16:15 Fontwell

Wednesday 23 October 2024

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Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:15 | Winning time: 7m 4.05s

Langley Hundred^t,p³³

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: M G Nolan| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 101

14/1

Not the easiest to win with and made only limited late headway even allowing for a troubled passage at Newton Abbot (25.8f, good) last month. Others look stronger.

Form: 45-2275

Blame The Game¹⁹²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-13| J: Rex Dingle| T: C Gordon| OR: 100| CD

28/1

Three-time winner in 2022/23 (including over C&D) but failed to play a significant role last season. Dropped another 2 lb ahead of his return but has enough to prove at present.

Form: 497P6P-

Samourai One^p¹⁸¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: H Cobden| T: L Wadham| OR: 95

8/1

Left his hurdling exploits behind when scoring easily on his Market Rasen chase debut in February. That was decent form (had 3 next-time winners in behind) but pulled up on both subsequent starts that season. Cobden booked and can hit the ground running on reappearance.

Form: 5541PP-

Caeruleum^t¹⁸⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Harry Kimber| T: R Walford| OR: 89

13/2

Bounced back to form shown on chase debut after a handful of lesser efforts when runner-up at Bangor (24.1f, soft) 6 months ago, edged out close home. 3 lb higher for that near miss but should be bang there again if ready to roll.

Form: 624522-

Instant Gambler¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-12| J: Adam Wedge| T: Alexandra Dunn| OR: 85| CD

6/4

Has proved a revelation since switched over the larger obstacles and completed his hat-trick in the style of one who'll go on to even better things at Hexham (24.2f, good) 19 days ago, taking over early in straight and asserting from last. Big shout up another 7 lb back at this track.

Form: 0P9/111

Eurkash^p¹⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 10-6| J: S Bowen| T: James Owen| OR: 79

85/40

On a losing run but he posted a very good second of 10 for his new yard over C&D on penultimate start, going with enthusiasm. Shaped quite well again back over hurdles at Stratford (22f, good to soft) just over a fortnight ago and fancied to be in the shake-up returned to fences.

Form: 4P6-024

No Drama¹¹¹⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 10-3| J: Harry Bannister| T: R Bandey| OR: 76

16/1

Made frame in Irish points and hinted at encouragement in novice hurdles. Left opening effort in handicaps well behind when second of 9 at Plumpton in May 2021 but failed to build on that later in the year and not seen since. Has switched yards ahead of his chase debut.

Form: 400P2P/

Fox Wallace^h⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Ben Godfrey| T: Ella Pickard| OR: 64

150/1

Tailed off in a bumper and 3 hurdles last season. Showed nothing hiked up in trip on return/handicap debut (hooded and had a wind op) in July and similar comments applied switched to fences at Hereford recently. Can only be watched from well out of the weights.

Form: 8009-PP

Non-Runners

Delgany Monarch¹⁹²

Weight: 11-2| Age: 9

T: R Rowe J: N F Houlihan

Forecasts

Instant Gambler (6/4), Eurkash (85/40), Caeruleum (13/2), Samourai One (8/1), Delgany Monarch (10/1), Langley Hundred (14/1), No Drama (16/1), Blame The Game (28/1), Fox Wallace (150/1)

INSTANT GAMBLER made it 3-3 over the larger obstacles at Hexham earlier this month and with further improvement on the cards, Alexandra Dunn's 8-y-o is fancied to remain unbeaten in this sphere at the expense of old-rival Eurkash, who shaped quite well over timber when fourth at Stratford recently and is of more interest returned to fences. Samourai One has Harry Cobden on board for the first time and he can edge out Caeruleum for third spot.