16:25 Wetherby

Friday 29 October 2021

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Each Way Extra At bet365 Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:25 | Winning time: 3m 47.71s

Numitor¹⁷⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: James Bowen| T: H Main| OR: 125

9/2

Improved for the switch to chasing last winter, making all in pair of 2m novice handicaps. Ran just respectably for third when unable to dominate at Kempton in May but returns as an unexposed sort.

Form: 43113-3

Larch Hill²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: C J Todd⁽³⁾| T: C & A Pogson| OR: 122

15/2

Has improved for the switch to this yard, winning twice this autumn. Some of his latest 7 lb rise is offset by Charlie Todd's claim and he's likely to go well on hat-trick bid.

Form: 245211

Casa Tall^t⁶⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: J J Burke| T: T R George| OR: 119

5/1

Fairly useful hurdler chaser for current yard, scoring at Bangor in April and Newton Abbot in August. Only nudged 2 lb but this race has a more competitive look to it.

Form: 6331-41

One Touch³⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Kielan Woods| T: B Pauling| OR: 119

11/1

Bumper/novice hurdle winner who failed to complete in 3 starts over fences last season and faded tamely into distant fourth on his Perth return 36 days ago. Remains to be seen if drop to 2m helps.

Form: 1P/PUP-4

Finistere^t¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 119

13/2

Lightly-raced hurdler who didn't quite get home when stepped up to 2½m on his Huntingdon chase debut/reappearance 17 days ago. Open to improvement dropped back to 2m. Interesting.

Form: 7352-34

Dr Sanderson²³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: R P McLernon| T: B Haslam| OR: 117

22/1

Formerly useful chaser for Paul Nicholls but below form this season, his latest 15 lengths third at Sedgefield no big step back in the right direction. Could only consider if backed.

Form: 5-68874

Fontaine Collonges²⁸⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: Miss V Williams| OR: 116

5/2

Dual bumper winner who struck at the third time of asking over hurdles in a 2m Leicester novice in January. Tackles much more experienced opposition on this case debut but she does have potential.

Form: 6115/31-

Ballyvic Boru¹⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-3| J: Danny McMenamin| T: B Ellison| OR: 116| CD

9/1

Could only manage last of 4 over C&D 16 days ago but still a dangerous one to dismiss having dipped to 7 lb lower than when taking this race 12 months ago.

Form: 732U64

Treshnish^p¹⁴⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-11| J: Ryan Mania| T: J Parkinson & S Smith| OR: 110

40/1

Won twice at Sedgefield in the spring but not seen since pulling up at Cartmel in June.

Form: 051-F1P

Forecasts

Fontaine Collonges (5/2), Numitor (9/2), Casa Tall (5/1), Finistere (13/2), Larch Hill (15/2), Ballyvic Boru (9/1), One Touch (11/1), Dr Sanderson (22/1), Treshnish (40/1)

FINISTERE shaped well until his stamina appeared to give out on his Huntingdon chase debut so is fancied to come good now back down at 2m. Larch Hill has thrived for the switch to the Pogsons and rates an obvious danger, while the handicapper has arguably taken a bit of a chance dropping Ballyvic Boru 4 lb for his run here last time, meaning he's now 7 lb lower than when winning this last year.