13:50 Newcastle

Thursday 23 November 2023

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Favourite From The Sun Now Daily Handicap Chase

Off time: 13:50 | Winning time: 6m 17.83s

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En Meme Temps^p,t⁴⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: Sam Coltherd| T: S Corbett| OR: 96

9/2

Belatedly hit the target over fences when landing a heavy-ground 2½m Hexham handicap in March. Reappearance second over the same C&D was a solid effort, so respected despite being comparatively exposed.

Form: 43710-2

Tom Cody^t²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-13| J: Ross Chapman| T: R Menzies| OR: 95

7/2

Multiple point winner was below expectations back under Rules when fourth in a Carlisle novice hurdle last month. Only start in hunter chases was encouraging, though, and he's an interesting handicap chase newcomer.

Form: 3162P-4

Morozov Cocktail^b²¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-13| J: Mr William Easterby⁽⁵⁾| T: T D Easterby| OR: 95| CD

7/2

Not at his best in a winless 2022/23 season and has tended to come on from his comeback run, so others make more appeal on return from 7 months off.

Form: 33644P-

Aire Valley Lad⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-11| J: Nick Scholfield| T: J Parkinson & S Smith| OR: 93| C

4/1

Belatedly opened chase account at Wetherby (24.2f) in December. Has finished down the field over hurdles all 3 outings this campaign and looks tricky to fancy back over fences.

Form: 256-800

Event Of Sivola^p⁴⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-10| J: Sean Quinlan| T: M Walford| OR: 92

7/1

Won at Hexham (31.9f) this time last year and largely held form well in defeat subsequently. Likely to better for a recent spin over hurdles at that same course and he's not dismissed back over fences.

Form: 5353-4P

Eveque⁴⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 10-8| J: Peter Kavanagh⁽³⁾| T: Mrs J Walton| OR: 76

13/2

More encouragement from a sliding mark when fourth in a 15-runner Hexham handicap on final outing last season but ran poorly on his return and others are more persuasive.

Form: 5P/564-P

Ballintogher Boy^t¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 10-7| J: Danny McMenamin| T: C Grant| OR: 75| CD

12/1

Yet to add to his C&D win back in March 2022 and was beaten a long way out after 12-month absence at Sedgefield a fortnight ago. Hard to fancy.

Form: 216/2P-P

Diamond Road^p²⁵⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 10-2| J: S Mulqueen| T: Mrs J C McGregor| OR: 66

150/1

Yet to show any worthwhile form, his third here in March still decidedly poor stuff, and he looks set for another struggle on return.

Form: P5P0F3-

Non-Runners

Ex S'elance¹⁹

Weight: 11-2| Age: 9

T: V Thompson J: Nathan Moscrop

Forecasts

Tom Cody (7/2), Morozov Cocktail (7/2), Aire Valley Lad (4/1), En Meme Temps (9/2), Ex S'elance (11/2), Eveque (13/2), Event Of Sivola (7/1), Ballintogher Boy (12/1), Diamond Road (150/1)

EX S'ELANCE has taken to chasing better than may have been expected and can build on a good comeback run at Ayr to gain a third win in this sphere. Prolific point winner Tom Cody is somewhat of an unknown quantity on his handicap chase bow and has to respected, with Event of Sivola also interesting on last year's form.