Sunshine Radio Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:25 | Winning time: 5m 20.78s

Fat Sam^t1⁴⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 12-0| J: David Noonan| T: C J Down| OR: 109| D

18/1

Four-time chase winner who came close to ending his losing run from a slipping mark at Fontwell last time. Back up 4 lb and while he is unlikely to be far away, some of these are more appealing from a win point of view. Tongue strap added.

Form: 774452

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Mahler Moon^t²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Jack Hogan⁽³⁾| T: F O'Brien| OR: 103

13/2

Placed on couple of occasions over hurdles for Dan Skelton and encouraging start switched to fences for new yard when third of 6 at Southwell (20.4f, good). 2 lb lower here and while a return to 3m+ wouldn't go amiss, he is nevertheless interesting.

Form: 32P-353

Cawthorne Banker^p¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 102

11/2

Fairly useful bumper performer who doubled his tally over hurdles off this mark at Fontwell (17.7f, good) in May. Underwhelming start to chasing at Worcester but stepped up on that when fourth of 10 back from a break at Ludlow last month. Each-way chance.

Form: 1-21474

Moodofthemoment^p²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Stan Sheppard| T: M Sheppard| OR: 101| CD

2/1

Winner of 4 of his 7 starts between the flags and opened Rules account at the thirteenth attempt in a 10-runner C&D handicap chase last month. More needed up 5 lb in this stronger race but he's considered all the same.

Form: 102221

Superbolt^t¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR: 105

5/4

No great shakes over hurdles/on the Flat in Ireland but has upped his game for new yard, runner-up in a Perth handicap hurdle in September prior to again finding just one too good on recent chase debut chase at Ludlow (2½m, good to soft). Pulled well clear of the third there and 3 lb rise fine.

Form: 488-622

Non-Runners

Estacas³⁵¹

Weight: 11-9| Age: 7

T: D G Bridgwater J: C Gethings

Iron D'ex¹⁴

Weight: 11-3| Age: 6

T: Sheila Lewis J: Sean Houlihan

Forecasts

Superbolt (5/4), Moodofthemoment (2/1), Cawthorne Banker (11/2), Mahler Moon (13/2), Iron D'ex (14/1), Fat Sam (18/1), Estacas (33/1)

SUPERBOLT had the rest well beaten off when a promising second to the in-form Nickelforce on his chase debut at Ludlow and, with the likelihood of better to come from this 4-y-o, he will take plenty of stopping. Mahler Moon is also open to improvement in this sphere and is feared most ahead of last-time-out C&D winner Moodofthemoment.