16:29 Cartmel

Saturday 28 May 2022

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Molson Coors Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:29 | Winning time: 5m 16.76s

Fearless⁸⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 12-2| J: B S Hughes| T: D Brooke| OR: 112| BF

16/1

Fairly useful winner over hurdles who has offered some promise over fences in recent months. Not so good over timber sporting first-time cheekpieces at Catterick in March (ridden a shade too aggressively) and has since left Olly Murphy.

Form: 5/23P43-

Brelan D'As¹⁸

Age: 11| Weight: 11-13| J: R P McLernon| T: B Haslam| OR: 109

14/1

Capitalised on falling mark when well backed and landing handicap chases at Kelso (17f) and Newcastle (20.1f) in November. Back down in the weights having lost his way again since. Watch the market.

Form: 34656-2

Animore^p²¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-11| J: Alan Doyle⁽⁷⁾| T: I Jardine| OR: 107

9/1

Scored over fences at Hexham in October and seemingly working her way back to full fitness, shaping better than the distance beaten suggested when fourth of 8 in handicap hurdle back there 3 weeks ago. Respected back over fences.

Form: 21256-4

Rapid Flight²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Charlotte Jones⁽⁵⁾| T: James Moffatt| OR: 106| BF

9/2

Southwell maiden hurdle winner a year ago. Showed a bit over fences in his final runs for Nicky Henderson but failed to justify support back over timber at Ayr earlier this month. However that run may have just been needed and this trainer/jockey combination are prolific around here.

Form: 10633-5

Furax^p¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Jack Hogan⁽⁷⁾| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 97

18/1

Winning chaser in France who showed his first form for current connections when a close third at Perth earlier this month. Task is now to build on that.

Form: 0/0P5P-3

Raecius Felix^p¹⁰⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: Nathan Moscrop| T: R Menzies| OR: 95

25/1

Long time without a win and the cheekpieces have had no effect on his last 2 efforts (beaten a long way). Down further in the weights so needs this 3-month break to spark some sort of revival.

Form: 333330-

Tico Times^p1¹⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: C O'Farrell| T: Mrs Dianne Sayer| OR: 95| D

15/2

Returned to form from out of the blue having dropped to a very favourable mark when runner-up at Perth earlier this month (Furax back in third). Up 3 lb for that effort and hopes pinned on first-time cheekpieces working the oracle.

Form: 48955-2

Oscar Wilde^t1⁴⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-9| J: D R Fox| T: W Coltherd| OR: 91

9/4

Has struggled for form since scoring at Sedgefield in January 2020 but having left Sue Smith and scoring twice in points recently for his current yard, there's every chance he can feature operating from 18 lb below his winning mark. Tongue tie applied.

Form: 4P5/121-

Glan Y Gors¹⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 10-7| J: Tabitha Worsley⁽³⁾| T: M Weatherer| OR: 89| C

12/1

Modest hurdler who jumped much better than on his chasing debut when runner-up at Southwell 10 days ago. Having his third run in a fortnight but could have a say in proceedings significantly back up in trip.

Form: 6256-P2

Mah Mate Bob^b⁵⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 10-6| J: Jonathon Bewley⁽³⁾| T: G Bewley| OR: 88| CD

4/1

Down the weights and posted best effort for some time when third at Hexham in March. Similar form when filling same spot at Kelso since (ended up having a hard race trying to keep tabs with the winner) so not ruled out after an 8-week break (also won this race last season).

Form: P87433-

Forecasts

Oscar Wilde (9/4), Mah Mate Bob (4/1), Rapid Flight (9/2), Tico Times (15/2), Animore (9/1), Glan Y Gors (12/1), Brelan D'As (14/1), Fearless (16/1), Furax (18/1), Raecius Felix (25/1)

OSCAR WILDE ended his time with Sue Smith out of sorts but, fresh from a successful stint between the flags for his new yard (2-3 this year), Stuart Coltherd's charge is fancied to have a major say in proceedings operating from 18 lb below his last winning mark. Glan Y Gors is having his third run in a fortnight but his recent second at Southwell puts him firmly in the mix, with Rapid Flight and last year's winner Mah Mate Bob also not discounted.