17:10 Southwell

Friday 22 April 2022

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Cazoo Handicap Chase

Off time: 17:10 | Winning time: 5m 7.2s

Tiquer⁷¹

Age: 14| Weight: 11-12| J: Archie Bellamy⁽⁷⁾| T: Joe Ponting| OR: 115| CD

10/1

C&D winner in November but below form on all 3 subsequent outings. Now 2 lb lower than last winning mark and hopes pinned on a return to this track sparking a revival.

Form: 391366

Marajman^t⁸⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Philip Armson⁽⁵⁾| T: C & A Pogson| OR: 110

8/1

Fairly useful hurdles winner for Willie Mullins back in 2020. Not beaten far on his last couple of starts but it's not the most solid of form, last of 3 in a steadily-run race when last seen 3 months ago. More required.

Form: 334P23

Percussion^p1,t1³²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Adam Wedge| T: L Morgan| OR: 108| BF

4/1

Wasted little time over hurdles and made it third time lucky in this sphere in Fontwell handicap (3¼m) on Boxing Day. Not scaled those kind of heights since and hopes pinned of a first-time tongue ties/cheekpieces combination.

Form: 241384

Anightinlambourn¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Kielan Woods| T: B Pauling| OR: 108| D

4/1

Fair hurdler who matched that form for the first time over fences when scoring at Huntingdon last month. Got no further than the first (bumped and unseated her rider) at Sedgefield a fortnight ago so worth another chance to build on that previous success.

Form: P35F1U

Steel Wave^t,v¹⁷

Age: 12| Weight: 11-3| J: Tabitha Worsley⁽³⁾| T: G Hanmer| OR: 106| C| D

11/4

Temperamental but this rider gets a fine tune out of him and they notched up a third win of the campaign together in 24.3f handicap here last month. Run of fine form continued when runner-up earlier this month so he's a must for the shortlist.

Form: 212212

Discko Des Plages^t²⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 10-12| J: W T Kennedy| T: R Hobson| OR: 101

16/5

Off 11 months and had wind op before shaping well on his belated return when third of 6 in handicap chase at Bangor (17.4f) last month. Similar form when runner-up at Chepstow 3 weeks later but other make more appeal on this occasion.

Form: 3222-32

Non-Runners

Brotherly Company⁷⁶

Weight: 11-11| Age: 10

T: A M Thomson J: Ryan Mania

Dreamsundermyfeet¹⁰⁰

Weight: 11-7| Age: 7

T: M Keighley J: Rex Dingle

Forecasts

Steel Wave (11/4), Discko Des Plages (16/5), Percussion (4/1), Anightinlambourn (4/1), Dreamsundermyfeet (9/2), Marajman (8/1), Brotherly Company (8/1), Tiquer (10/1)

The vote goes to BROTHERLY COMPANY, who was unable to make any sort of impact on his first start in a veterans' event on return at Musselburgh in Februar, but with the handicapper relinquishing his grip, Sandy Thomson's charge can notch a third course success over the larger obstacles. Steel Wave is in a rich vein of form at present so he's feared most, ahead of Anightinlambourn.