14:30 Worcester

Thursday 12 October 2023

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Get Pulling With PJ Nicholls SsangYong Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:30 | Winning time: 6m 10.03s

Bolintlea²⁵⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Charlie Hammond| T: Dr R D P Newland| OR: 105

8/1

Took well to fences and easily landed 7-runner handicap chase at Fakenham in January. Possibly amiss at Ffos Las on next outing but could bounce back after 8 months off.

Form: 2/33217-

Prince De Juilley¹⁵⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: J J Burke| T: A Ralph| OR: 102

9/2

Irish point winner who fared a bit better than previously when third in a handicap hurdle at Ludlow 5 months ago. Could up his game now attentions are turned to chasing.

Form: 1/5P34-3

Faitque De L'Isle²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: M Scudamore| OR: 91

13/2

Well handicapped on old form and stopped the slide to some extent when third of 4 in handicap at Newton Abbot 20 days ago. Claims if he can build on that.

Form: 366BP-3

Freethinker^t¹⁵⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Lily Pinchin⁽³⁾| T: C E Longsdon| OR: 90

11/1

Won a couple of times in spring 2022 but only seen out twice since and pulled up on each occasion.

Form: 5211/P-P

Thistlebuffs^t¹⁴⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: David Noonan| T: D Pipe| OR: 90

4/1

Some potential over hurdles but disappointing chasing debut at Perth on final outing for Lucinda Russell. Worth a market check on first start for new stable.

Form: 449-5

Methusalar³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: S Bowen| T: P & M Bowen| OR: 90

10/3

Hurdles winner for Alan King (at 19.5f) in spring 2022. Proved disappointing both starts upon returning to action earlier this term and shaped as if needing the run on chasing/stable debut at this course last month. Goes up in trip.

Form: 3/31-0P4

Kapitaliste^t,v²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-8| J: Philip Armson⁽³⁾| T: Alexandra Dunn| OR: 85

11/2

Modest handicap hurdler who wasn't disgraced when third at Newton Abbot last time. Unexposed as a chaser and can't be ruled out.

Form: 23P243

Newtonian^p,t⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: R Patrick| T: M Sheppard| OR: 75

28/1

Has been showing little recently and is likely to struggle again from out of the weights.

Form: P57-666

Meechlands Magic^p²³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Harry Reed| T: Mrs D A Hamer| OR: 69

11/1

Poor maiden hurdler who never figured at Uttoxeter last time and is quite a long way out of the weights. Easily opposed.

Form: F544-49

Rule 4

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Non-Runners

Galop Du Bosc¹⁶⁷

Weight: 11-4| Age: 7

T: Tim Vaughan J: Alan Johns

Debden Bank⁷⁹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 9

T: M Keighley J: James Best

Milanese Rose³⁹

Weight: 10-2| Age: 7

T: N P Mulholland J: H Cobden

Forecasts

Methusalar (10/3), Thistlebuffs (4/1), Prince De Juilley (9/2), Kapitaliste (11/2), Faitque De L'Isle (13/2), Bolintlea (8/1), Galop Du Bosc (8/1), Milanese Rose (8/1), Meechlands Magic (11/1), Freethinker (11/1), Debden Bank (14/1), Newtonian (28/1)

PRINCE DE JUILLEY only achieved modest form over hurdles but, as an ex-pointer, he's the type to do better in this sphere, so he gets the nod over Bolintlea, who could get back on the up after 8 months off. Kapitaliste is also considered.