15:25 Uttoxeter

Saturday 26 January 2019

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Momentum Recruitment Mares' Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap)

Off time: 15:26 | Winning time: 6m 8.9s

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Selected odds by:

Graceful Legend^b²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: Kielan Woods| T: B I Case| OR: 125| D

10/1

Yet to show she has taken to fences and although this is a drop in grade would like to see better before supporting.

Form: 30-3345

Belle Empress⁴⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Nick Scholfield| T: Miss E C Lavelle| OR: 124| D

14/1

Won a hurdle last spring and faced impossible task on chase debut. The experience should bring her on and entitled to do much better in due course.

Form: 1/531-5

Black Tulip⁴³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: R Patrick⁽³⁾| T: H D Daly| OR: 121| D

3/1

Improved for front running tactics at Cheltenham last time and a repeat of that would put her in the mix with the slightly longer trip not a concern. That was on good ground but has won in the mud before.

Form: 083-322

Jet Set^p1¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Paul O'Brien⁽³⁾| T: C E Longsdon| OR: 121

10/1

Got no further than the first on chase debut in November. Mixed form over hurdles since but yard amongst the winners and now sports cheek pieces for the first time.

Form: F01-U45

Braventara²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: C Gethings| T: T R George| OR: 118

14/1

Certainly bred to be a chaser but unseated rider early on debut in this sphere and wasn't always fluent over hurdles. Open to improvement but does come with risks.

Form: 32F-52U

Angels Antics³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR: 117

12/1

Seems regressive and very disappointing at Wetherby on latest and needs to leave that form well behind to have any chance.

Form: 4P6-7P6

The Kings Baby⁴⁹

6/1

Ex Irish mare who was well backed for debut over here in a Sandown hurdle but stopped very quickly having made the running and may benefit from the wind operation she has had since.

Form: 400-2PP

Molly Carew⁵⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: R T Dunne| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 114

4/1

Backed at big odds at Sandown last month and did well to stay on into second. That represented a fair start to her chasing career and shaped as though this slight step up in trip can help.

Form: 23745-2

Silent Steps^b,t³⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-9| J: J M Quinlan| T: N B King| OR: 112

25/1

Made all at Southwell but hasn't been in the same form twice since and while she would have claims on her best form, that isn't guaranteed.

Form: 3351P3

Lostnfound³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: James Davies| T: Jamie Snowden| OR: 110| C

9/1

Had no chance in a listed contest on only chase start but should do better with that experience under her belt and has since finished second to a mare in red hot form over hurdles off the back of a wind operation.

Form: 22P-652

Skewiff²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-7| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams| OR: 110| BF

10/1

Yet to show her best in three runs over fences to date but has been well backed each time so presumably thought capable of better and just possible this longer trip will help her sketchy jumping.

Form: 2536P7

Forecasts

Black Tulip (3/1), Molly Carew (4/1), The Kings Baby (6/1), Lostnfound (9/1), Skewiff (10/1), Graceful Legend (10/1), Jet Set (10/1), Angels Antics (12/1), Belle Empress (14/1), Braventara (14/1), Silent Steps (25/1)

Plenty in with a chance and it may be worth siding with LOSTNFOUND who has more to come over fences and this represents a more winnable opportunity. Belle Empress is from a similar mould and can chase the selection home with Molly Carew looking best of the rest.