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Saturday 22 October 2022

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Win 100K Today With Paddy's Pick 5 Novices' Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:35 | Winning time: 4m 24.52s

Travail D'Orfevre^t²⁰¹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-2| J: Bruce Lynn⁽⁵⁾| T: N W Alexander| OR: 107| C

6/1

Fairly useful bumper winner who opened hurdles account in a first-time tongue strap (retained) here (2¼m, good to soft) when last seen in April. Definite chance provided he takes to fences at the first attempt.

Form: 8/462P1-

Spark Of Madness^t³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: S Mulqueen| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 103

8/1

Winning start over fences in a 3-runner novices' handicap at Perth (2m, good to soft) in May. Trailed in last of 4 on return over that C&D last month but likely to strip fitter this time.

Form: 1645-14

Heritier^h,t²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Craig Nichol| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 102| BF| D

10/3

Bolted up on chase debut at Market Rasen in March and while it would be fair to say that he's failed to build on that in 3 subsequent starts, a bold show here would be no surprise whatsoever.

Form: 7213-34

North Parade¹⁶⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Thomas Willmott⁽³⁾| T: J Parkinson & S Smith| OR: 100| D

14/1

Found some fluency when opening hurdles account in a Sedgefield handicap (17f, soft) in March. However, jumping issues subsequently resurfaced, which doesn't augur well now that he's switched to the larger obstacles.

Form: 64F1P-P

Duty Calls¹⁸⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-8| J: Lorcan Murtagh⁽³⁾| T: Miss S E Forster| OR: 99| D

16/1

Dual point winner who opened his account under Rules at the eleventh attempt in a 17f handicap hurdle at Carlisle in February. However, well held both starts since and poor completion rate in hunter chases is another negative.

Form: 724160-

Bak Rocky^t¹⁹³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: C O'Farrell| T: A M Thomson| OR: 98WS

4/1

Encouraging signs initially for this yard last season but it was downhill thereafter. Sizeable step forward needed now switched to fences on the back of a 6-month break (has undergone a wind op).

Form: 429956-

Moonlight Glory¹⁹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: M Walford| OR: 98

17/2

Twice a winner over hurdles in Ireland and good start in this sphere for new yard when runner-up at Hexham in March. Did herself no favours by continually jumping to the right at Sedgefield (21f, soft) next time but will be a threat provided she's more proficient at her fences here.

Form: 853622-

Jack Yeats^p²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-8| J: Sam Coltherd| T: W Coltherd| OR: 85

11/2

Modest strike rate on the Flat and winless following 14 attempts over hurdles. Improvement will be needed for the switch to fences if he's to make a winning start in this sphere.

Form: 44-7235

Deerfoot^t⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Aaron Anderson⁽⁵⁾| T: M A Barnes| OR: 74

25/1

Poor maiden hurdler/chaser and looks set for another struggle from 5 lb out of the weights.

Form: 354P37

Old Jewry^b⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-2| J: Ross Chapman| T: D Bourke| OR: 73| C| D

22/1

Well held all 3 starts over hurdles since returning from a break last month and opposable back in this sphere from 6 lb out of the handicap.

Form: 396078

Forecasts

Heritier (10/3), Bak Rocky (4/1), Jack Yeats (11/2), Travail D'Orfevre (6/1), Spark Of Madness (8/1), Moonlight Glory (17/2), North Parade (14/1), Duty Calls (16/1), Old Jewry (22/1), Deerfoot (25/1)

TRAVAIL D'ORFEVRE improved when scoring over hurdles here during the spring and an assured round of jumping could see him follow up on this chase debut. Though Heritier has failed to go on as one may have hoped following a winning start in this sphere, he has to be feared in this company. Moonlight Glory is best of the rest.