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Thursday 8 February 2024

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Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap Chase

Age: 7| Weight: 12-2| J: Henry Brooke| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 112

Off the mark in this sphere in 8-runner handicap chase (6/4) at Bangor (20.3f, heavy) in December and, while he wasn't in the same form at Sedgefield next time, he looks the type to benefit from cheekpieces.

Form: 14-5513

Motion In Limine^b,t⁵³

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: Cillin Leonard⁽⁵⁾| T: Dr R Newland & J Insole| OR: 110| D

Fair hurdler whose form has been in and out over fences, pulled up at Carlisle 53 days ago. Could bounce back after a break.

Form: 432P2P

Stringtoyourbow⁸⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Jack Tudor| T: Christian Williams| OR: 108| D

Lightly-raced hurdler who shaped better than the bare result on more than one occasion. Initial outing over fences at Kempton 87 days ago was rather inauspicious.

Form: 6921/0P

Tom Cody^p,t²⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: Ross Chapman| T: R Menzies| OR: 107| D

Off the at Newcastle in December. Improved when following up in 6-runner handicap chase at Wetherby (19.4f, heavy) later in the month and wasn't disgraced in a stronger contest at the latter course 26 days ago. Big claims back down in grade.

Form: P-42114

Everyday Champagne^p,t1⁴⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: Bruce Lynn⁽³⁾| T: N W Alexander| OR: 107| CD

First run since leaving Nicky Richards when bagging 12-runner handicap chase at Ayr (20.5f, good) in November. Undone by mistakes in a better race at Newcastle next time but this is more realistic and a tongue tie is on.

Form: 622-214

Betterforeveryone^v²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King| OR: 105

Fair hurdler who produced his best effort to date over fences when second in a first-time visor at this course a month ago. Not guaranteed to back that up, though.

Form: 5F6-3F2

Art Decco^p1³⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Harry Kimber⁽³⁾| T: R Walford| OR: 103

Good third on return at Chepstow (23.6f, heavy) and, while he failed to back that up at Exeter subsequently, cheekpieces are applied now and his mark is quite appealing.

Form: 2313-37

Get With It^t,v³⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 10-9| J: Craig Nichol| T: R Dobbin| OR: 91| D

Dual chase scorer around 3m in the first half of last season. Has come down in the weights but hasn't been showing enough to suggest he's likely to take advantage.

Form: 0-66555

Lough Salt^p²⁹

Age: 13| Weight: 10-2| J: Peter Kavanagh⁽³⁾| T: P Winks| OR: 72| CD

Successful twice in 3m handicap chases here in early-2022. Form patchy since and well out of the weights for this return to fences (rare hurdling outing last time).

Form: 626620

Non-Runners

Pearly Island¹⁷

Weight: 11-10| Age: 8

T: L Wadham J: Thomas Bellamy

Airtothethrone⁵⁹

Weight: 11-9| Age: 8

T: Tim Vaughan J: Conor Ring

Head On¹¹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 8

T: Ian Williams J: C J Todd

Sigurd¹⁵

Weight: 10-2| Age: 12

T: Miss J E Foster J: B S Hughes

Forecasts

Horacio Apple's (5/1), Betterforeveryone (11/2), Tom Cody (6/1), Everyday Champagne (7/1), Motion In Limine (8/1), Pearly Island (8/1), Airtothethrone (10/1), Art Decco (10/1), Stringtoyourbow (12/1), Head On (14/1), Lough Salt (20/1), Get With It (20/1), Sigurd (25/1)

TOM CODY ran out an impressive winner twice prior to a creditable effort in quite a competitive event at Wetherby last time so, back in calmer waters, he's fancied to get the better of Horacio Apples, who should benefit from first-time headgear. Everyday Champagne is another one to consider.