15:10 Wincanton

Thursday 10 March 2022

All14:0014:3515:1015:4516:2016:5517:30

tote.co.uk Free Cheltenham Placepot Every Day Novices' Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:10 | Winning time: 6m 51.22s

Maliboo³⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 103| D

4/1

Hurdles winner who made second chase start a successful one at Huntingdon in January. Completed simple task over hurdles at Catterick (25.3f) 34 days ago and can land the hat-trick returned to fences.

Form: P30511

Fleminport^b¹⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr Kevin Brogan⁽³⁾| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 102

10/1

Still without a win in 12 outings over fences and has made little impact in 4 attempts this season. Return of blinkers needs to spark a revival.

Form: 42/676P

Eclair On Line^p,t⁴³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: J J Burke| T: C E Longsdon| OR: 100

11/4

Winner pointer who was off for 22 months prior to low-key chase debut at Uttoxeter in December. Stepped up on that effort when third in handicap here (26.7f) 43 days ago and still has more to offer.

Form: P553/P3

Family Pot^p,t²²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-10| J: Ben Jones| T: Sheila Lewis| OR: 87

6/1

Made successful chase debut at Ludlow (23.8f) in November and good third in next 3 starts. Below par both outings since, but now back up in trip with cheekpieces reapplied. Could return to form.

Form: 133364

Belle Jour^p²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-5| J: Tom Cannon| T: C Gordon| OR: 82

13/2

Didn't shape at all badly when third on Rules debut in a maiden hurdle at Plumpton (15.9f) last April. However, has shown little form since that effort so improvement needed on chase/handicap debut.

Form: 879065

Just Toby²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-3| J: C J Todd⁽³⁾| T: David Dennis| OR: 80

6/1

Showed more than previously when runner-up in handicap hurdle at Lingfield (23f) in October but hasn't fired since, including when unseating rider making chase debut on penultimate start. Up in trip.

Form: 828FU7

King Orry²²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Sean Houlihan| T: Mrs S Gardner| OR: 75| BF

11/2

Best effort when sixth in handicap hurdle at Exeter (21.6f) in November but failed to back that up since, offering little when well-backed for chase debut at Hereford last time. Up in trip.

Form: 0U-76P6

Non-Runners

Timely Gift¹²

Weight: 10-0| Age: 9

T: Tim Vaughan J: Alan Johns

Forecasts

Eclair On Line (11/4), Maliboo (4/1), King Orry (11/2), Just Toby (6/1), Family Pot (6/1), Belle Jour (13/2), Fleminport (10/1), Timely Gift (16/1)

MALIBOO looked as good as ever when making a winning chase debut at Huntingdon in January and didn't need to improve to follow up over hurdles at Catterick 34 days ago. She can complete the hat-trick back chasing. Eclair On Line is lightly raced for his age and open to progress on only his third start over fences, while Family Pot could return to form back up in trip with cheekpieces reapplied.