14:55 Exeter

Tuesday 2 November 2021

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Betway Stayers' Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:55 | Winning time: 6m 17.73s

Enqarde¹⁹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Charlie Hammond| T: Dr R D P Newland| OR: 130| D

8/1

Form: 21U15P-

Run To Milan²³⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-11| J: Alan Johns| T: V R A Dartnall| OR: 129| CD

9/1

Off track since easily bagging 8-runner handicap chase at this C&D 7 months ago. Enters calculations despite 12 lb hike in the weights.

Form: 2U43/61-

Le Milos^t²²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Charlie Price⁽³⁾| T: Tim Vaughan| OR: 128| BF

11/1

Latest win in chase at Fontwell in February but off since below form third of 7 in handicap at Kelso (22.3f) 7 months ago. Needs to hit the ground running on his reappearance.

Form: 040/313-

Django Django²⁹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: T Scudamore| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 128| D

10/1

Proved disappointing last season, cheekpieces on when pulled up in handicap chase at Warwick (29.2f, soft) 9 months ago. Has it to prove on his comeback run.

Form: 14/0P5P-

Bob Mahler¹⁹²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-10| J: Caoilin Quinn⁽⁷⁾| T: W Greatrex| OR: 128| DWS

12/1

Unreliable sort. Respectable ninth of 16 in handicap chase at Sandown (28.8f, good, 16/1). Off 6 months. Becoming well treated if wind op sparks a resurgence.

Form: PP3B49-

De Name Evades Me⁷²⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-9| J: P J Brennan| T: F O'Brien| OR: 127| BF| D

6/1

Low-mileage 9-y-o who posted good second in handicap chase over C&D when last seen out two years ago. Yard among the winners, so he's not one to write off.

Form: 213232/

Pilbara³²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: T J O'Brien| T: Miss S Smith| OR: 127| D

9/1

9/2, career best when winning 4-runner handicap chase at Fontwell (21.6f, good to soft) 32 days ago. Up 2 lb but he's not taken lightly.

Form: 90-22P1

Poppa Poutine²³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR: 126| D

5/1

Dual hurdle winner last term, signing off with game 25f Catterick handicap win in March. Returns for his chase debut and this point runner-up is an interesting prospect for his in-form yard.

Form: 2/34161-

Snuff Box²¹³

Age: 10| Weight: 11-6| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: Miss V Williams| OR: 124| D

10/1

Back to winning ways in 26f handicap chase at Haydock 7 months ago. Has gone well fresh, so veteran can't be ruled out.

Form: 214341-

Just A Sting^b1²³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-5| J: J J Burke| T: T R George| OR: 123| CD

80/1

Fairly useful winning chaser at his best, but first run since leaving Harry Fry when pulled up in handicap hurdle at Newton Abbot (26.5f) 23 days ago. Back chasing with work to do.

Form: FP/P86-P

Lamanver Pippin^p²³⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Brendan Powell| T: C L Tizzard| OR: 123| D

8/1

Winless since 2019, and off 7 months since pulled up in handicap chase at Sandown (24.2f). Needs a big step forward.

Form: 3/37P7P-

Ede'iffs Elton^p²⁹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-8| J: James Best| T: R Walford| OR: 112

18/1

Better than ever when last seen out back in January, scoring twice in handicaps at Wincanton. Still low mileage, so he's no forlorn hope despite his absence.

Form: 79/6U11-

St Erney²³³

Age: 10| Weight: 10-6| J: Harry Kimber⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss J Du Plessis| OR: 110| CD

12/1

C&D winner but not seen out since pulled up in handicap chase at Warwick (29.2f) in March. Has a bit to prove on his seasonal return.

Form: 1P/0P3P-

Forecasts

Poppa Poutine (5/1), De Name Evades Me (6/1), Enqarde (8/1), Lamanver Pippin (8/1), Run To Milan (9/1), Pilbara (9/1), Snuff Box (10/1), Django Django (10/1), Le Milos (11/1), St Erney (12/1), Bob Mahler (12/1), Ede'iffs Elton (18/1), Just A Sting (80/1)

A very open handicap, so it could be worth siding with the returning POPPA POUTINE to go in at the first time of asking in this sphere given he scored twice in a light campaign over hurdles and hails from a yard among the winners. Fontwell scorer Pilbara has his fitness proven and heads the list of dangers, although De Name Evades Me, Run To Milan and Ede'iffs Elton all merit consideration.