15:25 Ffos Las

Wednesday 5 January 2022

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Cazoo Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:26 | Winning time: 6m 41.50s

Roccowithlove^p²⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Harry Bannister| T: W Greatrex| OR: 110| D

20/1

Winner of a 3m Newbury handicap hurdle in February 2020. Off 22 months, shaped as if retaining ability when third of 8 in Hereford handicap on return 25 days ago. Now tries chasing.

Form: 432F1/3

Red Lion Lad^p1,t²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: T Scudamore| T: D Pipe| OR: 110| D

7/1

€155,000 buy after winning sole Irish point. Fair form over hurdles last term and might have needed the run on his Uttoxeter chase/handicap debut last month. Cheekpieces on. Open to progress.

Form: 1/363-6

Alkopop³²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: James Bowen| T: T Lawes| OR: 110

9/4

Progressive form switched to handicaps over hurdles last winter, winning twice. In share of fourth when fell 2 out on Wetherby chase/handicap debut 32 days ago. Likely improver.

Form: 6/3112-F

Eleanor Bob³²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: Miss V Williams| OR: 109

9/2

Fair winning hurdler who shaped encouragingly on just her second run over fences when third in C&D handicap in November. Not up to Aintree listed since but respected with sights lowered.

Form: 984F-34

Echo Watt²⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: W T Kennedy| T: R Hobson| OR: 107| C| D

5/1

Three-time chaser winner but well below par on both starts this term, finishing a remote third at Warwick latterly. Mark on the decline but need to see more.

Form: 714P-53

Petite Power²⁰

Age: 13| Weight: 11-9| J: Lily Pinchin⁽⁵⁾| T: F O'Brien| OR: 107| D

12/1

Veteran who ran his best race since rejoining this yard when 14 lengths seocnd over 25f here (heavy) 3 weeks ago. Needs to build on that now.

Form: 2-87042

Fairlawn Flyer⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: S Bowen| T: P & M Bowen| OR: 102| CD

6/1

Perth handicap hurdle winner in the autumn who resumed his progression when making a successful start over fences in a 17-runner C&D handicap (soft) in November. Should have more to offer.

Form: 321841

Robin Of Sherwood^p,t²⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: Ben Jones| T: D A Rees| OR: 97| CD

14/1

Successful at Warwick in April. Just as good when runner-up here in May but not in the same form since, although he may have needed his latest outing after 6 months off.

Form: 1-P2554

Steel Native^t²⁰

Age: 11| Weight: 10-0| J: Philip Armson⁽⁷⁾| T: D A Rees| OR: 78| CD

28/1

Snapped a long losing run back hurdling here (3m) in a first-time tongue strap in February but has struggled since. 6 lb out of the handicap here.

Form: P1PP-77

Son Of Oz^b¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Sean Houlihan| T: R Stephens| OR: 68

150/1

No impact, including handicap chase/hurdles this season.

Form: 9P0-77

Forecasts

Alkopop (9/4), Eleanor Bob (9/2), Echo Watt (5/1), Fairlawn Flyer (6/1), Red Lion Lad (7/1), Petite Power (12/1), Robin Of Sherwood (14/1), Roccowithlove (20/1), Steel Native (28/1), Son Of Oz (150/1)

FAIRLAWN FLYER is very much unexposed over 3m in the mud and is fancied to make light of a 7 lb rise for his C&D chase debut success 7 weeks ago. Alkopop should have more to offer over fences assuming he's none the worse for his late Wetherby tumble and is feared most ahead of the Venetia Williams-trained Eleanor Bob.