15:25 Fontwell

Friday 4 November 2022

All12:3013:0513:4014:1514:5015:2516:00

Cazoo Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:25 | Winning time: 7m 8.45s

Echo Watt^t1²⁶²

Age: 8| Weight: 12-1| J: James Best| T: R Hobson| OR: 106| BF| C

7/1

Course winner but below-par fifth of 8 in handicap chase at Lingfield (28.8f) 8 months ago. Tongue strap on 1st time and weighted to go well on his return.

Form: P/53535-

Waikiki Waves^b¹⁸⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-13| J: J E Moore| T: G & J Moore| OR: 104| C

14/1

Course winner who raced lazily when third of 5 in handicap chase at this C&D 6 months ago. Unreliable individual.

Form: 414P3-3

Loud As Lions^p,t²⁴⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-11| J: David Bass| T: T Symonds| OR: 102

18/1

Only twice raced last term and ninth of 10 in handicap chase at Taunton (23f) 8 months ago. Hard to warm to.

Form: 1PP1/P9-

Bari Breeze^t¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Mitchell Bastyan| T: M F Harris| OR: 96

9/1

Hasn't taken to chasing thus far and came in last of 9 in handicap chase (13/2) at Sedgefield (21.1f) 19 days ago. Up in trip with work to do.

Form: 68264-9

Surdoue De Ballon^b²⁵⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: Ben Godfrey⁽³⁾| T: K Woollacott| OR: 90

14/1

Well-held fourth of 6 in handicap chase at this course (21.6f, 40/1) on debut over fences, going in snatches. Off 8 months. Twenty four runs since his last win in 2019.

Form: 435384-

Coolvalla^p²⁵²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Rex Dingle| T: C Gordon| OR: 90| BF

13/8

On the up when scoring over hurdles at Lingfield in February but possibly found the run coming too quickly when fifth at Warwick next time. Yard going well so he's very much one to consider now going chasing on return.

Form: 084415-

Allardyce²⁰⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 10-10| J: Sean Houlihan| T: P Henderson| OR: 87

25/1

Twenty two runs since last win in 2020, and only tenth of 12 in handicap chase (25/1) at Hexham (24.2f). Off 6 months and needs to hit the ground running.

Form: 552560-

Toad Of Toad Hall¹⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-8| J: Philip Armson⁽³⁾| T: Alexandra Dunn| OR: 85| CD

5/1

Got off the mark in 3-runner handicap chase at this C&D 149 days ago. Merits consideration after a break.

Form: 0/P0P-21

Nessfield Blue^p²²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-8| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: P G Murphy| OR: 85| CD

5/1

C&D winner but ended last term out of sorts, cheekpieces on for 1st time when remote fifth of 8 in handicap chase at this C&D 7 months ago. Others appeal more.

Form: 12P9P5-

Forecasts

Coolvalla (13/8), Nessfield Blue (5/1), Toad Of Toad Hall (5/1), Echo Watt (7/1), Bari Breeze (9/1), Surdoue De Ballon (14/1), Waikiki Waves (14/1), Loud As Lions (18/1), Allardyce (25/1)

Lots of these arrive with a question mark against them so this looks a good opportunity for COOLVALLA to make a winning start over fences and continue the fine form of Chris Gordon. Echo Watt is weighted to have a big say if fully tuned up for his return while C&D scorer Toad Of Toad Hall is another who can get involved.