15:00 Plumpton

Tuesday 20 December 2022

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G.E.White & Sons Agricultural Buildings Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:00 | Winning time: 6m 46.30s

Enormouse²⁹⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-8| J: Ben Godfrey⁽³⁾| T: K Woollacott| OR: 114

14/1

Stepped up on chase debut when landing 11-runner handicap at Chepstow (19.5f) in February. Just a fair effort later that month over the same C&D and absent since, plus he's yet to prove he stays this far.

Form: 23/0415-

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Grand Turina²⁷³

Age: 11| Weight: 11-7| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: Miss V Williams| OR: 113

20/1

Landed back-to-back veterans' handicaps at Lingfield and Warwick last December. However, ended 2021/22 campaign on a downer and her record when fresh doesn't augur particularly well ahead of this seasonal reappearance.

Form: 15333P-

Mister Murchan³⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-6| J: N F Houlihan⁽³⁾| T: R Rowe| OR: 112| C

17/2

Has dipped below last winning mark but very lightly-raced in recent times and his reappearance run was tame.

Form: 134/62-5

Poldark Cross^v1⁴⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: J M Quinlan| T: H Whittington| OR: 109

5/2

Point winner and thought yet to strike under Rules, he was twice runner-up in handicap chases off higher marks last term and was in the process of running a big race when exiting 2 out on return at Ffos Las (23.8f). Big player granted a clear round here in the first-time visor.

Form: 2/P2P2-F

Ozzie Man⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: J E Moore| T: G & J Moore| OR: 108| C

5/4

Winner of sole start between the flags and made it 2-2 in this sphere when landing a 4-runner Lingfield handicap upped to 23.5f last month. That wasn't much of a race and he's gone up 6 lb but it's still early days and he probably has more to offer.

Form: 623/2-11

Uallrightharry^p²⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 10-8| J: M Goldstein| T: K Jewell| OR: 100| CD

17/2

Runner-up 4 times last season off higher marks than this but losing run stretches back to October 2019 and his reappearance display was hardly inspiring. Engaged 1.30 Lingfield Monday.

Form: 222P-P5

Tazka^b³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-3| J: Caoilin Quinn⁽⁵⁾| T: G & J Moore| OR: 95

8/1

Sole win over fences was registered at Fontwell over 2 years ago but she hit the crossbar twice during the summer and reappearance effort last month can be overlooked. Engaged 1.30 Lingfield Monday.

Form: 67/722P

Non-Runners

La Cavsa Nostra¹⁹

Weight: 12-0| Age: 10

T: N P Mulholland J: Thomas Doggrell

Special Acceptance⁶³⁸

Weight: 11-8| Age: 9

T: P R Webber J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Ozzie Man (5/4), Poldark Cross (5/2), Tazka (8/1), Special Acceptance (8/1), Uallrightharry (17/2), Mister Murchan (17/2), Enormouse (14/1), La Cavsa Nostra (16/1), Grand Turina (20/1)

It was encouraging to see POLDARK CROSS travel so well throughout the race on his reappearance at Ffos Las where he held every chance when falling at the second-last. His jumping was otherwise on point that day and he could be the answer, provided the first-time visor has the desired effect. Ozzie Man is 2-2 over fences and has to be feared given that he remains open to improvement, while Special Acceptance is worth a second look, despite returning from a lengthy absence.