14:25 Worcester

Monday 1 July 2024

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FBC Manby Bowdler Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:25 | Winning time: 4m 53.1s

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Jac Jumper^t¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Chris Ward⁽³⁾| T: Deborah Cole| OR: 100

9/2

Hurdles winner and placed over fences for Francois Nicolle in France. No show first 4 starts in handicap hurdles for this yard but just touched off by Calvic over this C&D returned to the larger obstacles 18 days ago. 1 lb better off with that rival now and it should again be close between them.

Form: 5/PP6-P2

Calvic^p¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Charlie Hammond| T: S Edmunds| OR: 100| CD

4/1

Off the mark at second attempt for new yard when taking 8-runner handicap chase at Huntingdon in March. Doubled his tally in this sphere when collaring Jac Jumper close home in first-time cheekpieces (retained) over C&D recently. More needed up 6 lb but he should be in the mix nonetheless.

Form: 5316-21

Somekindofstar²⁹

Age: 11| Weight: 11-8| J: J M Quinlan| T: M Crawley| OR: 94| D

14/1

Lost his way for Charlie Longsdon but has finished in the money on 2 of his 3 starts for this yard, most recently finishing third of 8 in a Fakenham handicap chase (16.3f, good). Eased 3 lb and this step up in trip could work in his favour, so there is cause for optimism.

Form: 6P738-3

Best Mate Dave³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: D J Jeffreys| OR: 91| CD

10/3

Made a winning handicap debut over hurdles here (2½m, good) last June and went close on his next appearance. Didn't shape at all badly following an 8-month absence/wind op when fourth back here over 23f last month and he could have a part to play if taking to fences at the first attempt.

Form: 50/125-4

Gone In Sixty³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-8| J: Kielan Woods| T: A M Hales| OR: 80

7/2

Remains a maiden following 20 starts overall but boasts bits and pieces of form which look solid in the context of this race, including when third off reduced mark over C&D (good to soft) last time. Should make his presence felt once more.

Form: 3257-53

Willwekeephim²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-4| J: Tabitha Worsley⁽³⁾| T: J Coulson| OR: 76

40/1

Little impact over hurdles for this yard and will need to take a big step forward now switched to the larger obstacles.

Form: 9675-0P

Always Force It^p1,h¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-3| J: Ben Godfrey| T: H Brown| OR: 75

80/1

Shaped well in pair of handicap hurdles for Gavin Cromwell last autumn but no show in 6 starts for present yard, including switched to fences the last twice.

Form: P0-7P96

Sevenofus²⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 10-2| J: Elizabeth Gale⁽⁷⁾| T: C J Gray| OR: 74

14/1

Point winner who was placed several times over hurdles and also in the money both completed starts in this sphere. Far from disgraced back hurdling at Newton Abbot (26.5f, good) last time but will need to raise her game back over fences if she's to finally open her Rules account.

Form: 82P3-U5

Legostar^v1⁵⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 10-2| J: William Maggs⁽⁵⁾| T: J Coulson| OR: 73

40/1

Winning pointer but has shown little promise under Rules (in bumpers and over hurdles). Visor applied for this chase debut and he's hard to warm to.

Form: 12/0PP-8

She Has Notions^p¹⁵⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: S Bowen| T: M Keighley| OR: 73

12/1

Little in the way of solid form over hurdles and while he wasn't entirely disgraced starting out in this sphere at Hereford in January, it would be an understatement to say that he failed to build on that next time.

Form: P5P55P-

Silver Atom¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Benjamin Poste| T: A Watson| OR: 71

33/1

Tasted success on the Flat at Bath last year and several creditable efforts over hurdles in recent months. However, it's hard to take any positives from his recent chase debut display.

Form: 544-5P7

Testflight¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: James Best| T: Mrs S Gardner| OR: 70

11/1

Bettered his low-key chase debut when third of 9 at Wincanton in October. Recent run over hurdles in Jersey will have blown away the cobwebs but he's 4 lb 'wrong' at the weights and will need to improve in order to shed his maiden tag here.

Form: 44863-2

Drumlees Pet^p⁶⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 10-2| J: Conor Ring| T: G Harris| OR: 69

100/1

Winless following 5 attempts between the flags and 0-7 in this sphere after finishing out with the washing in first-time cheekpieces in a 3m Warwick handicap chase in April.

Form: 26P7/P0-

Non-Runners

Tribesmans Glory³²

Weight: 10-12| Age: 10

T: C J Down J: James Davies

Forecasts

Best Mate Dave (10/3), Gone In Sixty (7/2), Calvic (4/1), Jac Jumper (9/2), Tribesmans Glory (9/2), Testflight (11/1), She Has Notions (12/1), Sevenofus (14/1), Somekindofstar (14/1), Silver Atom (33/1), Willwekeephim (40/1), Legostar (40/1), Always Force It (80/1), Drumlees Pet (100/1)

While supporting a 20-race maiden is generally risky business, in the case of GONE IN SIXTY such a leap of faith is not required. Indeed, the 7-y-o has shown more than enough to suggest that he has a race of this nature in him off this sort of mark. Best Mate Dave is interesting on his debut in this sphere and is feared most ahead of Jac Jumper, who may well reverse recent C&D placings with Calvic. Tribesmans Glory was a winner last time and also enters calculations.