 | Winning time: 6m 10.10s

Dalkingstown³⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: S Bowen| T: P & M Bowen| OR: 110| D

8/1

Fair bumper/3m hurdle winner but he raced lazily when only fifth of 6 in handicap at Perth (3m) on his return last month. Goes chasing now with a bit to prove.

Form: 522/16-5

Carlow Farmer^t²⁴⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: C E Longsdon| OR: 110| DWS

16/1

Winning pointer but pulled up on four of his last 5 starts, including chase debut at Hereford 8 months ago. Back after wind op now with questions to answer.

Form: 3P/P3PP-

Clondaw Promise^p1¹¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 109

4/1

Fair maiden hurdler but he arrives on back of modest sixth at Uttoxeter in June. Sent over fences with cheekpieces on for his reappearance and no forlorn hope for in-form yard.

Form: 2/092-36

No No Maestro^p,t⁴⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: P J Brennan| T: F O'Brien| OR: 107| CD

6/4

C&D winner who arrives on a hat-trick after backing it up with 20f Hexham victory in August. Front-runner is nudged up just 2 lb so he has to be taken seriously.

Form: 6P-3211

Normandy Soldier^p¹⁶³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Ben Godfrey⁽⁵⁾| T: R Mitford-Slade| OR: 107

15/2

Fairly useful 20f winner over hurdles but yet to match that form in this sphere, pulled up in handicap at Fontwell (26f, good) back in May. Has plenty to prove on his comeback run.

Form: 5/483P-P

Diamond Brig¹²⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: Lee Edwards| T: Henry Oliver| OR: 105| C| DWS

8/1

Course winner who wasn't disgraced when third in handicap at Worcester (23f) in June. Since had a wind op, and not discounted given he's won off a break before.

Form: 1P73-43

Chase The Wind¹⁶

Age: 12| Weight: 11-5| J: Sean Quinlan| T: Miss J E Foster| OR: 103| C| D

22/1

Course winner in April who shaped as though the race was needed when pulled up in handicap chase at Bangor (24f) 16 days ago. Should strip fitter now.

Form: P6313-P

Colours Of My Life²⁰⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 95WS

15/2

Failed to go on in three runs over hurdles for Alan King last term. Return after breathing op for new yard and no surprise to see her step forward now chasing.

Form: 5/9850-

Non-Runners

Gats And Co¹⁴⁰

Weight: 11-2| Age: 6

T: D Brace J: C Brace

Forecasts

No No Maestro (6/4), Clondaw Promise (4/1), Normandy Soldier (15/2), Colours Of My Life (15/2), Diamond Brig (8/1), Gats And Co (8/1), Dalkingstown (8/1), Carlow Farmer (16/1), Chase The Wind (22/1)

NO NO MAESTRO arrives at the top of his game and can boast a C&D success so is fancied to notch his hat-trick having been raised just 2 lb for his latest victory at Hexham. Both course winner Diamond Brig and chasing debutante Colours Of My Life come here on the back of wind ops so can have a say too in an open handicap.