September 05 / 15.00 Bangor-on-Dee

15.00

Good

Carr & Associates LLP Handicap Chase

  • Prize money: £7804.5
  • 3m 0f 5y
  • Class 3
  • 6 runners
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Carr & Associates LLP Handicap Chase

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

7/1 (Won)

  • Win: £15.00
  • Place: £4.10

Form: 47220- D

Last run: 145 days

W: 11st 8lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 122

Form & Verdict
Runner-up in two hunter chases (one here) before predictably struggling in the big one at Aintree when 66-1; has been competitive in handicaps and likely to go well provided this run isn't needed after 145 days off.
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5th

1

15th Dec 2023

Heavy

3m 0f 30y

Class 3

13:30 Bangor-on-Dee

Dieu Vivant

12st 0lb

J: William Shanahan

T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

Posted career-best performance when winning easily by 13l over C&D (good) in September, his fifth chase success, but well beaten twice since (albeit faced tough task in cross-country chase last time); seems versatile regarding ground but Toby Wynne evidently prefers his stablemate Good Work today.

16/1

0

9

17th Nov 2023

Soft

3m 5f 56y

Class 2

14:55 Cheltenham

Dieu Vivant

10st 2lb

J: Toby Wynne

T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

Bordering on career-best form when running away with a Bangor handicap on reappearance (3m, good) but blew out at Uttoxeter when soft ground wasn't an obvious excuse; opposable on balance of form and remains to be seen what he'll make of this new challenge; 4lb out of the weights.

25/1

6th

1

19th Sep 2023

Good

3m 0f 0y

Class 3

15:45 Uttoxeter

Dieu Vivant

12st 0lb

J: Toby Wynne

T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

Runner-up in two hunter chases towards end of last season and posted career-best performance when back in a handicap a fortnight ago, coming from behind to win easily by 14l at Bangor (3m, good); won't mind if the ground deteriorates; respected.

7/2

5/2

  • Place: £1.20

Form: 31-223

Last run: 37 days

W: 11st 8lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 122

Form & Verdict
Comes here in a consistent run of form having been thereabouts in handicaps from 2m4f to 2m5f; usually keeps on in his races so going further this afternoon might well suit; tempting.
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6th

2

13th Nov 2024

Good

2m 4f 100y

Class 4

14:50 Ayr

Quid Pro Quo

11st 13lb

J: Richie McLernon

T: Ben Haslam

raced in second, mistake 4 out, not fluent and lost position 3 out

12/1

6th

2

13th Nov 2024

Good

2m 4f 100y

Class 4

14:50 Ayr

Quid Pro Quo

11st 13lb

J: Richie McLernon

T: Ben Haslam

raced in second, mistake 4 out, not fluent and lost position 3 out, no impression after 2 out

12/1

11th

1

16th Oct 2024

Good To Soft

3m 0f 26y

Class 4

17:03 Wetherby

Quid Pro Quo

12st 0lb

J: Richie McLernon

T: Ben Haslam

Bumper/hurdle/chase winner at up to 2m6f for Dan Skelton; placed on first four starts over fences last season, but absent for over a year and changed yards since finishing a well-beaten fifth of six at Warwick in October (2m4f, good); probably best watched back over hurdles after a year off.

14/1

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4/1

Form: 22-245

Last run: 37 days

W: 11st 11lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 125

Form & Verdict
Second at Cartmel before a solid fourth in the Summer Cup at Uttoxeter (3m2f, good); major claims on those runs but he did run very flat back there last time when behind Court Master.
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2nd

10

22nd Apr 2024

Good

3m 0f 0y

Class 3

18:30 Kempton

Fidux

11st 6lb

J: Oscar Palmer

T: Alan King

midfield, headway 4th, outpaced 2 out, kept on well and went second towards finish

8/1

2nd

10

22nd Apr 2024

Good

3m 0f 0y

Class 3

18:30 Kempton

Fidux

11st 6lb

J: Oscar Palmer

T: Alan King

midfield, headway 4th, outpaced 2 out, kept on well and went second towards finish

8/1

1st

10

23rd Mar 2024

Good To Soft

2m 7f 86y

Class 3

17:00 Newbury

Fidux

11st 1lb

J: Oscar Palmer

T: Alan King

Hasn't won since the summer of 2021 but he's capable of putting that right and has been close up under Oscar Palmer in his last two races (at about 3m); another with each-way hopes.

9/1

20/1

Form: 777P-P D

Last run: 14 days

W: 11st 3lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 117

Form & Verdict
Won four times last year but seems to have lost his way and was pulled up at Worcester after a lengthy break.
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10th

6

27th Feb 2024

Soft

2m 3f 66y

Class 5

14:20 Catterick

The Vollan

11st 9lb

J: Miss Ellie Callwood

T: L J Morgan

Regressive 10yo who is better known as a staying chaser now; didn't run badly when switched back to hurdling two starts ago (2m7f) and will appreciate today's ease in grade but younger rivals appeal more.

16/1

4th

6

24th Jan 2024

Soft

3m 1f 54y

Class 4

12:50 Catterick

The Vollan

10st 12lb

J: Lewis Dobb

T: L J Morgan

Ran some fair races over fences last autumn but this 10yo is nothing like as good as he was; well beaten back over hurdles last time and others have more going for them.

8/1

5th

6

6th Jan 2024

Soft

2m 7f 149y

Class 3

13:05 Newcastle

The Vollan

10st 11lb

J: Lewis Dobb

T: L J Morgan

10yo who isn't the force of old but ran some fair races over fences in the autumn, most recently third at Musselburgh (2m7f, soft); continues to edge down the weights and might not be far away if the return to hurdling isn't a problem (three wins in this sphere, which he last tackled in May 2022).

9/1

Form: 3P/12- D

Last run: 468 days

W: 11st 2lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 116

Form & Verdict
Won a muddling three-runner novice chase at Ludlow (3m, good) in May 2022 before finishing a well-beaten second in another three-runner race (handicap) at Warwick; returns from a long absence off a reduced mark and trainer gets them fit at home.
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0

3

22nd Oct 2023

Good

3m 0f 0y

Class 4

16:40 Kempton

Ultimate Getaway

11st 7lb

J: Connor Brace

T: Fergal O’Brien

pulled up before 3 out

16/1

5th

6

5th Sep 2023

Good

3m 0f 5y

Class 3

15:00 Bangor-on-Dee

Ultimate Getaway

11st 2lb

J: Jack Hogan

T: Fergal O’Brien

Won a muddling three-runner novice chase at Ludlow (3m, good) in May 2022 before finishing a well-beaten second in another three-runner race (handicap) at Warwick; returns from a long absence off a reduced mark and trainer gets them fit at home.

6/1

Form: PP-232 D

Last run: 37 days

W: 11st 10lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 124

Form & Verdict
Back to approaching his best on the return to fences at Uttoxeter (3m2f, good) when beaten by recent Cartmel winner Landofsmiles; only 1lb higher for this so clearly a strong contender; races prominently.
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10

30th Jun 2024

Good

3m 2f 13y

Class 2

15:00 Uttoxeter

Court Master

10st 2lb

J: James Turner

T: Neil Mulholland

Placed over C&D last summer and ran well to a point when sixth at Cheltenham (3m2f, good) in April, after a break, but did not build on that performance when filling same position behind Hidden Heroics at Stratford (3m3f, good) this month and is 7lb out of the handicap today.

20/1

6th

3

1st Jun 2024

Good To Soft

3m 3f 119y

Class 3

19:30 Stratford

Court Master

11st 13lb

J: Dylan Johnston

T: Neil Mulholland

Dropped out for a remote finish last time at Cheltenham but that was after a break and he was only 2l away when fifth there the run before (October; 3m1f, good); strong stayer on a handy mark but he does need the ground to remain good.

9/2

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Payout
Exacta £33.00
Straight Forecast £28.27
Trifecta £111.00

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Quid Pro Quo

RP RATINGS:

Court Master

WEST COUNTRY:

Ultimate Getaway

TOPSPEED:

Quid Pro Quo

The Times:

Quid Pro Quo

Telegraph:

Quid Pro Quo

The Guardian:

Quid Pro Quo

Daily Mail:

Quid Pro Quo

D Express:

Quid Pro Quo

Daily Mirror:

Quid Pro Quo

The Sun:

Quid Pro Quo

The Star:

Ultimate Getaway

POSTDATA:

Court Master

Daily Record:

Court Master