15:55 Sedgefield

Friday 14 April 2023

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JTC Pizzalicious Novices' Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:55 | Winning time: 4m 36.5s

Beat The Edge^b,t¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: T D Easterby| OR: 95

6/1

Belatedly off the mark when taking 5-runner handicap chase (5/2) at Wetherby (15.2f, soft) 14 days ago, just holding on. 4 lb rise fair and must enter calculations.

Form: 323371

Guillaume²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: Fergus Gillard⁽³⁾| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 94

11/2

Winning pointer who caught the eye when fourth of 13 in novice hurdle at Hexham (16.2f, heavy, 100/1) 29 days ago, not knocked about. Switches to fences for handicap debut and is an interesting contender.

Form: P1PF94

Fearless Action³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-13| J: Sean Quinlan| T: C Grant| OR: 94WS

9/2

Solid efforts both starts over fences, latest when third of 8 over C&D (heavy) 31 days ago. Still looking for first success under rules, though, and others more persuasive. Had wind operation.

Form: 26-4723

Getaway Jewel¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-11| J: C O'Farrell| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 92| CD

18/1

Landed a Market Rasen double (both 17.2f) in July but not scored since and arrives on back of below-par effort at Wetherby.

Form: 147435

Chemical Warfare^t⁷³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Ross Chapman| T: T Collier| OR: 80

7/2

Promising sort who left his chase debut form well behind when second of 11 in handicap at Newcastle (16.3f, good to soft) 73 days ago. 4 lb higher now but may have more to offer in this sphere yet.

Form: 6-432P2

Zara's Universe¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: J Kington| T: A Crook| OR: 78| D

11/2

Built on promise of her previous start when taking 5-runner handicap chase at Market Rasen (17.2f, soft) 16 days ago, going clear. 5 lb higher now but may be capable of better over the larger obstacles.

Form: U48331

Robins Field^t¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-11| J: Benjamin Poste| T: H Dickin| OR: 78

22/1

Shaped better than previously when 4½ lengths fourth of 5 to Beat The Edge in handicap chase at Wetherby (15.2f, soft, 28/1) 14 days ago. Claims if building on that here.

Form: PFU-PP4

Johnny Mac^t²³

Age: 8| Weight: 10-3| J: R T Dunne| T: T R Gretton| OR: 70

9/2

Well held in 4 races over hurdles but has shown more in a couple of starts in this sphere, latest when third of 7 in handicap (5/1) at Ffos Las (16f, heavy) 23 days ago. Not discounted.

Form: P57/9-53

Forecasts

Chemical Warfare (7/2), Fearless Action (9/2), Johnny Mac (9/2), Zara's Universe (11/2), Guillaume (11/2), Beat The Edge (6/1), Getaway Jewel (18/1), Robins Field (22/1)

It could be worth chancing chase debutant GUILLAUME, who caught the eye on his latest start over hurdles and has the physique for this discipline. Chemical Warfare and Zara's Universe rate the principal dangers.