13:40 Carlisle

Sunday 12 December 2021

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Secret Garden Restaurant Pooley Bridge Handicap Chase

Off time: 13:41 | Winning time: 5m 26.28s

Whoshotthesheriff⁴⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Joe Williamson⁽⁵⁾| T: P A Kirby| OR: 142| C

11/1

Did well as a novice chaser last season, winning twice, including a valuable event here. As good as ever when narrowly prevailing at Wetherby on return and might have found next run coming too soon.

Form: 4313-18

Burbank^b¹⁶⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Charlotte Jones⁽⁵⁾| T: James Moffatt| OR: 140| D

20/1

Classy chaser on his day and looked rejuvenated by a change of headgear when scoring at Aintree back in May. Not in the same mood at Cartmel 6 weeks later but may have a say on return.

Form: 1300-15

Papa Tango Charly⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Nick Scholfield| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 138| C

5/6

£440,000 purchase after winning a point. Took 6 attempts to get off the mark over hurdles but showed much-improved form when making a winning chase/handicap bow at Carlisle 6 weeks ago. Big player.

Form: 24/2-311

Hollywoodien^p²⁰⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 11-6| J: David Noonan| T: T Symonds| OR: 134

33/1

Lightly raced in recent years and mixed record earlier this calendar year. Others more persuasive.

Form: P1/352-5

Joke Dancer^p²²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: Ryan Mania| T: J Parkinson & S Smith| OR: 132

10/1

Useful winning chaser at best. Failed to stay upped to 25f when fell at the last in handicap at Haydock 22 days ago but others have better profiles.

Form: 7610-5F

Uncle Alastair²⁸⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-2| J: B S Hughes| T: N G Richards| OR: 130| CWS

6/1

Bumper/hurdles winner who made bright start to chase career when runner-up in C&D novice back in 2018. Given a considerate return from a 28-month absence at Ayr in March and off again since.

Form: 11332/3-

Thatsy³⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-10| J: Sean Quinlan| T: B Butterworth| OR: 124

14/1

Useful ex-Irish hurdler. Yet to score over fences and neither of his efforts for this yard represent the most robust form.

Form: 640-224

Uptown Harry^p,t³⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-1| J: C O'Farrell| T: Mrs J Walton| OR: 115

12/1

Opened his account over fences at Perth (23.8f) in May but below par here on return and remains vulnerable to progressive sorts.

Form: P234-15

Well Above Par^p,t³⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 10-0| J: D R Fox| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 114| C

15/2

Won 2 of his last 3 starts, both over this C&D, including in game fashion on return 5 weeks ago, so must be respected for in-form yard.

Form: 4621-P1

Forecasts

Papa Tango Charly (5/6), Uncle Alastair (6/1), Well Above Par (15/2), Joke Dancer (10/1), Whoshotthesheriff (11/1), Uptown Harry (12/1), Thatsy (14/1), Burbank (20/1), Hollywoodien (33/1)

PAPA TANGO CHARLY provided a clue as to why connections shelled out £440,000 for him as he simply looked a different proposition sent chasing/handicapping over this C&D 6 weeks ago, cruising clear, and looks one to keep on the right side of. Whoshotthesheriff might have found his latest run coming too soon after a hard-fought success on his comeback at Wetherby so could bounce back.