14:00 Hereford

Wednesday 27 November 2024

All12:1512:5013:2514:0014:3515:1015:45

Alpha Aggregates Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:00 | Winning time: 6m 39.93s

Hermes Du Gouet²⁵⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 12-1| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: Miss V Williams| OR: 111| BF

9/2

Point/hurdles winner and best effort over fences last season when second of 4 in handicap chase at Fontwell (26f, heavy), though went with little fluency. Off 8 months.

Form: 137/562-

Ultra Beat²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: David Bass| T: H D Daly| OR: 110

11/2

Placed sole run between the flags and bettered previous hurdles form by some way when third in a 14-runner novice at Ffos Las in May. Backed that up switched to fences when second at Bangor on handicap bow/return last month and entitled to progress.

Form: 3/P5P-32

Face d'Music⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Shane Quinlan⁽³⁾| T: Katy Price| OR: 108| C

22/1

Placed on only start in points and off the mark over hurdles at Hereford in May. However, let down by jumping both starts over fences this term.

Form: 7-21U83

Shot Boii^t,v¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: H Cobden| T: D Pipe| OR: 105| CD

9/2

Won C&D handicap at the start of the year and a couple of good seconds after. Not disgraced at Ffos Las on return and entitled to come on for that.

Form: 2342P-8

Harrys Hope²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Ben Jones| T: B Pauling| OR: 103

4/1

Irish point winner who has left her hurdles exploits well behind sent chasing last month, completing a quickfire hat-trick at Stratford with a bit in hand. Further 7 lb rise is fair enough and she's the one to beat again.

Form: P34-111

No Rematch^p¹²⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 11-2| J: Miss Imogen Mathias⁽⁷⁾| T: J L Flint| OR: 98

28/1

Denied only by an unexposed type in 15-runner handicap hurdle at Exeter (21.6f, heavy) on final outing for Evan Williams in December. Not seen to best effect both starts for this yard in the summer but record over fences not as good.

Form: 0622-44

Faded Fantasy^p1,t¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: James Turner⁽⁷⁾| T: Christian Williams| OR: 94

11/2

On a losing run over hurdles but came close to getting off the mark at the first attempt over fences over C&D 2 weeks ago, closing all the way to the line. Headgear goes on now and he needs considering.

Form: 075742

Kapamazov²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: Benjamin Poste| T: H J Evans| OR: 93

11/1

Running respectably in the summer without shaping like he's ahead of his mark, though might have needed the run on second start over fences at Stratford last month.

Form: 47-4357

Puddlesinthepark¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-4| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams| OR: 86

28/1

Only win came at Ffos Las over hurdles. Appears to have lost his form, however, eleventh of 13 in handicap chase (7/1) at Ffos Las (23.8f, good to soft) 17 days ago.

Form: 268660

Unspeakable⁵⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Ellis Collier⁽⁷⁾| T: Christian Williams| OR: 83

9/1

Hurdles winner who ran well back in this sphere when third at Huntingdon last month. Remains with potential over fences.

Form: P7-2863

Non-Runners

East Street²⁹

Weight: 11-11| Age: 8

T: James Owen J: Alex Chadwick

Airtothethrone⁴⁷

Weight: 11-8| Age: 8

T: Tim Vaughan J: Alan Johns

Pawpaw¹⁹

Weight: 10-6| Age: 7

T: D J Jeffreys J: Caoilin Quinn

Forecasts

Harrys Hope (4/1), Shot Boii (9/2), Hermes Du Gouet (9/2), Faded Fantasy (11/2), Ultra Beat (11/2), Pawpaw (7/1), Unspeakable (9/1), Kapamazov (11/1), Airtothethrone (12/1), East Street (16/1), Face d'Music (22/1), Puddlesinthepark (28/1), No Rematch (28/1)

Chasing has clearly been the making of HARRYS HOPE and she looks up to completing the 4-timer over this longer trip. Faded Fantasy and Ultra Beat both made a positive start to their chasing careers when runner-up over C&D and Bangor respectively and they head the dangers.