15:00 Warwick

Thursday 9 December 2021

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M-Tec Consulting Group Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:02 | Winning time: 6m 39.40s

Echo Watt³⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: W T Kennedy| T: R Hobson| OR: 110| D

9/1

Took well to chasing, posting a career best when winning 3m Bangor handicap in the mud in January. Disappointing since, though, including at Lingfield on reappearance.

Form: P/714P-5

Pemberley²³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: Miss E C Lavelle| OR: 110

10/3

Lightly raced over fences and stayed on well to beat all bar a promising chasing debutant in a handicap at Lingfield in November. Dropped 2 lb since, so boasts excellent claims down in grade.

Form: 743/32-2

Frisco Bay^p,t³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Nick Scholfield| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 110

5/1

Fair winning hurdler who matched that form when an encouraging third in a handicap at Worcester on his first go at chasing in May. Yet to build on that but it's still early days.

Form: 371-346

The Lion Dancer^b²⁷⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-9| J: Harry Bannister| T: A M Hales| OR: 107| D

28/1

Unreliable individual who was pulled up when last seen at Sedgefield 9 months ago. Has left Charlie Mann since, but it's hard to know what sort of mood he'll turn up in.

Form: PP/PP1P-

That's The Badger²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: T J O'Brien| T: H D Daly| OR: 106

11/2

Offered some promise over hurdles last season and is bred for chasing but fell on his first go in this sphere in a Worcester handicap 27 days ago. Not one to write off.

Form: 79939-F

Ship Of The Fen^v¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: C J Todd⁽³⁾| T: Ian Williams| OR: 102| BF

12/1

Fair hurdler/chaser who has been placed over the larger obstacles the last twice. No reason why he won't give another good account.

Form: F25U32

Elmdale³⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR: 102

10/3

Ex-pointer who didn't really kick on over hurdles and hasn't made a particularly encouraging start to his chasing career. Bit to prove.

Form: 54P7-43

Jerminnie Green²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King| OR: 100| D

7/1

Maiden hurdler who improved to make a winning start over fences at Chepstow last month, jumping well before comfortably asserting. Capable of better still, so ranks as a big player.

Form: 5460-91

High Counsel^b¹⁶⁵

Age: 12| Weight: 10-9| J: K Brogan⁽³⁾| T: G Hanmer| OR: 93| CD

22/1

Tricky customer who has been more miss than hit in recent seasons. Hard to make a case for returning from 5 months off.

Form: 521-P28

Non-Runners

Morfee²

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: J W Mullins J: Non Runner

Our Idic Boy¹⁷

Weight: 10-0| Age: 7

T: Ian Williams J: C J Todd

Forecasts

Pemberley (10/3), Elmdale (10/3), Frisco Bay (5/1), That's The Badger (11/2), Jerminnie Green (7/1), Our Idic Boy (7/1), Echo Watt (9/1), Ship Of The Fen (12/1), Morfee (12/1), High Counsel (22/1), The Lion Dancer (28/1)

PEMBERLEY is well treated and arrives on the back of an encouraging second at Lingfield on reappearance, so he's fancied to open his account over fences now dropped in grade. Jerminnie Green is an obvious danger having made a winning chasing debut at Chepstow, while Our Idic Boy has been going the right way over hurdles, so his chance can't be ignored.