14:00 Ludlow

Friday 6 January 2023

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Simply Delicious Cakes Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:01 | Winning time: 5m 18.22s

Rakhine State³⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 11-10| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: D J Jeffreys| OR: 116| D

16/1

Three-time winner over hurdles for Gordon Elliott and gained first success for current yard in handicap at Worcester in summer 2021. Showed a bit sent chasing after 17 months off at Southwell in November but others bring more potential to the table.

Form: 230/61-3

Dom Of Mary⁵³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Brendan Powell| T: D G Bridgwater| OR: 115| D

13/8

Fairly useful hurdler (winner at 19f) and in process of making promising chase debut (looked set for second) when falling 2 out on return at Plumpton (19.7f) in November. Could be better to come.

Form: 24214-F

Fire Dancer⁸¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: Miss V Williams| OR: 114WS

9/4

Fair hurdler/chaser in France who has been off the track for over 2 years but still warrants consideration starting out for powerful connections.

Form: 1P3932/

For Langy⁵⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr D Maxwell⁽³⁾| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 113

7/2

Ex-French Flat/hurdle winner. Made a relatively positive start over fences last season. All the better for return when second at Fontwell and not taken lightly off same mark.

Form: 6243-42

Cotton End⁴⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-5| J: Sean Houlihan| T: Sheila Lewis| OR: 111| C| D

22/1

Prolific in handicap hurdles in 2020-21, winning 5 times and shaped well after 10 months off in Hereford handicap in October. Faced a stiff task on chase debut at Huntingdon since but was somewhat disappointing nonetheless.

Form: 5U76-33

Striking Out²¹⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: David Noonan| T: Henry Oliver| OR: 105| D

9/1

Irish point winner who won Hereford maiden (19.7f) on Rules debut in April but has gone backwards from that effort. Form might improve now switched to handicaps/fences after 7 months off.

Form: 1/231-36

Ice Coast^p1,t⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Craig Nichol| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 110

33/1

Showed fair form on both starts in France for D. Sourdeau De Beauregard, but yet to fire for current stable. Tries chasing for the first time.

Form: 32-86

Non-Runners

Mahon Point⁷

Weight: 12-0| Age: 8

T: F O'Brien J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Dom Of Mary (13/8), Fire Dancer (9/4), For Langy (7/2), Mahon Point (9/2), Striking Out (9/1), Rakhine State (16/1), Cotton End (22/1), Ice Coast (33/1)

DOM OF MARY was in the process of making a promising chasing debut when coming down 2 out at Plumpton in November and, if he's none the worse, he might well open his account at the second attempt in this sphere. The returning Fire Dancer is a threat on debut for Venetia Williams and For Langy can't be ruled out, either.