Hydraulic Centre Limited 40th Anniversary Handicap Chase

Off time: 18:00 | Winning time: 4m 45.02s

Give Me A Moment³⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Harry Bannister| T: R Bandey| OR: 135| CD

9/5

Enhanced good strike rate over fences when getting the better of dual subsequent winner Clear The Runway at Market Rasen (17.2f, good to firm) last month. 6 lb rise fair and another bold show on the cards.

Form: 215111-

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Light N Strike¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: Miss E C Lavelle| OR: 132| BF

11/4

Wide-margin winner at Plumpton back from a break last month and surely would've finished closer but for hitting the third-last at Kempton (2¼m, good) recently. Big player off the same mark.

Form: 21231-3

Vision Des Flos^t¹⁸⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-8| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: J Tizzard| OR: 129| D

12/1

Returned to form when bagging handicap chases from the front at Uttoxeter and Warwick in September. However, pulled up on his last two starts and opposable back from a six-month break.

Form: 3511PP-

Fanzio^p,t³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: B S Hughes| T: R Hobson| OR: 123| CD

5/1

Not the most consistent of performers, but he stopped the slide when third in a Class 2 Perth handicap (20.1f, soft) last month. Down another 2 lb and he's 2-3 at this course, so there's cause for optimism.

Form: 2635P3-

Due Reward^p,t⁴³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-2| J: Paul O'Brien| T: C E Longsdon| OR: 123

22/1

Useful hurdler/chaser on his day in Ireland, but profile is rather hit and miss and he was pulled up back from a break on first appearance following a wind op at Aintree last month.

Form: 409290-

Fat Sam^h⁴³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: James Davies| T: C J Down| OR: 123| CD

8/1

Won three times over fences between July and October last year, including over this C&D. Shaped as though in need of the run back from a break when last in a 4-runner Fontwell handicap and better can be expected here.

Form: F12114-

Lost In Montmartre^t¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Alex Edwards⁽³⁾| T: A Ralph| OR: 106| BF

8/1

Well suited by quick ground when opening chase account at Hereford in October. Possibly needed the run back from a six-month absence at Ludlow recently, but looks vulnerable here from 3 lb out of the handicap.

Form: 33312-4

Forecasts

Give Me A Moment (9/5), Light N Strike (11/4), Fanzio (5/1), Fat Sam (8/1), Lost In Montmartre (8/1), Vision Des Flos (12/1), Due Reward (22/1)

The vote goes to LIGHT N STRIKE, who finished with running left when third at Kempton where a mistake three out caused him to lose momentum and concede first run to the pair that finished ahead of him. Give Me A Moment made it five wins from 13 starts over fences when scoring at Market Rasen last time and he is the clear main danger ahead of Fanzio.