Atherstone Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:05 | Winning time: 6m 33.50s

Natty Night¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Shane Quinlan⁽³⁾| T: Miss V Williams| OR: 96| C

9/4

Ran well when runner-up at Hereford and went one place better to open his account over fences here (20f) last month, asserting final 100 yds. Easy to excuse latest run so considered.

Form: 4-45215

Martalmix'jac^p,t³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Alex Edwards| T: Mrs M Rowley| OR: 84

7/4

Scored at Stratford (19.5f) in October and arrives on the back of an excellent second to Natty Night in handicap chase here (20f, heavy) 5 weeks ago. Player off an unchanged mark.

Form: 152262

Jack Doyen^b²⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: J M Quinlan| T: B I Case| OR: 81

10/3

Scored over fences at Warwick last spring but hasn't been in the same form since, tried in this headgear when well held at Southwell latest.

Form: 1-P5585

Wide To West^b1¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: S Bowen| T: M Keighley| OR: 69

5/1

Little form under Rules so easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 04-75PP

Non-Runners

Flemen's Tipple¹

Weight: 11-8| Age: 7

T: A Irvine J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Martalmix'jac (7/4), Natty Night (9/4), Flemen's Tipple (3/1), Jack Doyen (10/3), Wide To West (5/1)

FLEMEN'S TIPPLE (declared 15.55 Plumpton Monday) made a positive start over hurdles when fourth at Market Rasen and shades the vote over Natty Night, who didn't have things go right for him from an early stage at Hereford 2 weeks ago. Martalmix'jac was a good second to Natty Night over C&D 5 weeks ago and is another to consider.