15:08 Uttoxeter

Saturday 27 January 2024

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Uttoxeter Racecourse Caravan And Motorhome Site Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:08 | Winning time: 5m 31.81s

One Fine Man¹⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 12-1| J: R T Dunne| T: D Carroll| OR: 121

14/1

Landed back-to-back 2m handicaps at Carlisle/Ayr in February for James Moffatt. Not seen to best effect under patient ride on return and unseated before race developed at Doncaster last time, but remains to be seen whether he's as good for yard with few jumps runners.

Form: 2113-7U

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Fulgurix²⁸⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: Lee Edwards| T: Dr R Newland| OR: 113

17/2

Signed off last season with a game success at at Sedgefield (21.1f, heavy). Up only 2 lb and merits respect if fully tuned up on return from 9-month absence.

Form: 2/13431-

Greenrock Abbey^p³¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: R Patrick| T: Kerry Lee| OR: 112

9/2

Yet to finish outside of the placings over fences, albeit never really landing a blow when third of 7 in handicap chase at Chepstow (16f, heavy) 31 days ago, Should give another good account if seeing out the longer trip.

Form: 1233-23

Kalkas¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: C Gethings| T: Billy Aprahamian| OR: 112

66/1

Fairly useful chaser at best for Henry de Bromhead but showed very little making debut for current yard after 20 months off at Leicester earlier in the month and he's got plenty to prove now.

Form: 8724/9-6

Good Friday Fairy²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Nick Scholfield| T: Ben Clarke| OR: 110

2/1

Steadily progressive over hurdles last season and got off the mark over fences at the second attempt when the sole finisher at Fontwell (19.5f, heavy) last month. Better form when shaping best in defeat at Exeter on New Year's Day and this accurate jumper looks capable of even better.

Form: 21-2312

Fiston De Becon³⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-4| J: Lewis Stones⁽³⁾| T: O Murphy| OR: 110

11/4

Struck at second time of asking for this stable in 2m Wetherby maiden hurdle in January before doubling up at Market Rasen. Given a considerate introduction to chasing when fourth at Newbury last time and he's entitled to do better.

Form: 0/P114-4

Thor De Cerisy^p,t³⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 11-3| J: R P McLernon| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 109

9/1

Last of 5 finishers but shaped better than previously for current yard in a tightly-bunched finished over C&D (heavy) 36 days ago. Whether he can build on that remains to be seen.

Form: 524-745

Danilo D'Airy⁵⁹

Age: 11| Weight: 11-1| J: Jordan Nailor| T: R Bevis| OR: 107

11/1

Won first 3 starts in handicap chases but went the wrong way subsequently and though he stopped the slide to some extent when fifth of 7 in handicap chase at Wetherby (24.2f, heavy) 59 days ago, others still make far greater appeal.

Form: 1PP/PP-5

Forecasts

Good Friday Fairy (2/1), Fiston De Becon (11/4), Greenrock Abbey (9/2), Fulgurix (17/2), Thor De Cerisy (9/1), Danilo D'Airy (11/1), One Fine Man (14/1), Kalkas (66/1)

GOOD FRIDAY FAIRY has proved himself a natural over fences since making the switch to larger obstacles and can resume winning ways after an arguably unlucky reversal at Exexter last time. Fiston de Becon wasn't given a hard time on chase debut but looks the sort who should take to fences and is capable of improvement, whilst Fulgurix is also respected on his comeback run.