14:30 Hereford

Monday 29 January 2024

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Best Odds Guaranteed At PlanetSportBet Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:31 | Winning time: 4m 5.43s

Guy^p³⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 12-1| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR: 121| D

4/1

Winning return to fences at Fontwell in October. Ran creditably on his next 3 starts and likely found the ground too soft when a well-held third at Newbury over Christmas. Has dropped to below the mark he defied at Fontwell. Might prove the answer.

Form: 115543

Wasthatok^t1¹⁶³

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: R Patrick| T: Kerry Lee| OR: 120| BF

9/2

Maiden hurdle winner for Gavin Cromwell last spring. Has left that stable since finishing a creditable second in Market Rasen novice hurdle in August. Switches to fences and handicap company for the first time now setting out for a new yard. Also tongue tied first time.

Form: 8/451-52

Stormin Crossgales^h,t⁶³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: J J Burke| T: T R George| OR: 117| D

9/1

Hurdle/chase winner who often doesn't help himself by racing too keenly. Faded into 12 lengths third back over fences at Ludlow last time and suspicion he might find the odd one too strong again.

Form: P3-4P33

Wewillgowithplanb⁴⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Harry Bannister| T: R Bandey| OR: 116| D

3/1

Ex-Irish hurdle winner who did the job well on his chase debut at Fontwell last March. Off 9 months, raced freely and faded into fifth of 8 at Newbury (2m, soft) last month. That should have knocked some of the freshness out of him and he remains unexposed as a chaser.

Form: 1/2812-5

Jupiter Du Gite^h⁵¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: N F Houlihan| T: G & J Moore| OR: 119| D

5/2

Caused a major upset when making all on British/hurdles debut at Newbury 13 months ago but not built on that subsequently, probably doing too much too soon when well beaten sixth over hurdles at Sandown last month. Goes chasing now with yard in good form.

Form: 16P3-P6

Rocky Lake^p1⁶⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: Miss E C Lavelle| OR: 110

14/1

Winning hurdler who has yet to progress from a promising debut in this sphere, pulling up at Market Rasen when last seen in November. Needs first-time cheekpieces to give him a lift.

Form: 4566-4P

Ardmayle^t³⁸

Age: 12| Weight: 10-12| J: Ben Jones| T: A Stronge| OR: 104| CD

16/1

Scored over fences at Southwell and C&D last spring. Presumably needed the outing when well held in Ascot handicap hurdle on reappearance and better expected now back chasing.

Form: 2/4161-0

Whyzzat³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Tabitha Worsley⁽³⁾| T: S-J Davies| OR: 90

100/1

Fair hurdle winner in Ireland in 2021. Very lightly raced since, failing to build on a comeback run over C&D when a distant last of 4 in Doncaster handicap hurdle just after Christmas. 4 lb out of handicap and easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 776/5-74

Forecasts

Jupiter Du Gite (5/2), Wewillgowithplanb (3/1), Guy (4/1), Wasthatok (9/2), Stormin Crossgales (9/1), Rocky Lake (14/1), Ardmayle (16/1), Whyzzat (100/1)

GUY probably found the ground too soft for him when a below-form third at Newbury last time and might be worth siding with having dipped to 1 lb below the mark he defied at Fontwell in the autumn. Wewillgowithplanb should be sharper with his Newbury run behind him and is second choice. Ardmayle was a C&D winner last spring and should step up on his reappearance now returned to fences.