12:30 Southwell

Wednesday 17 January 2024

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At The Races App Market Movers Handicap Chase

Off time: 12:50 | Winning time: 6m 50.0s

Ernest Gray⁷⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King| OR: 112| D

2/1

Useful bumper winner but just fair form over hurdles last season and didn't look a natural sent chasing on return.

Form: 541P3-7

Friends Don't Ask^p⁶⁶⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-6| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: C Ellam| OR: 107

80/1

Was building up a good record over fences but well held last 3 starts and off since (22 months). Has left Martin Smith.

Form: 141PP4/

Barricane^p²⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-4| J: Fergus Gregory| T: O Murphy| OR: 105

4/1

Back to best when taking advantage of career-low mark at Uttoxeter last month. Not taken lightly on belated chase debut.

Form: 11/0051

Eclair De Guye^p⁵⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 11-2| J: Bryony Frost| T: L Wadham| OR: 103| CD

4/1

Winless for 3 years and has been beaten a long way in both starts this term. Tumbling down the weights at least.

Form: P526-33

Tom Creen^t²²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-1| J: Jonathan England| T: S England| OR: 102| BF| D

5/2

Better than ever when making a winning return at Sedgefield (21f) and took another step forward when following up over same C&D. Decent placed efforts both starts since and should be in the mix again.

Form: 32-1123

Daranova^p⁷¹

Age: 10| Weight: 10-3| J: R T Dunne| T: G Hanmer| OR: 90| D

8/1

Gained 2 3m chase wins in May 2022 but largely struggled since and makes limited appeal.

Form: 5-PP63P

Non-Runners

James Jet³⁶

Weight: 12-1| Age: 7

T: W Greatrex J: James Bowen

Rock Of Star³⁹

Weight: 11-6| Age: 7

T: Alexandra Dunn J: Ben Jones

Breizh Alko²⁹¹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 13

T: M Keighley J: Adam Wedge

Forecasts

James Jet (7/4), Ernest Gray (2/1), Tom Creen (5/2), Eclair De Guye (4/1), Barricane (4/1), Daranova (8/1), Rock Of Star (8/1), Breizh Alko (10/1), Friends Don't Ask (80/1)

The progressive JAMES JET is fancied to complete the hat-trick with the step up in trip sure to suit. The reliable Tom Creen should be on the premises again, with the back-to-form Barricane also respected now going chasing.