14:15 Ffos Las

Saturday 16 October 2021

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Canter Carpet By Potter Group Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:16 | Winning time: 3m 57.51s

File Illico²⁰⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 12-1| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 107

7/2

Cost £58,000 after easily landing an Irish maiden point last year. Yet to shine over hurdles and this trip looks on the sharp side, but chasing could be the making of him this term.

Form: 1/4486-

Numbers Man^t¹⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Brendan Powell| T: C L Tizzard| OR: 104WS

15/2

Promise in his qualifying runs last term. Disappointing on handicap debut in May and has since had a wind op ahead of this switch to fences.

Form: 564-0

Master Of Spin⁹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: James Bowen| T: P & M Bowen| OR: 97

6/1

Low-key start in Ireland but a bit more like it for new yard fitted with a hood this summer. Moved yards ahead of this chase debut.

Form: 08R/25

Powerful Position⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: W T Kennedy| T: Christian Williams| OR: 87| BF

15/2

Showed only modest form over hurdles last term but he's a point winner and was backed to do fare much better on recent chase debut at Chepstow. Again disappointed, though.

Form: 80770-0

Just Got To Get On^t1¹⁹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-6| J: Henry Brooke| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 84| BF

12/1

Promise in bumpers for Sam Thomas but failed t complete last 3 hurdles starts for current yard (albeit showed more last time). Tongue tie fitted for chase bow.

Form: 85/0PUP-

Valentine's Turf²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-4| J: Jack Tudor⁽³⁾| T: Christian Williams| OR: 82WS

5/1

Steadily progressive form over hurdles for Bernard Llewellyn, just edged out at Ludlow in May. Possibly amiss on chase debut last month back with Christian Williams and since had a wind op.

Form: 7963-2P

Bullion^t¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams| OR: 76

7/2

Comes to chasing pretty late but made a reasonable start for this yard when third at Newton Abbot in a first-time tongue strap last month.

Form: 69395-3

Flying Garry^p¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Philip Armson⁽⁷⁾| T: D A Rees| OR: 73

11/1

Limited sort who doesn't look entirely straightforward. 5 lb out of the weights.

Form: P/95-50P

Forecasts

File Illico (7/2), Bullion (7/2), Valentine's Turf (5/1), Master Of Spin (6/1), Numbers Man (15/2), Powerful Position (15/2), Flying Garry (11/1), Just Got To Get On (12/1)

Not a lot of solid form to go on, but FILE ILLICO and Numbers Man both promise to do better over fences given their pointing background, with marginal preference for the Jonjo O'Neill-trained runner.