12:35 Huntingdon

Monday 1 April 2024

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Happy Easter From Rhino.Bet Mares' Handicap Chase

Off time: 12:35 | Winning time: 6m 25.10s

River Tyne²⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: James Davies| T: N J Gifford| OR: 92| D

11/4

Winner of sole start between the flags and though yet to strike under Rules (0-17 overall), to her credit she has made the frame on 11 times. Returned to form when second to Born At Midnight (winner again since) at Plumpton (25.7f, soft) 4 weeks ago and this looks a good opening.

Form: 222-PP2

Annie Day^v²⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-6| J: J J Burke| T: B I Case| OR: 84| D

7/1

Goes well fresh, as she demonstrated when making a winning reappearance over hurdles at Warwick in November. Failed to back that up in 4 subsequent starts and now makes a belated return to fences (placed a couple of times for previous yard).

Form: P-17946

Moon Eagle^p,t³²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Lee Edwards| T: T R Gretton| OR: 80

11/2

Patchy form for Gavin Cromwell in Ireland and she hasn't pulled up any trees so far for this yard, though ran as well as could have been expected from well out of the handicap at Ludlow last time.

Form: 23-PP44

The Gambler^h1⁸¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Harry Reed| T: M Young| OR: 80| D

14/1

Easy winner on last of her 3 starts in Irish points in April. Also made a successful start under Rules in a Market Rasen bumper in June. Well held all 3 outings over hurdles since but no surprise if she fared better now switched to fences on handicap bow. Hood applied.

Form: 31-18P0

Catlin^b1⁵⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-9| J: Charlie Hammond| T: N Kent| OR: 73

8/1

Now dipped below last winning mark but well held both starts this term and tends to save her best efforts for Newcastle. Change of headgear.

Form: 43P4-6P

Stop This Train⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-8| J: S Bowen| T: Mrs S J Humphrey| OR: 72

3/1

Placed once from 4 starts in Irish points but has little form under Rules.

Form: P-P7474

Set In The West¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-6| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: R Rowe| OR: 70| D

11/2

Only poor form at best over hurdles in 2021/22 and well held all 3 starts this season after nearly 2 years off. Switches to chasing now (Irish point winner).

Form: 853/P3P

Non-Runners

Arctic Footprint⁴³

Weight: 11-3| Age: 10

T: Kerry Lee J: Non Runner

Forecasts

River Tyne (11/4), Stop This Train (3/1), Moon Eagle (11/2), Set In The West (11/2), Arctic Footprint (6/1), Annie Day (7/1), Catlin (8/1), The Gambler (14/1)

RIVER TYNE returned to form when runner-up to a subsequent winner in a better race than this at Plumpton 4 weeks ago and this looks a good opportunity for her to finally get off the mark. Point/bumper winner The Gambler didn't show much over hurdles but may do better now handicapping over fences, so may emerge as the biggest threat.