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Sunday 5 March 2023

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DragonBet Backing Welsh Sport Novices' Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:21 | Winning time: 5m 19.25s

Lazy Sunday^t¹³

Age: 9| Weight: 12-2| J: M G Nolan| T: R Mitford-Slade| OR: 102

18/5

Career best when winning 7-runner handicap chase (9/4) at Lingfield (20f, good) 13 days ago, driven out. Open to further improvement and could take the beating in her hat-trick bid.

Form: 4-3F711

Holerday Ridge^h,t⁵⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-13| J: Sean Houlihan| T: Claire Hitch| OR: 99

22/1

Dual winner last season who was a good third in handicap at Uttoxeter in June. Not in the same form since, however. Hard to fancy on chase debut.

Form: 1-433UP

Universal Brook¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-13| J: Ben Jones| T: P & M Bowen| OR: 99

14/1

Shaped well, on debut for Peter Bowen, when second of 9 in handicap over C&D on chasing bow. Failed to back it up but return to this track could be beneficial.

Form: 484P-25

Emorelle²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams| OR: 96

11/1

Modest maiden hurdler who caught the eye in 3m course handicap on penultimate start but found a drop back to this sort of trip inadequate tried chasing at Market Rasen subsequently.

Form: 352945

Higgs^p³³

Age: 10| Weight: 11-8| J: W T Kennedy| T: S-J Davies| OR: 94

9/1

Dual hurdles winner back in 2018 who proved expensive to follow for Dr Richard Newland. Sold for just £2,500 and yet to make much impact for this yard.

Form: 2/52-644

Kingcormac⁴⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: D A Jacob| T: J Tickle| OR: 93| D

10/3

Gained reward for a string of solid efforts when landing a 10-runner handicap at Hereford 48 days ago. Likely to be on the premises again.

Form: 758/321

Magnificent Ben⁴⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-9| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 81| BF

4/1

Has run at least respectably the last twice but could do with upping his game if he's to make a serious impact.

Form: 4/P09-25

Rolling Clouds³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-7| J: S Bowen| T: M Keighley| OR: 79

4/1

Made frame all 5 starts in points but well held in maiden/novice hurdles and fared no better (despite strength in the betting) on chase debut at Catterick. Up in trip now.

Form: 42-0904

Whiskey Times⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 10-2| J: Benjamin Poste| T: K Davis| OR: 70

50/1

Has shown little to date, including on chase debut in a handicap at Warwick (back from a long absence) 9 days ago. Hard to fancy.

Form: 0/9P5

Non-Runners

Boys Of Wexford⁶⁹

Weight: 11-3| Age: 6

T: Henry Oliver J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Kingcormac (10/3), Lazy Sunday (18/5), Rolling Clouds (4/1), Magnificent Ben (4/1), Boys Of Wexford (5/1), Higgs (9/1), Emorelle (11/1), Universal Brook (14/1), Holerday Ridge (22/1), Whiskey Times (50/1)

LAZY SUNDAY appears to be thriving and she's taken to land the hat-trick at the likely expense of Kingcormac, who also arrives in top form. Boys of Wexford has taken well to chasing and looks the pick of the remainder.