15:50 Taunton

Saturday 18 January 2025

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Join Racing TV Now Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:50 | Winning time: 6m 4.85s

Safe Destination³³

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Toby McCain-Mitchell⁽⁷⁾| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR: 100

9/1

Made it 2-3 this season with a career best in 7-runner handicap chase at Southwell (24.3f, good to soft, 11/2) 33 days ago. Not taken lightly in his current mood.

Form: P55-121

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Proper Twelve^t,v1⁴¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Rex Dingle| T: A J Honeyball| OR: 97

8/1

Blinkered/tongue strap on for 1st time, creditable second of 6 in handicap chase at Huntingdon (23.6f, heavy, 8/1) 41 days ago. Visor on 1st time. Enters calculations.

Form: 22F4-42

Rebel Intentions^t,v1²⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Joe Anderson⁽³⁾| T: Miss E C Lavelle| OR: 95

14/1

Scored at Kempton in October but only eleventh of 13 in handicap hurdle at Ascot (21.6f, good to soft) 29 days ago. Switches to fences with visor on for 1st time and more needed.

Form: 50-2100

Up For Appeal⁴³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Liam Harrison| T: Christian Williams| OR: 95

20/1

Got off the mark over fences at Newton Abbot in June and he was running well when fell 2 out in handicap chase at Sedgefield (21.1f, soft) 43 days ago. Can make his presence felt.

Form: 134P5F

Dindin^b,t⁴⁴

Age: 12| Weight: 10-13| J: Gearoid Harney⁽⁵⁾| T: D Pipe| OR: 85| D

33/1

Successful at Worcester in summer of 2023 and runner-up on 3 occasions after. Decent comeback third at Newton Abbot in August but has gone the wrong way from it.

Form: 38547P

Spotty Dog^p1⁷¹

Age: 10| Weight: 10-13| J: Harry Reed| T: M Hawker| OR: 85

100/1

Dual winner over fences at Huntingdon at the start of 2023 but has offered little in four outings since. Others appeal more.

Form: 86/PPP-9

Whynotnowroy^h,t³³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: C O'Farrell| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 85| BF

11/1

Signed off for Keiran Burke with 2m5f Fontwell success in May. Resumed for his new stable with an excellent second at Fontwell but ran poorly when 5/4 favourite there last time. Needs to bounce back on his chase debut.

Form: 243-128

Tribesmans Glory⁵¹

Age: 11| Weight: 10-13| J: Ben Ffrench-Davis⁽⁵⁾| T: C J Down| OR: 85

11/1

Fair winning chaser for Tom George in 2020. Scored for current yard at Warwick in May and resumed with a good second of 13 in handicap chase here (18.2f, good to soft) 51 days ago. Can go well again.

Form: 026-612

The Cox Express^p³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Callum Pritchard⁽⁷⁾| T: R Walford| OR: 83

5/2

Winless since his debut but he posted a very good clear second of 15 on his chasing bow at Exeter (2m3f) 30 days ago. That form has been franked so big shout despite a 2 lb rise.

Form: 74-2042

Robinsville^t⁹³

Age: 8| Weight: 10-10| J: Freddie Gingell⁽³⁾| T: J Tizzard| OR: 82WS

15/2

Maiden hurdler/chaser who wasn't disgraced after 4 months off when fourth of 9 to School For Scandal in handicap chase at Wincanton (25.1f, good) 93 days ago. Since had a wind op so can't be discounted off a 2 lb lower mark.

Form: 46-3354

Totowolfe⁴⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-7| J: Lorcan Murtagh| T: N J Hawke| OR: 79

33/1

Irish point winner who has shown little since shaping with some encouragement on his hurdling bow, including on chase debut at Leicester last month.

Form: 688-79P

School For Scandal¹⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 10-6| J: Taylor Fisher| T: J Tickle| OR: 78| CD

12/1

C&D winner in November but below form both runs since, sixth of 10 in handicap chase here (26.3f, good to soft) 19 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 721136

Firefly Lane^t³⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 10-5| J: Ben Godfrey| T: J D Frost| OR: 77

33/1

Winning pointer who opened her account over fences at Newton Abbot (21f) in September. Only fourth of 5 over 2m2f here last time but she's the sort to bounce back.

Form: 22-7134

Try The Money²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-3| J: David Noonan| T: Henry Oliver| OR: 75| BF

5/1

Maiden hurdler who shaped with encouragement sent chasing when fourth at Ffos Las in November. Only seventh at Uttoxeter since so needs to get back on track.

Form: 6253-47

Non-Runners

Rock On Rita⁵⁹

Weight: 10-6| Age: 9

T: N P Mulholland J: R P McLernon

Master Mikey Dee³⁰

Weight: 10-2| Age: 10

T: Mrs R Ford J: James Best

Forecasts

The Cox Express (5/2), Try The Money (5/1), Robinsville (15/2), Proper Twelve (8/1), Safe Destination (9/1), Whynotnowroy (11/1), Tribesmans Glory (11/1), School For Scandal (12/1), Rebel Intentions (14/1), Up For Appeal (20/1), Rock On Rita (25/1), Totowolfe (33/1), Dindin (33/1), Firefly Lane (33/1), Master Mikey Dee (33/1), Spotty Dog (100/1)

Not as competitive as the numbers suggest and THE COX EXPRESS looks the way to go on the back of his promising chasing debut second at Exeter (form working out well). Tribesman Glory arrives at the top of his game and rates a big threat though, with Robinsville, Safe Destination and Proper Twelve also in the mix.