14:30 Wincanton

Tuesday 14 December 2021

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MansionBet Bet 10 Get 10 Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:30 | Winning time: 5m 12.34s

Jack Valentine⁴⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: Miss V Williams| OR: 115

7/2

Fair hurdler who improved at first attempt over fences, winning at Leicester in January. Good second back there final start and entitled to come on for October's Lingfield return. Yard in form.

Form: 25132-4

Rosmuc Relay^b⁴⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-8| J: David Bass| T: T Lacey| OR: 115| D

12/1

Dual hurdles winner who was perked up by a yard switch to score over fences at Uttoxeter (20f, blinkered) in March. However, merely added to patchy record since and he's temperamental.

Form: 7P14-5P

White Moon^t²³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-8| J: Brendan Powell| T: C L Tizzard| OR: 115| C

4/1

Lightly raced in recent times and form is decidedly patchy, but he did shape better than distance beaten suggests on reappearance at Exeter. Well treated if he can build on that.

Form: 07/875-5

Nebuchadnezzar^p1³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: A King| OR: 114

12/1

Fairly useful hurdler but not at that level both chase starts this term 6 months apart. Mark is easing and in good hands but others more persuasive. First-time cheekpieces.

Form: 9378-54

Iron Mike³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: H Cobden| T: H Brown| OR: 114

15/2

Runner-up on a couple of occasions over hurdles last term and wasn't disgraced on return for Ralph Smith in a handicap hurdle here in October. Similar form on chase debut over C&D. Stable debut.

Form: 2P24-44

Lord Bryan^p,t³⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 11-6| J: T J O'Brien| T: P & M Bowen| OR: 113

40/1

Unreliable type who ended a losing run stretching more than 2 years in 6-runner handicap chase at Market Rasen in June. Failed to fire all 4 starts since, however.

Form: P-1PP63

Peur De Rien³²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: J J Burke| T: O Sherwood| OR: 112| D

9/2

Latest win in chase at Kempton in March and creditable placed efforts next 2 starts. Shaped as if needing run at Worcester 32 days ago and better expected now.

Form: P213-34

Esprit De Somoza^t²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Chester Williams⁽³⁾| T: Mrs J Williams| OR: 110

5/1

Fair efforts in a brace of handicaps this autumn but failed to really convince over fences previous efforts.

Form: P-33344

Young O'Leary¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: David Prichard⁽⁵⁾| T: Tim Vaughan| OR: 107

11/1

Built on hurdling promise to make winning chasing debut in March. Left Nigel Hawke after a lesser effort soon after and didn't look straightforward despite finishing second over timber latest.

Form: 4P215-2

Forecasts

Jack Valentine (7/2), White Moon (4/1), Peur De Rien (9/2), Esprit De Somoza (5/1), Iron Mike (15/2), Young O'Leary (11/1), Nebuchadnezzar (12/1), Rosmuc Relay (12/1), Lord Bryan (40/1)

JACK VALENTINE represents an in-form yard, and with his reappearance under his belt, he is expected to take a step forward down slightly in class. White Moon is a frustrating sort but is a massive threat if on a'going' day, with Peur de Rien also of interest.