15:38 Wetherby

Saturday 12 November 2022

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Get Your RacingTV Free Trial Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:41 | Winning time: 6m 17.30s

Huntsmans Jog^b1²²

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Jack Hogan⁽⁶⁾| T: F O'Brien| OR: 114| D

15/2

Winning hurdler who was placed several times over fences off higher marks last term. However, hard to draw any positives from his Cheltenham reappearance effort and chance largely depends on whether the new headgear (sports first-time blinkers in place of the usual visor) has the desired effect.

Form: 22336-0

The Macon Lugnatic¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Luca Morgan⁽³⁾| T: B Pauling| OR: 112

3/1

Multiple hurdles winner who posted his best effort over fences to date when third in a 7-runner Doncaster handicap in January. Wasn't disgraced returned to this sphere back from 6 months off at Chepstow (26.2f, good) recently and possibilites off 3 lb lower here granted a clean round of jumping.

Form: 4325-33

Light Flicker^p²²

Age: 10| Weight: 11-10| J: Caoilin Quinn⁽³⁾| T: R Potter| OR: 110| C| D

11/1

Enjoyed a productive campaign last season, winning 3 handicap chases at up to 26.9f. Stepped up on low-key hurdles reappearances back in this with cheekpieces refitted at Cheltenham (25f, good to soft) and not without each-way claims.

Form: 5P21-78

Grange Ranger³⁰⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 11-9| J: Emma Smith-Chaston⁽³⁾| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 109| C

28/1

Opened chase account over 21.3f here in February 2021 but resumes from a 10-month absence with a fair bit to prove given the inauspiciousness of his 3 appearances last season.

Form: 12/36PF-

Big Changes¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Lewis Dobb⁽⁸⁾| T: L Morgan| OR: 100| D

11/10

Made second chase start a winning one in impressive fashion at Sedgefield last month. Penalty wasn't enough to prevent him following up at Ayr (3m, good to soft) 8 days later and this 5-y-o is likely to make a bold bid to complete the hat-trick.

Form: 087-211

Sigurd^p,t²²⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 11-0| J: Lorcan Murtagh| T: Miss J E Foster| OR: 100| CD

40/1

Three of his 5 victories in this sphere have been gained here, including over C&D (soft) when last seen in March. 8 lb rise does not look insurmountable but record when fresh isn't great and, moreover, his hit-and-miss profile tempers enthusiasm.

Form: 84P451-

Kaphumor²³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Thomas Willmott⁽³⁾| T: J Parkinson & S Smith| OR: 98| D

6/1

Bolted up on debut for this yard in a Hexham handicap chase last November. Runner-up on both subsequent completed starts but there is certainly room for improvement in the jumping department.

Form: 2/12P2U-

Non-Runners

Best Trition²⁴⁵

Weight: 12-0| Age: 7

T: O Murphy J: Lewis Stones

Bretney⁴

Weight: 11-2| Age: 7

T: H D Daly J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Big Changes (11/10), The Macon Lugnatic (3/1), Bretney (9/2), Best Trition (5/1), Kaphumor (6/1), Huntsmans Jog (15/2), Light Flicker (11/1), Grange Ranger (28/1), Sigurd (40/1)

There should be more to come from BIG CHANGES, who looked an improved model when scoring twice within the space of 8 days last month and he is taken to complete the hat-trick. Chase-debutant Best Triton, The Macon Lugnatic and Light Flicker (in that order of preference) all make each-way appeal.