15:00 Carlisle

Sunday 27 November 2022

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Join RacingTV Now Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:00 | Winning time: 6m 31.89s

Hold That Taught²⁸¹

Age: 7| Weight: 12-2| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: Miss V Williams| OR: 132| C| D

7/2

Won over 3¼m here on last season's reapopearance. Touch disappointing in 3 subsequent outings last season but he's clearly capable when fresh and his stable has got back among the winners in recent days.

Form: 23/1P3F-

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Uncle Alastair²²¹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-11| J: B S Hughes| T: N G Richards| OR: 127| C

9/2

Bumper/multiple hurdles winner who clearly hasn't been easy to train but all his ability remains judged on a pair of runner-up efforts over fences last winter (including here). Steps up to 3m for the first time over fences on this reappearance.

Form: 323/225-

Equus Dreamer^p,t²⁷⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: David Bass| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls| OR: 127

18/5

Back on track, in first-time cheekpieces (retained), when second of 7 in C&D handicap (good to soft) when last seen in February. Claims if returning in similar form.

Form: 312/342-

Morning Spirit^p²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 127

13/2

Ran to a useful level when second in 17-runner handicap at Exeter off 2 lb higher last December. Made a respectable return to action when 10 lengths sixth on his 3¼m course reappearance 4 weeks ago and he's nicely treated if back to his best.

Form: 2F2F4-6

Geordie B²¹²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-9| J: David Noonan| T: C Boultbee-Brooks| OR: 125| CD

40/1

Made heavy weather of landing the odds in a C&D hunter last March and tried in cheekpieces (off now) when pulled up in hunter chase at Cheltenham following month. Needs to hit the ground running on his return.

Form: 43/321-P

Upton Road²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: T Scudamore| T: M Scudamore| OR: 122| D

17/2

Lightly-raced Irish points winner who has shown promise on both his chase starts, prominent for a long way when last of 7 in 2½m course listed race on his reappearance 4 weeks ago. This is much more realistic and he's a very interesting contender.

Form: 1F/4-7

Batman For Ever¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Nathan Moscrop| T: R Menzies| OR: 118

16/1

Fairly useful winning hurdler/chaser at up to 2½m in France. Off 13 months, never involved on his 2½m Wetherby stable debut 15 days ago. Up significantly in trip. Could only consider if backed.

Form: 11112-8

Rath An Iuir²⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-1| J: Craig Nichol| T: R Dobbin| OR: 117| CD

10/1

Looked a chaser on the up when winning this race off a 12 lb higher mark in 2020 but his career has been very disappointing since, including down the field on his course reappearance 4 weeks ago.

Form: 1/564P-8

Methodtothemadness^t³³

Age: 8| Weight: 10-11| J: D R Fox| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 113| BF| C| D

8/1

Better than ever back from wind surgery this autumn, winning then second over 3m at Bangor. No reason why she won't give her running again but this is a slightly better race.

Form: P324-12

Non-Runners

Juge Et Parti²⁶⁰

Weight: 11-4| Age: 9

T: J Ewart J: Danny McMenamin

Forecasts

Hold That Taught (7/2), Equus Dreamer (18/5), Uncle Alastair (9/2), Morning Spirit (13/2), Methodtothemadness (8/1), Upton Road (17/2), Rath An Iuir (10/1), Juge Et Parti (16/1), Batman For Ever (16/1), Geordie B (40/1)

MORNING SPIRIT could be sharper with last month's course reappearance behind him and might be worth siding with having dipped to 2 lb lower than when second in a competitive race at Exeter last winter. Upton Road is very much the unknown quantity and it wouldn't be any surprise to see him play a leading role now handicapping over a longer trip. Equus Dreamer was runner-up over C&D on his final outing last season and also makes the shortlist.