February 28 / 15.30 Leicester

15.30

Good To Firm

Atherstone Handicap Chase

  • Prize money: £3696.7
  • 2m 6f 151y
  • Class 5
  • 7 runners
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Atherstone Handicap Chase

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

7/1 (Won)

  • Win: £5.50
  • Place: £2.70

Form: 211354

Last run: 5 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 98

Form & Verdict
Two wins in October (2m5f, good/3m, good to soft); treading water since and replacing regular rider Lewis Dobb (back today) with more experienced handling made no difference on Thursday; tongue-tie refitted.
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7

23rd Nov 2023

Good To Soft

2m 7f 191y

Class 4

14:50 Market Rasen

Big Changes

11st 10lb

J: Lewis Dobb

T: Deborah Faulkner

Four wins (2m5f-3m, good/good to soft) from his nine chase starts for Laura Morgan; not disgraced from lower hurdle mark at Huntingdon on last month's stable and seasonal debut; could build on that performance now back chasing and with the tongue-tie reapplied.

12/1

4th

1

30th Oct 2023

Good To Soft

3m 1f 10y

Class 5

13:15 Huntingdon

Big Changes

11st 8lb

J: Shane Quinlan

T: Deborah Faulkner

Improved to win two good-ground handicap chases (2m6f/3m) before getting stuck in the mud at Hexham (2m4f, heavy); returns to hurdling off what should be a good mark on stable debut; goes on good to soft.

8/1

4th

1

30th Oct 2023

Good To Soft

3m 1f 10y

Class 5

13:15 Huntingdon

Big Changes

11st 8lb

J: Shane Quinlan

T: Deborah Faulkner

Improved to win two good-ground handicap chases (2m6f/3m) before getting stuck in the mud at Hexham (2m4f, heavy); returns to hurdling off what should be a good mark on stable debut; goes on good to soft.

8/1

11/4

  • Place: £2.10

Form: 650612

Last run: 12 days

W: 11st 0lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 86

Form & Verdict
Too determined for his rivals when winning at Fakenham this month (2m5f, good) and was unfortunate to catch C'est Quelqu'un on a good day over 2m4f here 12 days ago; has a slight query about this extra distance on a stiff track but is at least in good heart.
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2nd

2

25th May 2026

Good To Firm

2m 7f 129y

Class 5

13:00 Huntingdon

Cloudy Wednesday

11st 3lb

J: Lewis Stones

T: Caroline Fryer

Multiple chase winner with plenty of form here, including a runner-up finish in first-time blinkers last week over 2m4f (good); has won over this far.

7/4

2nd

1

19th May 2026

Good To Firm

2m 3f 189y

Class 5

18:30 Huntingdon

Cloudy Wednesday

12st 0lb

J: Lewis Stones

T: Caroline Fryer

Five chase wins, including 2023 edition of this race; pulled up at Fakenham two starts ago but his other three runs this year were very respectable; swaps usual cheekpieces for first-time blinkers; likely to give this a good shot from the front.

3/1

3rd

6

8th May 2026

Good

2m 5f 89y

Class 5

15:15 Market Rasen

Cloudy Wednesday

10st 13lb

J: Lewis Stones

T: Caroline Fryer

A win and (in this race) a half-length second, each off 2lb lower, to show from two C&D visits (good) last summer; plenty in his favour again once more, though a Fakenham flop latest needs forgiving.

9/2

Form: 8543P4 D

Last run: 19 days

W: 12st 1lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 101

Form & Verdict
Three wins from five chase completions between December 2021 and July last year (up to 2m6f; on heavy, soft and good) but he isn't in much form at present, finishing a sluggish fourth at Huntingdon recently; needs brightening up with blinkers replacing cheekpieces.
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4th

6

27th Mar 2025

Good

3m 0f 60y

Class 4

14:35 Southwell

Rostello

11st 6lb

J: Luke Scott

T: Stella Barclay

took keen hold, prominent, lost position before 10th

33/1

9

12th Feb 2025

Soft

3m 0f 45y

Class 4

14:30 Wetherby

Rostello

10st 11lb

J: Luke Scott

T: Stella Barclay

jumped left on occasions, held up in rear but in touch with leaders, lost ground after 11th, no chance when not fluent 2 out, soon pulled up

16/1

2nd

3

22nd Jan 2025

Good To Soft

3m 1f 54y

Class 4

13:08 Catterick

Rostello

10st 10lb

J: Luke Scott

T: Stella Barclay

in touch with leaders, not fluent 1st

25/1

OUR TIP

Form: 444-5P BF

Last run: 62 days

W: 11st 9lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 95

Form & Verdict
Lightly raced over hurdles; has yet to live up to market expectations for new yard, finishing a one-paced but keeping-on fifth at Chepstow (2m, good to soft), then pulled up on heavy since; now tongue tied; may well do better now sent over fences as dam bred several winning chasers.
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4

23rd Apr 2023

Good

2m 3f 98y

Class 5

14:45 Stratford

Keplerian

11st 7lb

J: Connor Brace

T: Fergal O’Brien

Eight-race maiden but has a useful pedigree and is unexposed over fences; weakened into fourth over 2m6f on good ground at Leicester (chase debut) most recently; withdrawn twice due to slower conditions since; interesting with improvement on the cards back down in distance.

11/2

4

11th Apr 2023

Good To Soft

2m 3f 48y

Class 5

14:45 Exeter

Keplerian

11st 7lb

J: Connor Brace

T: Fergal O’Brien

Lightly raced maiden whose best 2m hurdle form gives him a good chance; ran well for a long way until stamina ran out on chase debut at Leicester (2m6f, good; first-time tongue-tie, retained today; made some mistakes); this easier stamina test can suit and he looks sure to do better.

8/1

3

28th Mar 2023

Good To Soft

2m 3f 189y

Class 5

14:30 Huntingdon

Keplerian

11st 8lb

J: Connor Brace

T: Fergal O’Brien

Lightly raced maiden whose best 2m hurdle form gives him a good chance; ran well for a long way until stamina ran out on chase debut at Leicester (2m6f, good; first-time tongue-tie, retained today); this easier stamina test can suit and he looks sure to do better.

7/2

Form: P-03P1 C

Last run: 12 days

W: 11st 7lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 93

Form & Verdict
Took a wrong turn last spring but had been in good form early in 2022 and this may just be his time of year as he suddenly turned things round with a 2m4f win over Cloudy Wednesday here 12 days ago (good; cheekpieces replaced blinkers); still 3lb lower than hurdle win; form chance.
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Form: U79

Last run: 36 days

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 94

Form & Verdict
Had little to beat when point winner last spring (good); well held in two hurdle completions on soft but this looks more his cup of tea, going handicapping over fences back on a sound surface; first-time aids fitted.
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5

28th Feb 2023

Good To Firm

2m 6f 151y

Class 5

15:30 Leicester

Also Known As

11st 2lb

J: Jonjo O’Neill Jr

T: Jonjo O’Neill

Had little to beat when point winner last spring (good); well held in two hurdle completions on soft but this looks more his cup of tea, going handicapping over fences back on a sound surface; first-time aids fitted.

3/1

1

23rd Jan 2023

Soft

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

14:00 Ffos Las

Also Known As

11st 10lb

J: Jonjo O’Neill Jr

T: Jonjo O’Neill

Good-ground point winner; needs to improve on what he's shown in two rules starts (latest on soft) and looks likely to be more interesting when switched to handicaps.

33/1

Form: /P654-

Last run: 336 days

W: 10st 9lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 81

Form & Verdict
Point winner in 2021 but well held in handicap chases early last year and is hard to fancy in his first run for 11 months.
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14

3rd Oct 2024

Good

2m 4f 88y

Class 5

15:05 Southwell

Guttural

10st 2lb

J: James Turner

T: Phillippa Taylor

2m4f chase winner (good) last year but his form has tailed off since; others preferred.

50/1

7th

7

8th Sep 2024

Good To Soft

3m 1f 210y

Class 5

15:05 Fontwell

Guttural

10st 11lb

J: Harry Bannister

T: Phillippa Taylor

midfield, dropped to rear 14th, rallied 4 out, outpaced 3 out, not fluent 2 out, weakened approaching last

20/1

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Payout
Exacta £21.00
Straight Forecast £19.66
Trifecta £97.80

Selections

RP Ratings:

Cloudy Wednesday

SPOTLIGHT:

C'est Quelqu'un

WEST COUNTRY:

Also Known As

The Times:

Keplerian

D Express:

Also Known As

The Guardian:

Keplerian

Telegraph:

Cloudy Wednesday

Daily Mail:

Cloudy Wednesday

The Sun:

Cloudy Wednesday

The Star:

Cloudy Wednesday

Daily Record:

Cloudy Wednesday

POSTDATA:

C'est Quelqu'un

Daily Mirror:

C'est Quelqu'un