14:57 Huntingdon

Sunday 26 December 2021

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Merry Christmas Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:57 | Winning time: 5m 27.20s

Joly Maker³³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Jamie Brace⁽⁷⁾| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 100| BF| CD

10/3

Resumed winning ways when bagging a 9-runner handicap chase at Huntingdon (2½m, good) in May. Some good efforts in defeat since and respected back down in class.

Form: 126243

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Rostello^p,t1¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Cillin Leonard⁽⁵⁾| T: Dr R D P Newland| OR: 96

10/3

Maiden who is hard to catch right, though arrives on the back of 2 decent placed efforts at Uttoxeter/Hexham and has been eased 2 lb.

Form: 4-56P33

Sands Cove³⁵

Age: 14| Weight: 10-5| J: Ned Fox⁽⁷⁾| T: H J Evans| OR: 79

9/2

It's been a long time since this veteran last tasted success, but some ability still looked to be there in 2 runs earlier this year and entitled to come on for last month's return.

Form: 632/3-36

Torrent Des Mottes^p²⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 10-4| J: Shane Quinlan⁽⁵⁾| T: J R Cornwall| OR: 78| CD

20/1

Back on the scoresheet when landing a 16.5f handicap here in March (all 3 wins gained at this venue) but ended last season out of form and ran no sort of race at Market Rasen on return.

Form: 135-48P

Passing Secrets^t¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: C Gethings| T: T R Gretton| OR: 76

9/4

Made much more of an impact when runner-up on chase bow at Plumpton 2 weeks ago and entitled to do better.

Form: 840-762

Scartare⁸⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 10-0| J: Benjamin Poste| T: Mrs R Gasson| OR: 73

16/1

Went close at Market Rasen in February but he's a long-standing maiden and his last 5 runs have been disappointing.

Form: 6-86366

Catlow^b1,h,t²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: Tom Buckley⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss J S Davis| OR: 69

9/1

Appeared to take a step forward when third of 11 in 2½m Wincanton handicap chase in March, but he hasn't come close to matching that level of form in 4 subsequent appearances. 5 lb out of weights.

Form: P3-6905

Non-Runners

Harry Hazard¹⁸

Weight: 10-2| Age: 7

T: A Irvine J: Lily Pinchin

Forecasts

Passing Secrets (9/4), Rostello (10/3), Joly Maker (10/3), Sands Cove (9/2), Catlow (9/1), Scartare (16/1), Harry Hazard (16/1), Torrent Des Mottes (20/1)

JOLY MAKER often gives his running and can resume winning ways back down in class. Rostello is becoming well handicapped so is feared despite being a long-standing maiden, with Passing Secrets another to consider.