15:15 Stratford

Thursday 28 October 2021

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J.H. Rowe Memorial Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:16 | Winning time: 5m 49.02s

Elkstone^h²³

Age: 10| Weight: 12-0| J: David Bass| T: Mrs Caroline Bailey| OR: 112| C

33/1

Course winner but irresolute and pulled up in handicap chase at Huntingdon (19.9f, good to soft) 23 days ago. Hard to fancy.

Form: 36631-P

Luckofthedraw^h³³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-13| J: Philip Armson⁽⁷⁾| T: T Bulgin| OR: 111

14/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2019, and below par on first run since leaving Nigel Twiston-Davies at Market Rasen (21.4f, good) 33 days ago. Has it to prove now.

Form: 3646-45

Renwick^p,t¹⁴²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr Ben Sutton⁽⁷⁾| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 110WS

18/1

Still a maiden over fences, and modest fifth of 8 in handicap chase at Southwell (24.3f, good) 142 days ago. Back after a wind op now with more required.

Form: 02/P-425

Sublime Heights²¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Tom Cannon| T: T Lawes| OR: 110

7/2

Thrice-raced maiden, running poorly when tenth in handicap hurdle at Warwick (16f, good) 7 months ago. Back chasing now significantly up in trip so no forlorn hope.

Form: 1230-

Zuckerberg¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Sean Quinlan| T: J Candlish| OR: 102| BF

7/2

Seventeen runs since last win in 2020, but he posted good second of 7 in handicap chase at Sedgefield (21.1f, good) 11 days ago, conceding first run. Holds good claims off an unchanged mark.

Form: 4-35432

Duc Kauto^t²³⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: Brendan Powell| T: C L Tizzard| OR: 97WS

28/1

Modest winning chaser but off 7 months since finishing lame in handicap chase at Wincanton (20.2f, good to soft). Had breathing op too, so he needs to get back on track.

Form: 0123/5P-

Tip Top Mountain²⁵⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: James Best| T: R Walford| OR: 93

9/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Last of 14 in novice hurdle at Wincanton (15.3f, heavy, 150/1) 8 months ago. Needs to hit the ground running sent over fences now.

Form: P/41080-

Bretney¹⁹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-5| J: T J O'Brien| T: H D Daly| OR: 89

3/1

5/1, creditable third of 11 in handicap hurdle at Perth (23.9f, good to soft). Off 6 months but highly respected chase debutant.

Form: 6456P3-

Steel Wave^t,v²

Age: 11| Weight: 10-3| J: Tabitha Worsley⁽⁵⁾| T: G Hanmer| OR: 87

6/1

Temperamental sort. Fifteen runs since last win in 2019. Visored for 1st time, fourth of 8 in handicap chase (8/1) at Bangor (24f, good to soft) 2 days ago.

Form: 385484

Madam Deluxe^t²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-3| J: James Davies| T: J Mason| OR: 87

22/1

Modest hurdler who shaped as if race was needed after 5 months off when sixth of 9 in handicap chase at Bangor (20.3f, good to soft) on debut over fences 29 days ago. May do better.

Form: 078P-46

Non-Runners

Good Man Vinnie²⁶

Weight: 11-9| Age: 10

T: P Henderson J: Nick Scholfield

Fort Denison²⁴

Weight: 11-5| Age: 7

T: Miss V Williams J: Charlie Deutsch

Forecasts

Bretney (3/1), Zuckerberg (7/2), Sublime Heights (7/2), Fort Denison (4/1), Steel Wave (6/1), Tip Top Mountain (9/1), Luckofthedraw (14/1), Renwick (18/1), Madam Deluxe (22/1), Good Man Vinnie (25/1), Duc Kauto (28/1), Elkstone (33/1)

Lots of these arrive with question marks against them, so ZUCKERBERG is taken to end a long losing run on the back of his good Sedgefield second. Fencing debutants Fort Denison and Bretney both hail from good chasing yards and appeal as the duo to give him most to do in that order.