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Wednesday 18 January 2023

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Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Adam Wedge| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 97

Some promise in a bumper and best effort to date over hurdles when ninth at Chepstow last time. Interesting handicap debutant for all that longer trips might suit him more.

Form: 4-57B9

Tara Iti¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Rob Hargreaves⁽¹⁰⁾| T: G & J Moore| OR: 95| CD

Fair 1m winner on the level for Ed Dunlop who won a pair of C&D handicaps last year. Has held his form in the main this term and now drops in grade.

Form: P1-2446

Tommy Dillion²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: N F Houlihan⁽³⁾| T: R Rowe| OR: 92| D

9/2, career best when winning 10-runner handicap hurdle at Lingfield (16f, heavy) 28 days ago, suited by way race developed. Up 12 lb but another bold showing is expected.

Form: 234-871

Chronos²⁹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: P R Webber| OR: 86

Ran no sort of race on handicap debut over at Uttoxeter when last seen in March. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 975P-

Hunsbury¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: Philip Armson⁽³⁾| T: Tracey Leeson| OR: 79

Showed little in bumpers/over hurdles to date. Hard to fancy despite switch to handicaps.

Form: 0-50P06

Checkitsme^t1⁵²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: Tabitha Worsley⁽³⁾| T: Cynthia Woods| OR: 78

Won at Leicester for Milton Harris in January. Placed twice subsequently but has produced two tame displays so far this season.

Form: 537P-8P

Executive Pool^b²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: J E Moore| T: G & J Moore| OR: 91| BF

Fair Flat winner who was runner-up twice in juvenile hurdles in the autumn. Strong in the betting and much better than the result on handicap debut at Lingfield last month (race won by Tommy Dillion) and looks of interest with blinkers refitted.

Form: 4223

Cobbs Corner⁵⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-7| J: James Davies| T: N J Gifford| OR: 76

Improved again when getting off the mark in 8-runner handicap hurdle at Fakenham in October. Not at best in handicap at Taunton since but shouldn't be written off after a short break.

Form: 057-318

Maire's Dream²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-6| J: Charlie Price⁽³⁾| T: C Poulton| OR: 75

Poor in bumpers and has fared little better over hurdles, including on handicap bow at Lingfield last time. Others make more appeal.

Form: 346765

Inferno Sacree^b¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-4| J: David Noonan| T: N J Hawke| OR: 73

Free-going sort has dropped to an appealing mark and shaped better than the result (did too much too soon) when third here last time. Interesting back down in trip.

Form: 446563

Le Balcon⁵⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 10-2| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: D J Jeffreys| OR: 58

Made frame twice from 4 outings in Irish points. No show as yet under Rules and out of the weights for handicap debut, but could do better and warrants a market check.

Form: 4/P55-37

Non-Runners

Christopher Clive⁴¹

Weight: 10-2| Age: 5

T: Claire Harris J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Tommy Dillion (6/4), Executive Pool (3/1), Tara Iti (6/1), Cobbs Corner (10/1), Inferno Sacree (10/1), Celtic Fortune (14/1), Checkitsme (20/1), Christopher Clive (20/1), Chronos (25/1), Hunsbury (25/1), Maire's Dream (25/1), Le Balcon (33/1)

TOMMY DILLION was much improved when scoring readily at Lingfield last time and he's taken to overcome a hefty rise at the possible expense of Executive Pool, who was well backed and shaped better than the result in the same race. Tara Iti is also worthy of consideration.