17:25 Worcester

Saturday 11 June 2022

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Amodil Group Novices' Handicap Chase

Off time: 17:25 | Winning time: 5m 54.68s

Great D'Ange^t²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 12-1| J: J J Burke| T: T R George| OR: 101| BF

8/1

Promising sort. Winner at Warwick in April and still in front going well when fell heavily 4 out in handicap chase there (25.4f) 24 days ago. Big player off an unchanged mark.

Form: B90F1-F

The Boola Boss¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: S Bowen| T: Miss R Curtis| OR: 97| BF

10/1

Only fair third of 4 in handicap chase (13/8) at Ffos Las (19.4f, good) on debut over fences 14 days ago. Needs to step forward.

Form: 3386-33

Monty Guiry^p⁵⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Jack Tudor| T: Christian Williams| OR: 97

14/1

Fair winner at 25f over hurdles. 9/2, encouraging fifth of 6 in handicap chase at Chepstow (26.2f, good to soft) 50 days ago. Worth considering off a falling mark.

Form: 3554P5-

Spider's Bite^t⁸⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 11-5| J: J E Moore| T: C Gordon| OR: 91

9/1

Ungenuine type. 12/1, only sixth of 8 in handicap chase at Newcastle (20.1f, good) 84 days ago on final run for Adam Nicol. Tongue strap back on and now nineteen runs since last win in 2018.

Form: P5U646-

Poet's Corner^p1¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: J M Quinlan| T: N B King| OR: 89

17/2

9/2, got back on track sent chasing when third of 8 to Yaazaain in handicap chase at Huntingdon (23.6f, good) 19 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time and he's not taken lightly.

Form: 6958-03

Yaazaain^t,v¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Tom Buckley⁽³⁾| T: N J Hawke| OR: 84

14/1

3/1 and visored for 1st time, improved to win 8-runner handicap chase at Huntingdon (23.6f, good) 19 days ago, just holding on. Well in the mix with headgear retained.

Form: 4044-41

Give Us A Swig^t⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: Caoilin Quinn⁽⁷⁾| T: S Curran| OR: 83| C

13/2

Eleven runs since last win in 2021 but he posted creditable second of 9 in handicap chase at Ffos Las (23.8f, good to soft) 9 days ago, no match for winner. Shortlisted.

Form: 52597-2

Unblinking^p1⁵¹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-11| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: R Bevis| OR: 83

5/2

Twelve runs since last win in 2018, and only seventh of 9 to Great D'ange in handicap chase at Warwick (24f, good) on debut over fences 51 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time with more needed.

Form: 0655/07-

Havana River¹³

Age: 9| Weight: 10-7| J: Brendan Powell| T: R G Hawker| OR: 79

14/1

Winner of 3m handicap chase at Uttoxeter in April. Unseated rider 8th in handicap chase at Fontwell (26f) 13 days ago, so she can make her presence felt.

Form: 5/5PP-1U

Hill Of Hope^h1,t³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-6| J: Jay Tidball⁽⁷⁾| T: A Ralph| OR: 78

40/1

Poor maiden chaser who came in remote fourth of 8 in handicap chase at Uttoxeter (24f) 119 days ago. Hooded for 1st time with lots of work to do.

Form: PP41P-4

Cut And Run^p⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 10-3| J: Finn Lambert⁽⁷⁾| T: M Keighley| OR: 75

18/1

Blinkered for 1st time and went backwards from reappearance when fifth of 7 in handicap hurdle (7/1) at Southwell (20.4f) 5 days ago. Switches to chasing with cheekpieces back on and others preferred.

Form: 8406-55

Tom O'Roughley^b,t¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Sean Houlihan| T: Sheila Lewis| OR: 74

9/1

Good fourth of 8 in handicap hurdle at Warwick (26f) 17 days ago. Switches to fences and ought to be competitive again.

Form: 3626-44

Richardson²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Lee Edwards| T: J Groucott| OR: 73

25/1

Yet to show much in two runs over fences, only fifth of 6 in handicap chase at Hexham (24.2f) 25 days ago. Others appeal more.

Form: 60/50-65

Moroval^p²⁴

Age: 11| Weight: 10-2| J: James Turner⁽⁷⁾| T: Tracey Leeson| OR: 70

150/1

Remains a maiden after 28 runs. 250/1, only ninth of 10 in handicap hurdle at Southwell (24.3f) 24 days ago, so easily opposed back over fences from 4 lb out of the handicap.

Form: 538P/P-9

Forecasts

Unblinking (5/2), Give Us A Swig (13/2), Great D'Ange (8/1), Poet's Corner (17/2), Tom O'Roughley (9/1), Spider's Bite (9/1), The Boola Boss (10/1), Monty Guiry (14/1), Havana River (14/1), Yaazaain (14/1), Cut And Run (18/1), Richardson (25/1), Hill Of Hope (40/1), Moroval (150/1)

GREAT D'ANGE has more to offer over fences and is taken to bounce back from his late Warwick fall when still going strongly and resume winning ways. Poet's Corner is weighted to go well on the back of his recent Huntingdon third with Monty Guiry and Yaazaain both high on the shortlist too.