16:45 Hereford

Wednesday 27 March 2024

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Daily Racing Special's At PlanetSportBet Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:50 | Winning time: 5m 34.66s

Grizzly James²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: Miss V Williams| OR: 96| CD

11/4

Won over C&D at end of last season and made the frame in 3 of his 4 starts this term, latest when second of 4 in handicap chase at Huntingdon (23.6f, heavy) 24 days ago. Shortlist material.

Form: 1F-P342

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Cokytho^p1,t³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Kielan Woods| T: A M Hales| OR: 94| BF

17/2

Remains a maiden but was a fair performer in France and hasn't been disgraced in a trio of outings for current yard, latest when fourth of 6 in handicap chase at Market Rasen (19.2f, soft, 13/8) 36 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Not out of things.

Form: P5P-424

Amalfi Skyline^h⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Harry Bannister| T: P G Murphy| OR: 85| CD

6/1

Lightly raced and left previous form behind when scoring from out of the weights over C&D in January. Not in same form here latest but must enter calculations.

Form: U5-P615

Family Pot^b1,t¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-0| J: S Bowen| T: Sheila Lewis| OR: 82| CD

11/2

Dual scorer here last season but has been more miss than hit since and arrives on back of poor effort at Huntingdon 14 days ago. Blinkers tried for first time.

Form: 37003P

Cobra Commander¹⁰²

Age: 10| Weight: 10-12| J: Jack Tudor| T: T Symonds| OR: 80

12/1

Showed improved form when winning brace of handicap chases in April 2022 but has drawn a blank since, just respectable fourth in C&D handicap when last seen in December.

Form: 6V3534

Jack Doyen^b¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-11| J: J M Quinlan| T: B I Case| OR: 79

5/1

Sole success to date came over fences at Warwick last spring but was in the process of running creditably when falling 3 out at Southwell last month. Claims if building on that.

Form: 55853F

School For Scandal^p⁴²

Age: 9| Weight: 10-10| J: Ben Jones| T: J Tickle| OR: 78WS

7/2

Not the most reliable but bounced back to form, in first-time cheekpieces, when second of 10 in handicap chase over C&D (soft) 42 days ago. Just 1 lb higher now and will be dangerous if in same form. Had wind operation.

Form: 1-29P72

Higgs^b¹⁹

Age: 11| Weight: 10-5| J: Conor Ring| T: S-J Davies| OR: 73

50/1

Not successful since 2018 and is hard to recommend on back of recent efforts.

Form: P63U6P

Non-Runners

Walk In The Wild²⁴

Weight: 11-6| Age: 8

T: G & J Moore J: N F Houlihan

Forecasts

Grizzly James (11/4), School For Scandal (7/2), Jack Doyen (5/1), Family Pot (11/2), Amalfi Skyline (6/1), Walk In The Wild (13/2), Cokytho (17/2), Cobra Commander (12/1), Higgs (50/1)

With his yard firing in the winners, GRIZZLY JAMES looks the most solid option in a race in which few make much appeal. Walk In The Wild and School For Scandal can also make their presence felt.