16:05 Wincanton

Monday 21 March 2022

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Watch Irish Racing On RacingTV Veterans' Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:05 | Winning time: 6m 27.77s

Coup De Pinceau^p⁵⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 11-13| J: Brendan Powell| T: C L Tizzard| OR: 121

9/4

Taunton winner last spring and fair third here back from a break on debut for Ralph Smith in October. Found life tougher since (for Harriet Brown the last twice) and now drops in class for new yard.

Form: 803865

Broken Quest^p,t⁴⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Jack Andrews⁽⁵⁾| T: David Dennis| OR: 120

11/1

Prolific hurdles winner who opened chase account at Ludlow last March. Mixed bag since but performed with credit when runner-up at Chepstow on penultimate start and he's on an attractive mark.

Form: 5-P232P

Smuggler's Blues^p³²

Age: 10| Weight: 11-5| J: J J Burke| T: T R George| OR: 113| D

8/1

Race was rather handed to him when snapping a lengthy losing sequence in first-time cheekpieces at Warwick in January. No surprise that he failed to back that up next time and others look stronger.

Form: P75415

Keltus^t³⁰

Age: 12| Weight: 10-11| J: Maj Charlie O'Shea⁽⁷⁾| T: J Scott| OR: 105| CD

14/1

Fortune winner of C&D hunter last April and added another to his tally at Stratford a month later. However, well held both starts this season in races won by Smuggler's Blues and Max Dynamo.

Form: 1-94176

Light Flicker^p²⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 10-11| J: David England| T: R Potter| OR: 105

17/2

Winner over fences at Uttoxeter and Sedgefield in recent months and not disgraced back hurdling off this mark at Carlisle (25f) last time. Still, this demands career-best.

Form: P61415

Max Dynamo^h³⁰

Age: 12| Weight: 10-11| J: Jordan Nailor⁽³⁾| T: Mrs E Bishop| OR: 105| CD

11/8

In good form following a wind op last spring and has kicked on again this season, bagging handicaps here in January/February. Up 10 lb for latest success but he's a big player all the same.

Form: 4-22111

Tikk Tock Boom^p⁴¹

Age: 10| Weight: 10-8| J: T Scudamore| T: Ian Williams| OR: 102

22/1

On a good mark judged on form a few seasons back but she hasn't shown much in 2 starts since returning from a lengthy absence in November.

Form: 1273/64

Non-Runners

Brianstorm⁴¹

Weight: 11-11| Age: 10

T: Miss V Williams J: Charlie Deutsch

Forecasts

Max Dynamo (11/8), Coup De Pinceau (9/4), Brianstorm (10/3), Smuggler's Blues (8/1), Light Flicker (17/2), Broken Quest (11/1), Keltus (14/1), Tikk Tock Boom (22/1)

It's fair to say that BRIANSTORM's profile has a patchy look to it, but he lost little caste in defeat when chasing home a progressive 6-y-o at Market Rasen and is taken to go one better. Max Dynamo completed the hat-trick in good style here last time and is feared greatly, despite being hit with a 10 lb rise. Coup de Pinceau will be a threat if able to bounce back on debut for Colin Tizzard.