Hillhouse Quarry Handicap Chase (Listed) (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:30 | Winning time: 5m 8.06s

Presentandcounting¹⁷⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 143| D

14/1

Has impressed since switched to fences, making it 5 wins in Stratford novice in September. Off track since below-par third at Chepstow following month, but he still can't be ruled out for good yard after his break.

Form: 211113

Whoshotthesheriff¹²^{(ex 5)}

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Quinlan| T: P A Kirby| OR: 138| C| D

14/1

Freshened up by 8 weeks off when easily winning 5-runner handicap chase at Carlisle (20f) 12 days ago. Not taken lightly under his 5 lb penalty.

Form: 3-184P1

Elvis Mail^t1²⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: C O'Farrell| T: N W Alexander| OR: 141| CWS

5/2

Useful hurdler/chaser who arrives in good nick, fourth of 10 in handicap hurdle at Kelso (20.9f) 27 days ago. Since had wind op and tongue strap on for 1st time. Much respected back in this sphere.

Form: F-54224

Flic Ou Voyou^p²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: Bryony Frost| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 135

5/1

Looked in good order after 3 months off and posted excellent second of 6 in handicap chase at Sandown (20f) 20 days ago. Weighted to go well here despite 2 lb rise.

Form: 2-53132

Coach Carter^h⁴⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott| OR: 133

20/1

Fairly useful winning Irish chaser but he hasn't gone on from his chasing debut and only sixth in novice chase at Punchestown (15.8f) 47 days ago. Back up in trip with it to prove.

Form: 66-1206

Beakstown^p,t³⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 10-12| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 129| D

9/4

Unreliable type. 14/1, respectable sixth of 14 in handicap chase at Kempton (24f) 34 days ago, but he remains winless in this sphere. Often a weak finisher too.

Form: 5/39226

Nietzsche^t²¹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-3| J: Danny McMenamin| T: B Ellison| OR: 120| CD

5/1

Landed this contest 12 months ago. Hasn't quite hit the same heights since, including just a respectable fourth back hurdling at Newbury (2m4f) 21 days ago. More is required.

Form: 0R4244

Forecasts

Beakstown (9/4), Elvis Mail (5/2), Nietzsche (5/1), Flic Ou Voyou (5/1), Whoshotthesheriff (14/1), Presentandcounting (14/1), Coach Carter (20/1)

FLIC OU VOYOU signalled he's ready to go in again when an excellent runner-up at Sandown earlier in the month so Paul Nicholls' 8-y-o looks the way to go. Whoshotthesheriff is feared most on the back of his recent Carlisle victory, with both Elvis Mail and Presentandcounting in the mix too in an open listed contest.