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Friday 8 December 2023

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3YO plus | Class 5 | 2m 178y | 10 Runners | Turf

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Jack Hogan⁽³⁾| T: B Haslam| OR: 105| D

Showed a real liking for Cartmel during the summer, winning back-to-back handicaps in May/June. Good second to El Jefe over C&D last time so needs conidering.

Form: 5-11382

Chase A Fortune³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Tom Midgley⁽³⁾| T: C Grant| OR: 105

Made the most of a good opportunity to get off the mark in 9-runner maiden at Catterick (15.7f)) in February but hasn't build on that subsequently and others appeal more.

Form: 2126-58

Beat Box^p¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Edward Austin⁽⁵⁾| T: J Ewart| OR: 102

Got back on track when second of 5 in handicap hurdle (11/2) at Hexham (16.2f, heavy) 16 days ago. Can give another good account eased 1 lb.

Form: 21274-2

Attention All²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Nathan Moscrop| T: R Menzies| OR: 102

Debut hurdles winner at Newcastle but has failed to reproduce it, off 10 months before fifth of 8 to El Jefe in handicap hurdle at this C&D 2 days ago. Needs to take a step forward.

Form: P/312P-5

Bamboo Bay³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Charlotte Jones⁽³⁾| T: P A Kirby| OR: 98

Ran to a fair level on his hurdles debut back in 2021 but made no impression on his second start and seemingly lost way on Flat this summer.

Form: 43/0-

Liberty Flame¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Sam Coltherd| T: W Coltherd| OR: 97

A fair maiden with Peter Flood but pulled up in handicap hurdles at Carlisle and Newcastle for his new yard. Has work to do.

Form: 5-763PP

El Jefe^h,t¹⁰^{(ex 7)}

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Conor Rabbitt⁽⁵⁾| T: A B Hamilton| OR: 89| CD

Gained his third C&D win in 10-runner handicap hurdle (heavy) 10 days ago by 5 lengths from Coup De Gold. Also took this in 2021 so he's a player under a 7 lb penalty.

Form: 3-02311

A Cheap Thrill^p,t³³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: Emma Smith-Chaston⁽³⁾| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 84

Fair hurdler/chaser for Emmet Mullins who hasn't fired as yet for current stable and was pulled up at Carlisle last time. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 4F4UPP

Coup De Gold^p¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Sean Quinlan| T: D Thompson| OR: 79

Arrives on a long losing run but he posted a good second of 10 over C&D 10 days ago. Cheekpieces go back on and in the mix.

Form: 33-7642

Robin Goodfellow¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Ross Chapman| T: Miss Tracy Waggott| OR: 77

Poor maiden on Flat who ran his best race back hurdling after 4 months off when third of 10 to El Jefe in handicap over C&D (heavy) 10 days ago. Shortlisted despite being 2 lb out of the handicap.

Form: 34P47-3

Forecasts

El Jefe (9/4), Beat Box (4/1), Calevade (9/2), Coup De Gold (6/1), Robin Goodfellow (10/1), Chase A Fortune (12/1), Attention All (12/1), Bamboo Bay (16/1), A Cheap Thrill (25/1), Liberty Flame (33/1)

EL JEFE captured this prize in 2021 and looks the way to go once more on the back of his recent stylish C&D success, his third in total. Calevade chased home Andrew Hamilton's 6-y-o last time and again looks set for second spot ahead of the rejuvenated pair Beat Box and Coup de Gold.