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Thursday 7 April 2022

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Sunnyvale Holiday Park West Wales National Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:21 | Winning time: 7m 3.99s

Checkitout^p⁴⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR: 131| D

12/1

Improved with back-to-back 3m wins at Southwell/Ludlow last spring and off the mark for the season when making all at Fontwell in January. Found the Eider too competitive at Newcastle recently but a return to this sort of trip should suit. Cheekpieces retained.

Form: P-23510

Soyouthinksoagain^p³³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Jack Andrews⁽⁵⁾| T: D Skelton| OR: 129

14/1

Improved as a chaser this season, scoring at Wetherby in October and in a 3-runner event at Catterick in January. Found things too competitive in the Grimthorpe at Doncaster last month and he may face another struggle.

Form: 5-2161P

Legends Gold³³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: R Patrick| T: Miss R Curtis| OR: 125| C

15/2

Placed on her first 3 starts this campaign but not so good on her last couple of outings, stopping quickly having made a bad mistake 5 out in the Grimthorpe last month. 5 lb lower than when finishing runner-up in this last year, she's not without hope.

Form: 2-332P5

Docpickedme^v¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: James Bowen| T: H Whittington| OR: 124

11/2

Fairly useful winner over hurdles and off the mark over fences at the third attempt at Uttoxeter (20f) in December. Made it back-to-back course wins next time but showed his first ever sign of temperament when swerving and unseating back there 19 days ago.

Form: 33511U

Supreme Escape^b1¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: Jordan Nailor⁽³⁾| T: Evan Williams| OR: 122

16/1

All stamina and back to his best in first-time visor when winning North Yorkshire National (30f) at Catterick in January. Ran no sort of race (from 10 lb out of the handicap) in Midlands National last time and blinkers now tried instead of the visor.

Form: 1P-091P

Amateur^p⁴⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-0| J: C Brace| T: J L Flint| OR: 122| CD

9/2

Successful a couple of times over fences last season (including this corresponding race) but turned in a rare poor effort (sporting first-time blinkers) back over timber at Ascot in February. Cheekpieces back on and 5 lb higher than when landing this last season.

Form: 141-55P

Silver In Disguise^p1,t¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-11| J: Alan Johns| T: Tim Vaughan| OR: 119

7/2

Back-to-back winner last season who relished the step up to a marathon distance to get off the mark over fences at Chepstow (30.6f, good to soft, 13/2) a fortnight ago. Cheekpieces added to usual tongue strap and looks sure to go well upped 6 lb.

Form: 1-87251

Volcano^p,t²⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-10| J: Ben Jones| T: Sheila Lewis| OR: 118

6/1

Thrived over fences last term, winning 4 times (at up to 29f) and having struggled for most of this season, revived all of a sudden to take his record at Warwick to 4 wins from as many starts 25 days ago. Up 8 lb but remains with obvious handicapping scope.

Form: P643P1

Jean Genie^t,v¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Harry Reed| T: Tim Vaughan| OR: 107

6/1

Long-standing maiden over fences who's prone to errors, only 21 lengths third of 8 to Gats And Co in handicap chase at Chepstow (23.6f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Looks up against it from just out of the weights.

Form: 33-3833

Non-Runners

Notachance²⁶

Weight: 11-12| Age: 8

T: A King J: Tom Cannon

Eclair Mag⁴⁹

Weight: 10-10| Age: 8

T: R Bandey J: Harry Bannister

Gats And Co¹⁸

Weight: 10-9| Age: 7

T: D Brace J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Silver In Disguise (7/2), Gats And Co (4/1), Amateur (9/2), Docpickedme (11/2), Jean Genie (6/1), Volcano (6/1), Notachance (13/2), Legends Gold (15/2), Eclair Mag (12/1), Checkitout (12/1), Soyouthinksoagain (14/1), Supreme Escape (16/1)

A real flagbearer for the Sheila Lewis yard last season, VOLCANO was revived all of a sudden to take his record at Warwick to 4 wins from as many starts last month. He remains with obvious handicapping scope and the strength of his finishing effort last time bodes well for his prospects of following up here. Gats And Co is a progressive staying handicapper who needs keeping onside so he's feared most, ahead of Silver In Disguise and last year's winner Amateur.