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Thursday 7 November 2024

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Ashbrook Plant & Hire Powered Access Novices' Handicap Chase

Off time: 13:54 | Winning time: 4m 4.65s

Dunstall Rambler^h¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: J J Burke| T: T R George| OR: 93

15/2

Just modest form at best over hurdles and yet to convince with his jumping over the larger obstacles, well held when departing after 5 months off at Exeter (17.5f, good to soft) 16 days ago. Others more appealing with that in mind.

Form: 7PF2-7U

Gerard Mentor^t,p³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: C Gethings| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls| OR: 91| CD

6/1

4-time hurdles winner in 2022. Patchy record subsequently but encouragingly built on chase debut effort when landing 13-runner handicap at Worcester (16.5f) in September, quickening to lead entering final 1f. Ran too badly to be true at Southwell since so needs to bounce back quickly.

Form: 66061P

Ned Cash³²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR: 84| BF

1/1

Signed off for Richard Phillips with a modest ninth at Stratford in July and made a reasonably promising start to life with a new yard when runner-up at Uttoxeter (15.8f, good to soft) last month, still a little rough around the edges. Leading claims for in-form stable on chase debut.

Form: P-76392

Everyonesacritic^p³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams| OR: 82

7/1

Made a successful handicap debut with cheekpieces added at Musselburgh (19.8f, soft) in February. Best effort since when third at Southwell in May and shaped as if needing the run sent chasing after 5 months off at Stratford (19.4f, good to soft) recently. Should build on that.

Form: 144-338

Dreaming Diamond^p¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Charlie Hammond| T: M Young| OR: 81| D

80/1

Bumper winner who produced just about her best effort yet over jumps when finding just one too good in a 15.8f Uttoxeter handicap hurdle in July. However, she showed nothing starting out for this much lower-profile yard at Stratford recently and now heads back over fences in reapplied cheekpieces.

Form: P3572P

Herecomeshogan^b1,t¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-10| J: Daire James McConville⁽⁷⁾| T: M Keighley| OR: 75

5/1

Runner-up in a Hereford handicap chase in January but hasn't threated in 6 subsequent starts, including back over hurdles at Exeter recently. Tried in a change of headgear reverted to fences but not one to go overboard about.

Form: 8-76639

Haafback^h,t¹⁸²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-6| J: James Best| T: Mrs E Bishop| OR: 71

20/1

Lightly-raced maiden hurdler who left his previous form behind when second on handicap debut at Kempton (2m, good) in April. Failed to confirm that at Stratford (18.7f, good) the following month but worth a market glance on return/chase debut.

Form: 9/P992-0

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Cofficionado³⁷

Weight: 10-3| Age: 4

T: D McCain Jnr J: William Maggs

Forecasts

Ned Cash (1/1), Herecomeshogan (5/1), Gerard Mentor (6/1), Everyonesacritic (7/1), Dunstall Rambler (15/2), Cofficionado (10/1), Haafback (20/1), Dreaming Diamond (80/1)

Those with chasing experience don't set a tall standard to aim at so NED CASH is fancied to make a winning start in this sphere for his in-form yard at the expense of Gerard Mentor, who won on his penultimate outing at Worcester and can shrug off a dismal effort at Southwell since. Everyonesacritic was entitled to need the outing on his recent chase bow, so he completes the shortlist.