15:00 Hereford

Tuesday 17 October 2023

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Go Racing With Vickers.Bet Racing Club Novices' Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:00 | Winning time: 6m 12.7s

Frankie Faulkner²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Isabel Williams⁽³⁾| T: Evan Williams| OR: 99

9/2

Dual winner in points who confirmed the promise of his hurdles debut when landing 11-runner maiden at Newton Abbot in July. Some improvement switched to fences/handicaps since, unlucky not to win a poor race at Newton Abbot last month (slipped saddle).

Form: 1-31332

Can't Beat History^t¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Lee Edwards| T: Henry Oliver| OR: 88

9/2

Made second chase start a winning one at Market Rasen (21.4f), dominating. Badly hampered and unseated fourth at Uttoxeter next time and not seen to best effect back at former track since.

Form: 5-451U4

Talkingthetalk^p,t³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-8| J: Sean Houlihan| T: Sheila Lewis| OR: 79

16/1

Resumed winning ways in 4-runner handicap chase at Uttoxeter but she has an all or nothing profile so not sure to be in same form now.

Form: P13PP1

Dynali^p,t¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-7| J: Tabitha Worsley⁽³⁾| T: S-J Davies| OR: 78

40/1

Modest maiden who has shaped with no encouragement for current stable.

Form: 545405

Deadly Missile¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-5| J: Benjamin Poste| T: Mrs R Gasson| OR: 76

7/2

Point winner who has bettered his bumper/hurdles form tackling fences, runner-up at Market Rasen latest. Improvement needed to go one better but return to further will suit.

Form: 9-524F2

Meechlands Magic^p⁵^{(ex 7)}

Age: 7| Weight: 10-5| J: Harry Reed| T: Mrs D A Hamer| OR: 69

7/4

Showed himself a much better chaser than hurdler second time up over fences when off the mark at Worcester from 10 lb out of the handicap on Thursday. Races off 3 lb lower here despite his penalty so obvious claims.

Form: 544-491

Newtonian^b,t⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: R Patrick| T: M Sheppard| OR: 73

12/1

Has been showing little recently and is likely to struggle again.

Form: 57-6665

Non-Runners

Regarde⁷

Weight: 12-2| Age: 6

T: Jamie Snowden J: Non Runner

Dukehill⁵²

Weight: 11-9| Age: 8

T: R L Llewellyn J: Toby Wynne

Sadie Hill¹²²

Weight: 11-6| Age: 6

T: A Ralph J: Jay Tidball

Forecasts

Regarde (6/4), Meechlands Magic (7/4), Deadly Missile (7/2), Can't Beat History (9/2), Frankie Faulkner (9/2), Sadie Hill (10/1), Newtonian (12/1), Dukehill (14/1), Talkingthetalk (16/1), Dynali (40/1)

This looks likely to go to penalised-winner MEECHLANDS MAGIC, who scored from 10 lb out of the handicap at Worcester and is racing off 3 lb lower here despite his penalty, gets the nod. Frankie Faulkner and Can't Beat History can take minor honours.