14.45

16/1

Form: 441-58 D

Last run: 14 days

W: 10st 11lb

13 yo Gelding

OR: 79

Form & Verdict

Won at Hexham (1m7f, soft) last April but tailed off the following month and it was the same story on his reappearance at Newcastle on Boxing Day; this 13yo needs a major turnaround just a fortnight later.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
4th 8	14th Mar 2023 Soft 2m 1f 0y Class 5	14:30 Sedgefield Roxyfet 10st 7lb J: Emma Smith-Chaston T: Micky Hammond	Has won nine times over C&D; below par recently, but now 5lb below his last winning mark and no surprise were he to bounce back.	18/1
6th 9	9th Jan 2023 Soft 2m 0f 110y Class 5	14:45 Ayr Roxyfet 10st 11lb J: Emma Smith-Chaston T: Micky Hammond	midfield, slow jump 1st	16/1
8th 9	26th Dec 2022 Good To Soft 2m 0f 75y Class 5	12:50 Newcastle Roxyfet 10st 9lb J: Miss Becky Smith T: Micky Hammond	Multiple winner down the years but he's rising 13 and lacks recent match practice having been absent since May; others preferred.	33/1

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Starting price

4th

8

14th Mar 2023

Soft

2m 1f 0y

Class 5

14:30 Sedgefield

Roxyfet

10st 7lb

J: Emma Smith-Chaston

Has won nine times over C&D; below par recently, but now 5lb below his last winning mark and no surprise were he to bounce back.

18/1

6th

9

9th Jan 2023

Soft

2m 0f 110y

Class 5

14:45 Ayr

Roxyfet

10st 11lb

J: Emma Smith-Chaston

midfield, slow jump 1st

16/1

8th

9

26th Dec 2022

Good To Soft

2m 0f 75y

Class 5

10st 9lb

Multiple winner down the years but he's rising 13 and lacks recent match practice having been absent since May; others preferred.

33/1

7th

7

Choix Des Armes

J: Sean Quinlan

T: Alison Hamilton

20/1

Form: 9515-U

Last run: 14 days

W: 11st 1lb

11 yo Gelding

OR: 83

Form & Verdict

Good performances are rare nowadays and he unseated at the first fence on last month's reappearance at Newcastle; however, he won at Wetherby (1m7f, heavy) last March and can't be written off now just 1lb higher.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
6	6th May 2023 Good To Soft 2m 0f 48y Class 4	18:05 Hexham Choix Des Armes 11st 1lb J: Nathan Moscrop T: Alison Hamilton	Shouldn't be the answer on these terms but at least he ran a half-decent race last time.	25/1
3rd 16	24th Apr 2023 Good To Soft 1m 7f 133y Class 5	14:15 Hexham Choix Des Armes 10st 2lb J: Nathan Moscrop T: Alison Hamilton	Well treated on his win at Wetherby (1m7f, heavy) last March but things have not gone well this season and he was tailed off behind Cudgel over C&D last month; has something to prove and he needs to jump better than last time.	25/1
4th 4	30th Mar 2023 Heavy 1m 7f 133y Class 5	14:10 Hexham Choix Des Armes 10st 3lb J: Nathan Moscrop T: Alison Hamilton	7lb lower than when winning at Wetherby (1m7f, heavy) last March and he's not totally written off in this weak race, but this inconsistent 11yo has been soundly beaten the last twice and needs to raise his game.	7/1

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Starting price

6

6th May 2023

Good To Soft

2m 0f 48y

Class 4

11st 1lb

Shouldn't be the answer on these terms but at least he ran a half-decent race last time.

25/1

3rd

16

24th Apr 2023

Good To Soft

1m 7f 133y

Class 5

10st 2lb

Well treated on his win at Wetherby (1m7f, heavy) last March but things have not gone well this season and he was tailed off behind Cudgel over C&D last month; has something to prove and he needs to jump better than last time.

25/1

4th

4

30th Mar 2023

Heavy

1m 7f 133y

Class 5

10st 3lb

7lb lower than when winning at Wetherby (1m7f, heavy) last March and he's not totally written off in this weak race, but this inconsistent 11yo has been soundly beaten the last twice and needs to raise his game.

7/1

8th

8

Bandit DAinay

J: Brian Hughes

10/1

Form: P2-PU4

Last run: 48 days

W: 11st 0lb

12 yo Gelding

OR: 82

Form & Verdict

Runner-up at Hexham (1m7f, soft) last April and a case can be made on that form, but he failed to complete the next twice and was well beaten under Brian Hughes at Sedgefield (2m1f, soft) latest; a tongue-tie goes on.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
1st 7	14th Oct 2023 Heavy 1m 7f 133y Class 5	16:30 Hexham Bandit DAinay 10st 5lb J: Brian Hughes T: Micky Hammond	Four-time chase winner in France but his last success was in 2019 and he's been generally very disappointing in Britain; on reduced mark but he was a remote third at Perth two weeks ago and others are preferred.	8/1
3rd 9	27th Sep 2023 Soft 2m 4f 20y Class 5	15:30 Perth Bandit DAinay 10st 2lb J: Brian Hughes T: Micky Hammond	Four-time chase winner in France but generally very disappointing in Britain; unlucky to come to grief after first fence at Cartmel last month (first-time blinkers) and Brian Hughes is booked again here but he's 4lb out of the weights and remains difficult to enthuse over.	25/1
0 11	28th Aug 2023 Soft 2m 1f 61y Class 5	13:20 Cartmel Bandit DAinay 10st 2lb J: Brian Hughes T: Micky Hammond	Four French wins (up to 2019) but 0-15 in Britain and some way behind two of today's rivals over C&D last month; Brian Hughes back on board and blinkers the latest aid to be fitted but too many doubts.	25/1

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No / Draw

Date / Going /
Distance / Class

Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict

Starting price

1st

7

14th Oct 2023

Heavy

1m 7f 133y

Class 5

10st 5lb

Four-time chase winner in France but his last success was in 2019 and he's been generally very disappointing in Britain; on reduced mark but he was a remote third at Perth two weeks ago and others are preferred.

8/1

3rd

9

27th Sep 2023

Soft

2m 4f 20y

Class 5

10st 2lb

Four-time chase winner in France but generally very disappointing in Britain; unlucky to come to grief after first fence at Cartmel last month (first-time blinkers) and Brian Hughes is booked again here but he's 4lb out of the weights and remains difficult to enthuse over.

25/1

0

11

28th Aug 2023

Soft

2m 1f 61y

Class 5

10st 2lb

Four French wins (up to 2019) but 0-15 in Britain and some way behind two of today's rivals over C&D last month; Brian Hughes back on board and blinkers the latest aid to be fitted but too many doubts.

25/1

OUR TIP

9th

3

J: Daire McConville

12/1

Form: 0-0777 D

Last run: 14 days

W: 11st 7lb

11 yo Gelding

OR: 89

Form & Verdict

Well beaten on his last six starts and this 11yo arrives with something to prove, but he's well treated on form as recent as last February and is one to watch in the betting having travelled from Ireland.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
9	6th Mar 2023 Yielding 2m 5f 97y	16:35 Leopardstown Hollybank King 10st 7lb J: Miss A McGuinness T: Stephen McConville	Veteran whose sole win came over 2m at Thurles over a year ago; recent form regressive and very stiff task here from 11lb out of handicap.	33/1
10	1st Feb 2023 Good To Soft 2m 0f 110y Class 4	13:17 Ayr Hollybank King 10st 3lb J: Daire McConville T: Stephen McConville	He's well treated on form as recent as last February but this 11yo has struggled to get competitive since, most recently over C&D.	25/1
9th 3	9th Jan 2023 Soft 2m 0f 110y Class 5	14:45 Ayr Hollybank King 11st 7lb J: Daire McConville T: Stephen McConville	held up in rear, ridden and lost touch 7th	12/1

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Starting price

9

6th Mar 2023

Yielding

2m 5f 97y

16:35 Leopardstown

10st 7lb

J: Miss A McGuinness

Veteran whose sole win came over 2m at Thurles over a year ago; recent form regressive and very stiff task here from 11lb out of handicap.

33/1

10

1st Feb 2023

Good To Soft

2m 0f 110y

Class 4

13:17 Ayr

10st 3lb

J: Daire McConville

He's well treated on form as recent as last February but this 11yo has struggled to get competitive since, most recently over C&D.

25/1

9th

3

9th Jan 2023

Soft

2m 0f 110y

Class 5

14:45 Ayr

11st 7lb

J: Daire McConville