15:15 Carlisle

Monday 20 February 2023

All13:1513:4514:1514:4515:1515:5016:25

Andrew Fairley Retirement Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:15 | Winning time: 6m 33.73s

Wowsham^p²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 12-1| J: J J Slevin| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 131

16/1

Fairly useful hurdler who left a disappointing reappearance in September well behind when second on his 3m Newcastle chase debut 3 weeks ago. Claims if showing up in similar form.

Form: 4263-52

Morning Spirit^b1²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 12-1| J: K Brogan| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 131| CD

7/1

Confirmed promise of his reappearance when opening account over fences in C&D handicap in November. Creditable third at Newcastle last time but Wowsham was ahead in second. First-time blinkers replace cheekpieces.

Form: F4-6143

Enqarde^t⁵²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Charlie Hammond| T: Dr R D P Newland| OR: 128| DWS

10/1

Landed the Tommy Whittleatg Haydock last season. Hasn't hit the same heights this wnter but he's well handicapped if a recent wind operation sparks a revival.

Form: 1P2-696

Marown^p1⁴⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Quinlan| T: N G Richards| OR: 128| D

20/1

Took a step back in the right direction when runner-up on his Ayr reappearance in October but disappointing back there at the turn of the year. Sports cheekpieces now.

Form: 9/P43-24

Tile Tapper³⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-10| J: Bryan Carver| T: C Honour| OR: 126| BF

11/2

Chepstow winner last February. Returned with 2 good runner-up efforts in December and might be worth forgiving him a lesser run at Kempton last time. Big player if bouncing back to best.

Form: 481-224

Lord Roco^p⁶⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: B S Hughes| T: J Ewart| OR: 122

10/1

Fairly useful hurdles winner who has made a solid start over fences, finding only one too good for third successive start at Ayr (3m) just before Christmas. Sound claims again.

Form: 154-222

Dog Of War^t¹⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-4| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 120| D

33/1

Progressive chaser in 2021, winning 3 times at up to 3m. Presumably needed the run after 16 months off at Kempton recently and likely to be sharper now.

Form: 11/213-6

Key Commander²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-12| J: Alex Edwards⁽³⁾| T: Mrs M Rowley| OR: 114| D

10/1

Lost his way in Ireland but stopped the slide when third of 12 over 25f at Hereford on his yard debut 3 weeks ago. Claims if he can build on that.

Form: 4B-5403

Juge Et Parti¹⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 10-10| J: Danny McMenamin| T: J Ewart| OR: 112| D

50/1

Did well in handicap chases last season, winning twice over 3m. Respectable hurdling return at Wetherby but disappointing back chasing twice since.

Form: 434-4P7

Destiny Is All^p1⁶⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 10-8| J: D R Fox| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 110

11/1

Third chase success since last March when seeied chase Kelso win in November. Creditable third at Ayr since but it suggest he needs a bit more from his mark. Perhaps first-time cheekpieces will hep him to find it.

Form: F11-213

Post Chaise²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-4| J: Henry Brooke| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 106| D

6/4

Made a very good start to his chase career last month, winning at Hereford and Huntingdon. Did it easily at latter and a 9 lb rise doesn't look enough to prevent him completing a hat-trick.

Form: 12-3211

Forecasts

Post Chaise (6/4), Tile Tapper (11/2), Morning Spirit (7/1), Key Commander (10/1), Enqarde (10/1), Lord Roco (10/1), Destiny Is All (11/1), Wowsham (16/1), Marown (20/1), Dog Of War (33/1), Juge Et Parti (50/1)

A competitive handicap but POST CHAISE still rather stands out. He did it easily at Huntingdon 3 weeks ago and can defy the handicapper again and make it 3-3 over fences. Tile Tapper has a good overall chase record so he can be forgiven a lesser run at Kempton last time and heads the dangers along with Lord Roco and Wowsham.