S2T Group - Perfo Ground Reinforcement Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:40 | Winning time: 5m 33.1s

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Turban¹⁰

Age: 11| Weight: 12-0| J: T J O'Brien| T: P Henderson| OR: 102| C

5/1

Once a smart chaser for Willie Mullins. A declining force these days, but got back to winning ways from reduced mark here late last month, and seemed to benefit from a change of tactics there (made running). Should go well again.

Form: 342-401

Midnight Gem²²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Jordan Nailor⁽⁷⁾| T: C E Longsdon| OR: 95

13/2

Ran well when third over 2m7f at Worcester in July with cheekpieces deployed, but she's not been in the same form twice since, and headgear is taken off now. Something to prove.

Form: 535359

Cahill²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Harry Teal⁽⁷⁾| T: W Greatrex| OR: 95

10/1

Two wins over hurdles this season for Christa Gilbert in Jersey, but beaten a long way on chase debut at Bangor for new yard last time. May have learned from that, but difficult to support now.

Form: 1245/17

Spiritofchartwell¹⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 11-4| J: Miss K Lyons⁽⁷⁾| T: P York| OR: 92| CD

12/1

Knows his way around these twists and turns having won here three times, although he's been below form of late, and has over 30L to mke up on Turban on their running here last month. Needs to shrug that off.

Form: 13-2274

Dawnieriver^p²²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: T Scudamore| T: M Scudamore| OR: 92| D

5/2

Has tumbled in the weights in past year, and showed she was no back number when 7¾L fourth of eleven to Da Baba Elephant at Market Rasen last time. Repeat of that effort would see her go close here, and entitled to build on it.

Form: 7354P-4

Cinevator^v1³⁴

Age: 11| Weight: 10-10| J: Miss E Pickard⁽⁷⁾| T: J Scott| OR: 84| C

16/1

Has won five times in point-to-points, but just one chase win under Rules, and he's been soundly beaten in two recent starts. Visor reached for now, and easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 0P-11PP

Hardtorock^p¹⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-3| J: Page Fuller⁽⁵⁾| T: J W Mullins| OR: 77| CD

9/4

Can boast winning point-to-point form, but just 1-23 under Rules. Bounced back to form when close third of nine to Midnight Queen in conditionals event at Newton Abbot last time, though, and claims with a repeat.

Form: PP-3743

Non-Runners

Ulva Ferry¹⁶¹

Weight: 10-4| Age: 6

T: C Gordon J: Brendan Powell

Forecasts

Hardtorock (9/4), Dawnieriver (5/2), Turban (5/1), Midnight Gem (13/2), Cahill (10/1), Spiritofchartwell (12/1), Cinevator (16/1), Ulva Ferry (20/1)

TURBAN was revitalised by forcing tactics when winning here last time, and he's just preferred to the well-handicapped Dawnie River. Hardtorock ran well at Newton Abbot last time, and has a feather weight, so is another to bring into the equation in a race where plenty have something to prove.