15:43 Newcastle

Saturday 7 January 2023

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At The Races App Form Study Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:47 | Winning time: 5m 36.03s

Fever Roque³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 12-1| J: Nathan Moscrop| T: R Menzies| OR: 101

9/4

Steadily progressive over hurdles last term and placed both completed starts in this sphere, including over 19.4f here (soft) last time. 1 lb lower now and this looks a weak race, so he's worth taking a chance on.

Form: 312-3F3

Gipsy Lee Rose^t,v⁴⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: B S Hughes| T: N W Alexander| OR: 100

15/2

Finally off the mark over fences at Hexham in April. At least respectable efforts since and likely to make her presence felt in a weak affair.

Form: 3U1-323

Kalaharry¹⁶

Age: 11| Weight: 11-11| J: Dylan Johnston⁽⁷⁾| T: Ewan Whillans| OR: 97| C

16/1

Has slipped to an attractive mark but last season was something of a washout and he hasn't shown any signs of a revival this term.

Form: 763-P06

Knocknamona³⁷

Age: 12| Weight: 10-13| J: C O'Farrell| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 85| CD

6/1

Won this last season and, while he's been struggling for form lately, he's not one to completely dismiss having dropped back to the same mark.

Form: P164-05

Well Cliche^p1⁵¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-7| J: Sean Quinlan| T: M Todhunter| OR: 79

4/1

Opened account in 27f Sedgefield handicap chase in April and only just denied at this track the following month. Shaped as if needing the run after 5 months off at this course (23.4f, soft) in November and first-time cheekpieces go on today.

Form: 731-255

First Illusion⁴⁷²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-6| J: Ross Chapman| T: W Coltherd| OR: 78

7/2

Modest maiden hurdler. Last of 10 in handicap hurdle at Perth (20f) on his final run for Philip Kirby. Makes yard/chase debut with more required. Worth monitoring in the betting after 15-month absence.

Form: F88P6/0-

Lastin' Memories^b²⁷⁸

Age: 11| Weight: 10-5| J: S Mulqueen| T: Miss S E Forster| OR: 77| CWS

33/1

Poor handicap chaser who has been out of form lately and makes little appeal.

Form: 924476-

Rocambolas^t¹⁶⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Craig Nichol| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 45WS

12/1

Winning pointer but he has shown nothing under Rules and looks up against it on chasing debut.

Form: P1U-PP9

Non-Runners

Devour⁵¹

Weight: 12-0| Age: 10

T: S Corbett J: Sam Coltherd

Forecasts

Fever Roque (9/4), First Illusion (7/2), Well Cliche (4/1), Knocknamona (6/1), Gipsy Lee Rose (15/2), Rocambolas (12/1), Devour (12/1), Kalaharry (16/1), Lastin' Memories (33/1)

FEVER ROQUE has made a solid start over fences and this looks weaker than the contest in which he was third at Wetherby last time, so he takes preference over Gipsy Lee Rose, who is the only other one to arrive in form. Knocknamona won this race off the same mark last year, so he's worthy of interest despite some tame recent efforts.