15:00 Catterick

Tuesday 17 December 2024

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Every Race Live On Racing TV Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:00 | Winning time: 3m 47.41s

Langton Wold¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Craig Nichol| T: B Ellison| OR: 101| C

10/3

Fair Flat winner who opened hurdles account in 16.8f Sedgefield maiden on Boxing Day last year. Solid efforts in defeat in handicap hurdles over the same C&D the last twice and he showed an aptitude for this game on sole previous chase start during the summer. Leading claims.

Form: 306432

Flamelco^h,t²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: James Bowen| T: Mrs S J Humphrey| OR: 96

4/1

It's now 14 runs since his last win in 2022 but he built on the mild encouragement of his reappearance/debut for this yard when finding just one too good at Hereford (2m, good to soft) last month. Remains feasibly treated back up 2 lb and he has to enter calculations.

Form: 255-F62

Delpotro^t²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: David Bass| T: C E Longsdon| OR: 99

9/2

Successful 2 out of his 3 starts over fences at Nort-sur-Erdre earlier this year. Claimed from Gabriel Leenders for €9,106 and appears to be gradually finding his feet for new connections judged on his latest fourth in a 6-runner Wincanton handicap. Down another 3 lb and he's worth a second look.

Form: 1-51654

Jake Stevens^b1,t¹²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Henry Brooke| T: P Neville| OR: 91

20/1

Lightly-raced maiden who was runner-up on first completed start under Rules in a Sedgefield novice hurdles last November. Nowhere near that level in 3 subsequent starts, though, and improvement needed now sent chasing with first-time blinkers enlisted.

Form: 5F24-0P

Pittsburg^t,p⁴³

Age: 8| Weight: 10-12| J: Benjamin Poste| T: R Potter| OR: 85| C| D

14/1

Took advantage of his fall in the weights when recording a third win over fences at Uttoxeter (2m, soft) in July. However, it's been a struggle for the most part since and others are more convincing.

Form: 51F839

Iwa^b²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-8| J: Kielan Woods| T: D J Jeffreys| OR: 81

9/1

Fair hurdler/chaser in France but has failed to match that form following 7 starts on these shores.

Form: 44P-886

Prospect House^p¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-6| J: William Maggs⁽⁵⁾| T: P D Niven| OR: 79

10/1

Off the mark in handicap hurdle at Market Rasen last September but hasn't come close to matching that form since, again safely held on second start in this sphere recently at Musselburgh.

Form: 2P1-575

Getaway Jewel²⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 10-4| J: B S Hughes| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 77| D

5/1

Losing run stretches back to middle of last year but he has dipped to an attractive mark and hasn't disgraced himself in 5 runs over hurdles/fences this year. Down another 2 lb since latest start and he's a live each-way contender.

Form: 8-35655

Herecomeshogan^b,t⁴⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Daire James McConville⁽⁷⁾| T: M Keighley| OR: 75

16/1

Runner-up in a Hereford handicap chase in January but hasn't threated in 7 subsequent starts, unseating rider early on in first-time blinkers (on again here) at Ludlow last time.

Form: 76639U

Forecasts

Langton Wold (10/3), Flamelco (4/1), Delpotro (9/2), Getaway Jewel (5/1), Iwa (9/1), Prospect House (10/1), Pittsburg (14/1), Herecomeshogan (16/1), Jake Stevens (20/1)

In good form over hurdles of late and completely unexposed in this sphere, LANGTON WOLD could be the answer. He offered something to work on when making his chase debut at Stratford in June and he's now 7 lb lower in the weights. Flamelco is a live danger on the back of a solid effort at Hereford, while Delpotro and Getaway Jewel are others to consider.