15:50 Plumpton

Monday 30 January 2023

All13:3014:0514:4015:1515:5016:24

Tysers Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:50 | Winning time: 6m 40.00s

Sizing Cusimano^b⁴⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 11-13| J: Brendan Powell| T: J Tizzard| OR: 115| D

20/1

Right back to form when scoring by a wide margin at Newton Abbot last spring. However, out of sorts since and hard to warm to at present, despite slipping to a potentially handy mark.

Form: 956PP4

Special Acceptance^p⁶⁷⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Adam Wedge| T: P R Webber| OR: 114| CD

33/1

Successful off this mark over C&D in December 2020 and, though absent since misfiring back here a few months later, he resumes on a winning mark and it'll be interesting to see what the market has to say.

Form: 3122P3/

High Up In The Air²³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: N F Houlihan⁽³⁾| T: G & J Moore| OR: 114| C

16/1

Won 5 on the bounce over fences a couple of seasons back but failed to complete sole start last term and hasn't shown much at all since returning to action in November.

Form: 14/P-P7P

Art Of Illusion^p²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Dylan Kitts⁽⁷⁾| T: W Greatrex| OR: 113| CD

11/4

Off the mark first time up over fences over C&D in October and firmly back on track when adding to that at Ffos Las (21f) last time. Step back up in trip no bad thing but this 6 lb higher mark could be a stumbling block.

Form: 513531

Ballymagroarty Boy^b³¹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-9| J: Tom Buckley⁽³⁾| T: N J Hawke| OR: 111

5/2

Has only one win to show from his 23 starts but he does arrive on the back of 2 good placed efforts over hurdles last month. Blinkers refitted and has to enter calculations back chasing off a potentially handy mark.

Form: 32/6623

Mister Murchan⁴¹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-8| J: Jack Tudor| T: R Rowe| OR: 110| C

16/1

Has dipped below last winning mark but very lightly-raced in recent times and no show both starts this term, latterly pulled up in the C&D race won by the re-opposing Uallrightharry.

Form: 34/62-5P

Sublime Heights^v1²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Tom Cannon| T: T Lawes| OR: 108| C

9/2

Returned to form in first-time cheekpieces to score over 19.7f here in October, and respectable second back at this venue (over the same trip) when sporting blinkers last time. Visor now tried and stamina to prove now faced with a stiffer test.

Form: 22-41P2

Uallrightharry^p⁴¹

Age: 11| Weight: 11-3| J: M Goldstein| T: K Jewell| OR: 105| CD

4/1

Runner-up 4 times last season and got his head in front for the first time since October 2019 when scoring in decisive fashion over this C&D in December. Remains feasibly treated back up 5 lb but couldn't be sure that he'll be in the same form.

Form: 22P-P51

Glorious Lady^p,t²⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-2| J: Tabitha Worsley⁽³⁾| T: Cynthia Woods| OR: 104

33/1

Matched pick of hurdles form when landing 4-runner handicap on return at Worcester in October. That was a thin race, however, and she hasn't made much of an impact in 2 subsequent starts.

Form: 154-16P

Forecasts

Ballymagroarty Boy (5/2), Art Of Illusion (11/4), Uallrightharry (4/1), Sublime Heights (9/2), Mister Murchan (16/1), High Up In The Air (16/1), Sizing Cusimano (20/1), Glorious Lady (33/1), Special Acceptance (33/1)

Having performed with credit off higher marks than this over hurdles the last twice, BALLYMAGROARTY BOY earns the vote. He was below par on his latest start in this sphere, a C&D race won by Special Acceptance in December 2020, but clearly didn't give his running that day. Special Acceptance has been absent for 22 months but will be a serious threat if ready to roll. Art of Illusion, Sublime Heights and Uallrightharry are all capable enough but are nonetheless opposable for various reasons.