17:15 Carlisle

Thursday 24 October 2024

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Hather Financial Services Handicap Chase

Off time: 17:16 | Winning time: 5m 13.8s

Fortunate Man^t²²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 118| D

4/1

€210,000 buy after winning an Irish point in April and successful on 2 of his 3 completed starts over hurdles last season. Appeals as the type to do better still now switched to fences.

Form: 1/U131-

Ganapathi^t,p¹¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Ryan Mania| T: A M Thomson| OR: 118| D

20/1

Useful hurdle/chase winner for Willie Mullins but losing run stretches back to June 2022 and he hasn't set the world alight in 3 starts for present yard. Others preferred.

Form: 330-757

Peejaybee²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: James Bowen| T: P & M Bowen| OR: 118| D

11/2

Successful 3 times over hurdles and notched second win in this sphere when accounting for 6 rivals at Perth (2½m, soft) last month. 4 lb rise not the end of the world and should make his presence felt.

Form: 4136-41

The Flier Begley²¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-13| J: Jack Hogan⁽³⁾| T: G Hanmer| OR: 117| D

17/2

Fairly useful chase winner for Stuart Crawford in Ireland and off the mark at fourth attempt for present yard at Warwick (2½m, good). Nudged up just 2 lb and it's not hard to envisage this 9-y-o playing another leading role.

Form: 8-40631

Glencassley¹⁵⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: R P McLernon| T: C E Longsdon| OR: 116| D

16/1

Fairly useful in bumpers and landed back-to-back novice hurdles in 2021. Opened chase account when returning from a year off at Hereford (21f, soft) in March but failed to fire tried in cheekpieces (discarded here) at Southwell next time.

Form: F42/13-3

High Moon¹⁶⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-9| J: Ross Chapman| T: R Menzies| OR: 113| C| D

33/1

More miss than hit since bagging a Newcastle handicap chase in April 2023 and, though now 3 lb below that winning mark, he is probably worth taking on. Yard also saddles Rock of Star.

Form: P632P-P

O'Connell²¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Peter Kavanagh⁽³⁾| T: J Parkinson & S Smith| OR: 113

16/1

Winning Irish pointer who got off the mark in handicap chase at Market Rasen last December. Has made the frame all 4 subsequent starts but he doesn't tend to find a great deal off the bridle.

Form: 214224-

Whoshotthesheriff¹⁶⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 11-6| J: Sean Quinlan| T: Lizzie Quinlan| OR: 110| CD

12/1

Won a couple of times in 2021/22 but he didn't show much in 5 starts last season and probably best watched starting out for new yard here.

Form: 5/P354-5

Final Edgar¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: M Walford| OR: 109

11/1

Largely creditable efforts over hurdles since landing a 17f Sedgefield maiden in February. Mark for this chase debut is a fair one and he could have a part to play, provided his jumping passes the test.

Form: 12253-6

Ladronne^t¹²

Age: 10| Weight: 11-4| J: B S Hughes| T: T Collier| OR: 108| D

40/1

Fair handicap chaser who regained the winning thread off 2 lb higher at Doncaster (3m, soft) in March. However, he has failed to fire on each of his last 3 starts (struggling when brought down 2 out at Hexham recently) and he's not the most solid of propositions.

Form: 142-6PB

Indian Louis^t²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: D R Fox| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 107| D

10/1

Dual point winner who made a winning chase debut at Musselburgh on New Year's Day. Back on track when doubling his tally over fences at Perth (21f, soft) last month and this 7 lb higher mark looks manageable.

Form: 53P-791

Rock Of Star²⁷⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Aaron Anderson⁽⁵⁾| T: R Menzies| OR: 103| BF

10/3

Back-to-back 3m winner at Chepstow during spring 2023 and he was a solid third of 9 over 19.4f at that Welsh venue when last seen in January. Resumes for new yard on a 4 lb lower mark he'll be a danger to all if ready to roll.

Form: 11/3653-

Low Mileage²³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Jonathon Bewley| T: G Bewley| OR: 102

100/1

Fairly modest maiden over hurdles/fences in Ireland and there no positives to glean from his debut effort for this yard at Ayr in March.

Form: 7/P5450-

Uptown Harry^p²⁰⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 10-11| J: C O'Farrell| T: Mrs J Walton| OR: 101| CD

50/1

Won the final of this series over C&D in March 2023. Back to form when notching another soft-ground success here in March of this year but below par next time and he's entitled to need the run following 6 months off.

Form: 075617-

Treaty Boy^t¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: Sam Coltherd| T: W Coltherd| OR: 101

18/1

Placed both starts between the flags and left novice hurdle form behind when making a winning handicap/chase debut at Catterick in February on final run for Rebecca Menzies. Good second on yard debut there later that month but wasn't in the same form when returning to action at Sedgefield recently.

Form: 74012-6

Forecasts

Rock Of Star (10/3), Fortunate Man (4/1), Peejaybee (11/2), The Flier Begley (17/2), Indian Louis (10/1), Final Edgar (11/1), Whoshotthesheriff (12/1), O'Connell (16/1), Glencassley (16/1), Treaty Boy (18/1), Ganapathi (20/1), High Moon (33/1), Ladronne (40/1), Uptown Harry (50/1), Low Mileage (100/1)

The most interesting of these is FORTUNATE MAN, who showed plenty over hurdles last season and this former point winner is likely to be seen in an even better light now switched to the larger obstacles. Rock of Star will be a threat if raring to go on debut for a new yard following 9 months off and he is second choice ahead of last-time-out winners The Flier Begley, Peejaybee and Indian Louis.