16:15 Warwick
Monday 25 September 2023
All13:5514:3015:0515:4016:1516:50
Weatherbys nhstallions.co.uk Handicap Chase
- 4YO plus  |  Class 5  |  2m 54y  |  Good (Good to Firm in places)  |  10 Runners  |  Turf  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 16:15Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 3m 58.5s
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Performed to a fair level in bumpers in 2021/22 and made the frame on 4 of his 6 starts over hurdles last season. Starts out over fences here off what looks a reasonable mark but will almost certainly need to improve for the switch to this sphere if he's to take this.
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Winless since April 2021 but has refound some form of late, hitting the crossbar in handicap chases at Newton Abbot and then at Stratford (17f, soft) where he was collared late on by the re-opposing Famoso. One to consider.
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Enjoyed a productive spell towards the end of 2022/23 campaign, making it 3 wins from 4 starts when successful at Fakenham in February. However, subsequent efforts have left much to be desired and now finds himself with a fair bit to prove. Engaged 4.20 Plumpton Sunday.
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Point winner who returned to form in first-time cheekpieces when second of 12 in handicap chase at Worcester (16.5f, good) last month. Added to patchy record when pulled up in the Stratford race won by Famoso next time but definite chance here if on a going day.
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Finally opened his account (at the 17th time of asking under Rules) when mastering Tikkinthebox close home at Stratford (17f, soft) last month. Deserves credit for rallying in the way he did, having looked held turning for home, but he's not an obvious type to follow up.
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Winner on the Flat but record stands at 0-31 over jumps. Conversely, this Irish raider is feasibly treated judged on bits and pieces of form, and he's dangerous to discount in a race devoid of a standout candidate. Cheekpieces refitted.
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Still seeking first taste of success and latest effort at Worcester wasn't one of his better ones. However, the 2½m trip appeared to stretch him on that occasion and he did finish second in back-to-back 2m handicap chases at Uttoxeter in June/July.
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Long-standing maiden who posted his best effort for a while when second back chasing here at the end of May but hasn't been able to reproduce it in his 2 outings since.
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Sole success to date was registered in a Market Rasen handicap chase back in July 2021 and he's opposable on the back of a poor effort there last month,
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Dual hurdles winner in 2021 but little to shout about since, both in this sphere and over fences. Has undergone a third wind op since latest start and he's 8 lb 'wrong' at the weights here.
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Forecasts
Stroll On By (5/2), Lonimoss Bareliere (6/1), Jet Of Dreams (7/1), Famoso (7/1), Tikkinthebox (15/2), Monoxide (8/1), Ben Buie (9/1), Uncle O (14/1), Cheer's Delboy (16/1), Mawlood (40/1)
There is a degree of guesswork involved here, with question marks pretty much all round. MONOXIDE's 0-31 record over jumps hardly sets the pulse racing but he wasn't disgraced off a higher hurdles mark at Perth last time and could be worth chancing. Though Jet of Dreams misfired in the Stratford race in which Famoso and Tikkinthebox occupied the first two places, he would be a big player if reproducing the form of his penultimate start. Lonimoss Bareliere also has a fighting chance.
- Monoxide8/1
Prize Money
1st: £4,225.002nd: £1,944.003rd: £972.004th: £486.005th: £242.00
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