15:00 Lingfield

Wednesday 8 December 2021

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Free Replays On attheraces.com Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:00 | Winning time: 6m 35.60s

Don Herbager³⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: Miss V Williams| OR: 101| D

3/1

7-y-o who upped his game over fences last season, adding second career success to the tally at Leicester (22.7f) in March. Return over C&D was disappointing but bounce back not ruled out.

Form: 31315-5

Silver Nickel^b1²³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Daniel Sansom⁽³⁾| T: J W Mullins| OR: 96

12/1

Better for chase debut effort when second on return from a break at Plumpton (25.7f) last month and best not judged on his subsequent effort there, a jolting error halting his progress. Not discounted

Form: P6-3623

Hang Tough^p,t²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 90| CD

5/1

C&D winner who arrives here having run well on back of 6 months off when fourth at Ffos Las (23.8f) last month. Still relatively low mileage and good showing not ruled out.

Form: 132-U34

Invincible Cave^p²²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: Tabitha Worsley⁽⁵⁾| T: Cynthia Woods| OR: 89| CD

22/1

Three-time winner over hurdles/fences last season for Chris Gordon but well below best in trio of starts for present stable this campaign.

Form: 13P-666

Give Us A Swig²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: G Sheehan| T: S Curran| OR: 89| D

5/1

Off the mark over hurdles at Worcester (20f) in July and stepped up on chase debut effort when third over extended 23f at Ffos Las in November, keeping on well from the last. May do better still.

Form: 01P353

Hatchet Jack³⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 10-9| J: T J O'Brien| T: P Henderson| OR: 84

11/1

Fairly useful 3m maiden hurdler in 2018 but last season's efforts were well below par, and he's not threatened in pair of chase starts in recent months.

Form: 5506-67

Banana Joe³³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-7| J: Alex Edwards⁽³⁾| T: Mrs M Rowley| OR: 82| BF

5/1

Unable to better poor form over hurdles but strong in betting, he was shaping up well prior to unseating 2 out on yard/chase bow at Hexham last month. One to be interested in on that evidence.

Form: P/234P-U

Stadmallen^v²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-4| J: Jordan Nailor⁽³⁾| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR: 79

10/1

Bred to stay well but little to shout about over hurdles and no real short-term encouragement to glean from his recent chase debut in a refitted visor. This should reveal more.

Form: 095P-69

Freedelivery^p,t³⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Alan Johns| T: Tim Vaughan| OR: 74

10/1

Maiden hurdle winner in December 2019 but more miss than hit in handful of starts over fences, albeit running one of better races when fourth over C&D in October. Task is to build on that now.

Form: 08/P7-P4

Non-Runners

Scorpion Haze²⁹

Weight: 11-9| Age: 8

T: A Stronge J: James Bowen

Primal Focus³⁵

Weight: 11-3| Age: 7

T: Christian Williams J: Jack Tudor

One For Dunstan¹³

Weight: 10-10| Age: 6

T: R Walford J: Tom Cannon

Iggy Iggins⁴⁸

Weight: 10-0| Age: 5

T: T R Gretton J: Lee Edwards

Forecasts

Don Herbager (3/1), Give Us A Swig (5/1), Banana Joe (5/1), Hang Tough (5/1), Scorpion Haze (10/1), Stadmallen (10/1), Freedelivery (10/1), Hatchet Jack (11/1), Silver Nickel (12/1), Primal Focus (16/1), One For Dunstan (16/1), Invincible Cave (22/1), Iggy Iggins (50/1)

Having been strong in the betting, BANANA JOE was in the process of running well when unseating 2 out on yard/chase debut at Hexham last month (in share of second at the time). He gets the nod to confirm the promise of that run. Silver Nickel, Don Herbager and Hang Tough are others fancied to feature.