16:00 Huntingdon

Monday 30 January 2023

All13:4014:1514:5015:2516:0016:30

Racing TV Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:00 | Winning time: 6m 12.53s

Mister Tickle^b,t³⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-13| J: Caoilin Quinn⁽⁵⁾| T: G & J Moore| OR: 102| D

22/1

Completed quick-fire hat-trick over fences during second half of 2021 but he is hard to recommend based on what he's shown in 3 starts so far this season.

Form: 34-54PP

Post Chaise²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Henry Brooke| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 97

11/10

Won over hurdles at Hereford last spring and perfect start over fences when accounting for 13 rivals at the same venue (25.2f) earlier this month. Up 8 lb but he should have more to offer both in this sphere and as a stayer.

Form: 912-321

Enduring Love^b,t²⁹

Age: 11| Weight: 11-7| J: S Bowen| T: O Murphy| OR: 96

11/2

Three-time winner over fences in Ireland and placed both starts for new connections since returning to action in November, latterly finding one too good at Fakenham (29f) where he jumped with greater fluency than is often the case. Each-way shout granted another assured round of jumping.

Form: 7135-32

Loud As Lions^p,t³⁵

10/1

C&D winner from 10 lb higher in February 2020 but limited to just 4 subsequent appearances and ran no sort of a race back here on Boing Day (since undergone another wind op).

Form: P1/P9-4P

Aughnacurra King^t²⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 11-4| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: D J Jeffreys| OR: 93| D

40/1

Opened account under Rules when landing a handicap chase at Plumpton in November 2020. Performed with credit back from 2 years off at Fontwell but subsequently pulled up in the Hereford race won by Post Chaise.

Form: 4641/3P

Largy Nights^b³⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-4| J: J M Quinlan| T: C E Longsdon| OR: 93

5/2

Showed improved form with cheekpieces added when making his second chase start a winning one in handicap at Stratford last spring. Runner-up both starts this season, most recently over C&D on Boxing Day, and likely to give another good account.

Form: 5761-22

Happy News^t⁶⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 11-2| J: C J Todd| T: S Allwood| OR: 91

16/1

Looked regressive for John Groucott last season and fared no better from a much-reduced mark when fifth of 8 in handicap chase at Wincanton (20.2f) on debut for this yard. Down another 3 lb but it's probably best to look elsewhere all the same.

Form: 3P087-5

Non-Runners

Just A Deal⁷⁶

Weight: 11-13| Age: 8

T: M Keighley J: Finn Lambert

Forecasts

Post Chaise (11/10), Largy Nights (5/2), Enduring Love (11/2), Just A Deal (8/1), Loud As Lions (10/1), Happy News (16/1), Mister Tickle (22/1), Aughnacurra King (40/1)

POST CHAISE progressed over hurdles once switched to handicaps and maintained his upward trajectory when making a winning chase debut at Hereford. With the promise of better to come, it's unlikely that an 8 lb rise will be enough to prevent him from going in again. Largy Nights has resumed this season with a couple of solid efforts and he is second choice ahead of Just A Deal, who is entitled to build on his chase debut effort at Hereford, and Enduring Love.