13:37 Newcastle

Saturday 9 April 2022

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Cazoo Handicap Chase

Off time: 13:38 | Winning time: 5m 13.21s

Edmond Dantes¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Callum Bewley| T: Ruth Jefferson| OR: 97| BF

4/1

Made a successful chase debut at Market Rasen in February. Going well when falling 3 out over C&D next time and good second back at Market Rasen 10 days ago. Obvious chance.

Form: 6541F2

Broomfields Kan^p²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Jonathon Bewley⁽³⁾| T: G Bewley| OR: 94

7/1

Modest chaser. Good second at Ayr in February. Better than result (unable to recover after mistake 3 out) when fifth over C&D 3 weeks ago.

Form: 036245

Go On Chez²²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Craig Nichol| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 94| D

11/2

Showed nothing over hurdles but different proposition as a chaser, winning around 3m at Uttoxeter and Cartmel last summer. Good chance of a hat-trick if primed after an absence.

Form: P22-111

Darius Des Sources^t,v1⁵²

18/1

Off the mark over fences at Ayr last season but has been pulled up on 5 of his 6 starts since. Remains to be seen if a first-time visor (replacing cheekpieces) and wind op make any difference.

Form: P2P-PPP

Loughermore^p⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: William Shanahan⁽⁷⁾| T: S Waugh| OR: 89| D

10/3

Yet to really threaten this term, his jumping leftting him down when well-held fourth of 12 at Kelso (21.5f) 5 days ago. Others are preferred.

Form: 094654

Sir Apollo^p1²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Jonathan England| T: S England| OR: 84

5/2

Ran best race under a much more positive ride when second in C&D handicap 29 days ago. A danger to all if pulling out a bit more for first-time cheekpieces.

Form: 499-552

Begoodtoyourself^p,t¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-5| J: Harry Reed| T: C N Kellett| OR: 76| BF

14/1

Remains a maiden under Rules following 20 attempts, although he can be forgiven his latest distant fourth at Market Rasen after being badly hampered early on.

Form: 6222P4

Oh No^t¹²

Age: 10| Weight: 10-0| J: S Mulqueen| T: M A Barnes| OR: 69

50/1

Temperamental sort who has failed to complete this season, fading into a remote fourth prior to unseating at the last at Hexham latest. Not hard to look elsewhere.

Form: 65P-PPU

Non-Runners

Westdante²³

Weight: 10-8| Age: 7

T: D Brooke J: J Kington

Forecasts

Sir Apollo (5/2), Loughermore (10/3), Edmond Dantes (4/1), Go On Chez (11/2), Broomfields Kan (7/1), Westdante (12/1), Begoodtoyourself (14/1), Darius Des Sources (18/1), Oh No (50/1)

GO ON CHEZ has the potential for better on his return and is taken to complete a handicap chase hat-trick with the Oliver Greenall stable among the winners. Edmond Dantes can give him most to do ahead of Sir Apollo.