16:17 Chepstow

Saturday 25 February 2023

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Pertemps Network EMEA Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:17 | Winning time: 7m 23.18s

To Be Sure^p1²⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 12-2| J: Isabel Williams⁽³⁾| T: Evan Williams| OR: 102

4/1

Dual hurdles winner last season. Yet to convince over fences but latest fourth at Ffos Las was his best yet. Headgear on.

Form: 414-3P4

Cuban Pete⁵⁶

Age: 11| Weight: 12-0| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: Miss V Williams| OR: 100

33/1

Dual chase winner in 2020 but last season's efforts were uninspiring and pulled up both starts this term.

Form: P54P-PP

Talktomenow^t1,v1²⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: Lucy Gardner| T: Mrs S Gardner| OR: 100| D

40/1

Dual winner in 2020/21 for Warren Greatrex but has offered little after 21 months off in 3 runs for this yard. Visor/tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 2P2/P7P

Reign Suepreme^p²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: James Best| T: Mrs N S Evans| OR: 96

33/1

Point winner. Probably would have been placed but for a luckless late exit at Hereford 3 weeks ago, though looked a hard ride in first-time cheekpieces and wouldn't be sure to back that up.

Form: 43-3PPB

Spotty Dog²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: Liam Harrison⁽³⁾| T: M Hawker| OR: 94

5/1

All the sharper for his reappearance when getting off the mark in 3m Huntingdon handicap last month. Good second at Hereford next time, albeit never looked like winning.

Form: 924-612

Wind Tor²⁵

Age: 11| Weight: 11-2| J: Mr Joshua Newman⁽⁵⁾| T: P Gundry| OR: 88

8/1

Back-to-back handicap chase winner over 3m at Exeter in March but well held in 3 starts since. Others appeal more.

Form: 115-306

Ali Star Bert¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: J M Quinlan| T: S A Harris| OR: 86

11/2

Had offered precious little on his chasing debut but landed a gamble on just his second start over fences at Uttoxeter 2 weeks ago. 6 lb higher now but has won off this mark over hurdles.

Form: 64-PP71

Mr Katanga^b1³³

Age: 9| Weight: 10-11| J: Paul O'Brien| T: Miss R Curtis| OR: 83| CD

8/1

Responded well to first-time cheekpieces when off the mark in this race last year off 4 lb higher. Well below that form so far this term but no surprise if he bounces back in first-time blinkers.

Form: 5-67397

Tudors Treasure²⁴

Age: 12| Weight: 10-11| J: Lorcan Williams| T: R Stephens| OR: 83

28/1

Bit of an all-or-nothing profile and poor efforts both starts this term.

Form: 6354-PP

Gibberwell^v²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-9| J: Max Kendrick| T: J Coulson| OR: 81

15/2

Ex-Irish hurdler who landed a Wexford maiden hurdle back in October 2020. Struggled since, though stopped the slide to some extent when fourth in this headgear at Huntingdon last month.

Form: P6-P794

Born In Borris^p¹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 10-8| J: Harry Kimber⁽³⁾| T: J Tizzard| OR: 80

22/1

Continues to fall in the weights without showing any sign of taking advantage. Back over fences now and has had a wind op.

Form: 880-790

Dysania^p²⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-4| J: S Bowen| T: P & M Bowen| OR: 76

13/2

Maiden hurdler/chaser but offered more in recent starts for this yard, latest when third of 11 in handicap chase at Ffos Las (25.3f, soft) 25 days ago. Player.

Form: P0/0-P33

Bignorm^p¹⁴

Age: 11| Weight: 10-2| J: Benjamin Poste| T: Mrs R Gasson| OR: 71

20/1

Out of form so easy to oppose from out of the handicap.

Form: 23F-474

Luckello^p²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: W T Kennedy| T: Tim Vaughan| OR: 69

28/1

Poor hurdler for Olly Murphy. Did win twice in the pointing field last spring but ran poorly in a Taunton handicap chase on her Rules return before falling heavily at Hereford 3 weeks ago. 5 lb out of the handicap.

Form: 76-11PF

Forecasts

To Be Sure (4/1), Spotty Dog (5/1), Ali Star Bert (11/2), Dysania (13/2), Gibberwell (15/2), Mr Katanga (8/1), Wind Tor (8/1), Bignorm (20/1), Born In Borris (22/1), Tudors Treasure (28/1), Luckello (28/1), Reign Suepreme (33/1), Cuban Pete (33/1), Talktomenow (40/1)

ALI STAR BERT landed a gamble on just his second start over fences 2 weeks ago at Uttoxeter and is taken to defy a 6 lb rise having won off this mark over hurdles. Dysania has made a positive start for this yard and should be thereabouts again, while last year's winner Mr Katanga could bounce back in first-time blinkers.