Boulton Group Midlands Grand National Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) (Class 1) Racecard

Channel: ITV4
Distance: 4m 2f 8y
Going: Soft

Runners: 17
Type: Chase Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Rain

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No.(Draw)

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Best Odds

Iwilldoit

J: Stan Sheppard

T: Sam Thomas

Going Specialist - 3 wins from 5 starts on this ground (60%)

Record of 4-5 over fences and bagged two big staying handicaps; top weight is a negative.

3/11-1

Age: 10

Weight: 12-0

OR: 155

Days: 63

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
14 Jan 23	War Warwick	29.5f Hy	HcChG3	11-10	1/13	Mr Incredible (2¾L)	12/1	147	160
27 Dec 21	Chp Chepstow	30.5f Sft	HcChG3	10-0	1/20	Highland Hunter (9L)	13/2	140	152
4 Dec 21	Chp Chepstow	23.5f GS	2HcCh	10-6	1/10	Colorado Doc (24L)	12/1	130	145
22 Apr 21	Per Perth	26.5f Gd	3HcH	11-12	3/13	Seven Eye Bridge (26L)	9/2	128	112
3 Apr 21	Hay Haydock	24.5f Gd	2HcH	10-12	7/15	Small Present (4½L)	5/1	128	127
5 Mar 21	Nby Newbury	24f Gd	3HcH	11-5	2/13	Regarding Ruth (5½L)	14/1	127	129

The Galloping Bear ^tp

J: Ben Jones

T: Ben Clarke

Had a hard race when 2nd in the Eider 21 days ago but easy to envisage him going well.

1D1-3F2

Age: 10

Weight: 11-4

OR: 145

Days: 21

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
25 Feb 23	Ncs Newcastle	33.5f GS	2HcCh	11-12 tp	2/13	Kitty's Light (2½L)	10/1	140	148
27 Dec 22	Chp Chepstow	30.5f Sft	HcChG3	11-5 tp¹	F/17	The Two Amigos ()	11/2	140	-
27 Nov 22	Crl Carlisle	25f Sft	3HcH	11-12 t	3/6	Storm Nelson (11L)	7/2	133	130
19 Feb 22	Hay Haydock	28.5f Hy	HcChG3	10-7 t	DSQ/11	Bristol De Mai (7L)	9/2F	140	153
23 Jan 22	Lin Lingfield	29f Hy	3HcCh	11-12 t	1/15	Defuture Is Bright (2½L)	12/1	135	146
4 Dec 21	Chp Chepstow	23.5f GS	3NvH	10-12 t	F/5	Ask Me Early ()	3/1	136	116

Floueur ^tp

J: Tabitha Worsley ³

T: Gary Hanmer

Only 1-9 over fences for Gordon Elliott; tailed off in a hurdle on stable debut here.

-P0188

Age: 8

Weight: 11-1

OR: 142

Days: 49

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
28 Jan 23	Utt Uttoxeter	20f GS	2HcH	11-12 tp¹	8/9	Dargiannini (50L)	28/1	146	114
31 Dec 22	Pun Punchestown	19.5f Sft/Hy	H	11-10 tb	8/10	Saint Sam (60L)	11/2	142	93
8 Dec 22	Clo Clonmel	24f Sft/Hy	H	11-0 tb¹	1/7	Diol Ker (14L)	5/1	135	148
20 Nov 22	Pun Punchestown	24f Y	HcH	11-5 t	12/15	Shewearsitwell (29L)	33/1	137	115
23 Oct 22	Lim Limerick	24f Sft	HcCh	11-4 t	PU/16	The Big Dog ()	8/1	140	-
18 Apr 22	Fai Fairyhouse	29f Y	HcCh	10-9 t	PU/27	Lord Lariat ()	33/1	141	-

French Paradoxe ^h

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Oliver Signy

Hot Recent Form Jockey - 6 wins from 20 in the last 14 days (30%)

Big improver this season and likely to play a leading role if seeing out this longer trip.

F1-1F1

Age: 8

Weight: 10-13

OR: 140

Days: 46

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
31 Jan 23	Ncs Newcastle	23.5f Sft	3HcCh	11-11 h	1/7	Wowsham (6½L)	3/1	129	140
22 Dec 22	Ffo Ffos Las	24f Sft	3HcCh	11-6 h	F/12	Fairlawn Flyer ()	3/1F	122	135
23 Nov 22	Wet Wetherby	24f Hy	4HcCh	11-9 h	1/5	Southern Sam (3¼L)	4/1	117	128
4 Mar 22	Don Doncaster	24f Sft	4NvHcCh	11-7 h	1/4	Get Your Own (6L)	100/30	112	124
10 Feb 22	Ffo Ffos Las	24f Sft	4HcCh	12-0 h	F/14	Fairlawn Flyer ()	25/1	112	-
26 Dec 21	Mar Market Rasen	21.5f Sft	3NvHcCh	11-1 h	5/7	Bobhopeornohope (25L)	12/1	118	110

Captain Kangaroo ^t

J: Danny Mullins

T: W P Mullins

Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 27 in the last 14 days (0%)

Hasn't completed in four starts since winning the Cork National in November; risky.

21UFPF

Age: 8

Weight: 10-8

OR: 135

Days: 27

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
19 Feb 23	Pun Punchestown	28f Y	HcCh	10-9 t	F/12	Coko Beach ()	50/1	132	-
26 Jan 23	Gow Gowran Park	25f Sft/Hy	HcCh	10-0 t	PU/18	Carefully Selected ()	20/1	132	-
27 Dec 22	Leo Leopardstown	24f Y	HcCh	10-2 t	F/28	Real Steel ()	28/1	132	-
3 Dec 22	Ain Aintree	26f GS	HcChG3	10-13 t	UR/22	Ashtown Lad ()	16/1	135	-
6 Nov 22	Cor Cork	28f Sft/Hy	HcCh	9-7 t	1/17	Defi Bleu (2¼L)	11/1	122	125
1 Oct 22	Gow Gowran Park	25f Gd/Y	NvCh	11-5 t	2/5	True Faith (nk)	4/1	-	110

Truckers Lodge ^b

J: Bryony Frost

T: Paul Nicholls

C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance

Former winner of this race but now an 11yo and his powers appear to be on the wane.

36-945

Age: 11

Weight: 10-8

OR: 135

Days: 42

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
4 Feb 23	Mus Musselburgh	31.5f GS	2HcCh	11-4 b	5/13	Magna Sam (11L)	11/2	137	138
27 Dec 22	Chp Chepstow	30.5f Sft	HcChG3	10-13 b	4/17	The Two Amigos (28L)	12/1	141	125
19 Nov 22	Hay Haydock	25.5f Sft	2HcCh	11-4 p	9/10	Fontaine Collonges (32L)	6/1	145	119
19 Mar 22	Utt Uttoxeter	34f Sft	HcChL	11-2 b	6/18	Screaming Colours (25L)	9/1	149	133
19 Feb 22	Asc Ascot	24f Sft	HcChL	11-2 p	3/9	Fortescue (1¾L)	20/1	147	148
27 Dec 21	Chp Chepstow	30.5f Sft	HcChG3	10-10 b¹	3/20	Iwilldoit (16L)	28/1	150	146

Guetapan Collonges

J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr

T: Charlie Longsdon

Course Winner - Won before at this course

Improving course winner; no certainty to stay but likely to be involved if he does.

1F-141

Age: 7

Weight: 10-5

OR: 132

Days: 35

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
11 Feb 23	Utt Uttoxeter	24f GS	2HcCh	10-9	1/12	Mister Coffey (1L)	4/1	126	136
14 Jan 23	War Warwick	29.5f Hy	HcChG3	10-3	4/13	Iwilldoit (13½L)	5/1F	126	124
1 Nov 22	War Warwick	25.5f GS	4HcCh	11-7	1/6	Reilly (1¼L)	11/4	120	131
24 Mar 22	Sed Sedgefield	27f Gd	4NvHcCh	11-1	F/2	Brother Pat ()	1/3F	120	-
8 Feb 22	Mar Market Rasen	24f GS	4HcCh	11-11	1/7	Brianstorm (1¼L)	13/8F	116	124
7 Jan 22	Wet Wetherby	21.5f Hy	4HcCh	10-13	1/6	Caboy (14L)	11/4	107	122

Notachance ^p

J: Tom Cannon

T: Alan King

Has the form to feature but has his off days, as was the case at Haydock latest.

23-437

Age: 9

Weight: 10-5

OR: 132

Days: 28

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
18 Feb 23	Hay Haydock	28.5f GS	HcChG3	10-6 p	7/14	Quick Wave (31L)	11/1	132	113
14 Jan 23	War Warwick	29.5f Hy	HcChG3	10-7 p	3/13	Iwilldoit (3¾L)	15/2	130	136
9 Nov 22	Ban Bangor-on-Dee	24f Hy	2HcCh	10-13 p	4/12	Le Milos (16L)	9/2	132	124
13 Apr 22	Chl Cheltenham	26f Gd	2HcCh	11-1 p	3/7	Captain Cattistock (21L)	15/2	134	126
12 Mar 22	San Sandown	24f GS	3HcCh	11-7 p	2/4	Musical Slave (3¾L)	13/2	135	140
15 Jan 22	War Warwick	29.5f Sft	HcChG3	11-9 v¹	8/15	Eclair Surf (83L)	14/1	139	115

Tile Tapper

J: Sean Bowen

T: Chris Honour

3m winner last time but he's not raced over anything approaching this distance before.

1-2241

Age: 9

Weight: 10-5

OR: 132

Days: 26

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
20 Feb 23	Crl Carlisle	24.5f GS	3HcCh	11-10	1/11	Destiny Is All (hd)	11/2	126	138
14 Jan 23	Kem Kempton	24f Sft	2HcCh	10-11	4/7	Annsam (20L)	2/1F	126	117
27 Dec 22	Kem Kempton	24f Sft	2HcCh	10-8	2/14	Remastered (4¾L)	10/1	125	131
2 Dec 22	Exe Exeter	19f GS	3HcCh	11-3	2/11	Shakem Up'Arry (3¼L)	10/1	124	128
26 Feb 22	Chp Chepstow	19.5f Hy	4NvHcCh	11-4	1/10	Caswell Bay (7½L)	4/1	115	128
21 Jan 22	Lin Lingfield	20f Hy	3HcCh	10-9	8/10	Zhiguli (61L)	3/1F	118	67

The Two Amigos

J: David Prichard ⁵

T: Nicky Martin

Ultra-game in winning the Welsh version and a 5lb rise is not the end of the world.

42-731

Age: 11

Weight: 10-5

OR: 132

Days: 81

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
27 Dec 22	Chp Chepstow	30.5f Sft	HcChG3	10-1	1/17	The Big Breakaway (1¼L)	16/1	127	138
30 Nov 22	Hay Haydock	25.5f Sft	2HcCh	10-9	3/9	Saint Xavier (11L)	100/30	127	126
16 Oct 22	Sed Sedgefield	29f Gd	2HcCh	11-9	7/8	All About Joe (70L)	7/1	130	73
14 Mar 22	Tau Taunton	28.5f Sft	3HcCh	10-13	2/5	Revels Hill (3¾L)	11/4	130	137
25 Feb 22	Exe Exeter	30.5f Sft	3HcCh	11-7	4/13	Captain Drake (19½L)	15/2	134	127
30 Dec 21	Hay Haydock	28.5f Hy	2HcCh	11-2	2/7	Blaklion (28L)	16/5	140	123

Secret Reprieve

J: Adam Wedge

T: Evan Williams

Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 22 in the last 14 days (0%)

Former Welsh National winner on a good mark and looks to be edging back to form.

5P-923

Age: 9

Weight: 10-5

OR: 132

Days: 76

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
1 Jan 23	Chl Cheltenham	26.5f Sft	2HcCh	11-3	3/11	Rapper (10L)	8/1	134	136
3 Dec 22	Chp Chepstow	23.5f GS	2HcCh	10-4	2/10	Farinet (8L)	9/2	134	136
30 Oct 22	Crl Carlisle	26f Sft	3HcCh	12-2	9/9	Houston Texas (22L)	12/1	137	120
19 Feb 22	Hay Haydock	28.5f Hy	HcChG3	10-5	PU/11	Bristol De Mai ()	6/1	138	-
27 Dec 21	Chp Chepstow	30.5f Sft	HcChG3	10-0	5/20	Iwilldoit (44L)	6/1F	140	106
9 Jan 21	Chp Chepstow	30.5f Sft	HcChG3	10-1	1/18	The Two Amigos (3L)	5/2F	134	142

Time To Get Up ^tp

J: Kevin Brogan

T: Jonjo O'Neill

C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance

First and third in the last two renewals; well handicapped if he can stage a revival.

30-PP8

Age: 10

Weight: 10-3

OR: 130

Days: 28

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
18 Feb 23	Hay Haydock	28.5f GS	HcChG3	10-7 tp	8/14	Quick Wave (31L)	20/1	133	115
27 Dec 22	Chp Chepstow	30.5f Sft	HcChG3	11-3 tp	PU/17	The Two Amigos ()	25/1	138	-
3 Dec 22	Chp Chepstow	23.5f GS	2HcCh	10-8 tp	PU/10	Farinet ()	14/1	138	-
18 Apr 22	Fai Fairyhouse	29f Y	HcCh	10-7 tp	13/27	Lord Lariat (31L)	11/1	139	116
19 Mar 22	Utt Uttoxeter	34f Sft	HcChL	10-9 tp¹	3/18	Screaming Colours (12L)	11/4F	142	139
19 Feb 22	Hay Haydock	28.5f Hy	HcChG3	10-11 t	2/11	Bristol De Mai (33L)	22/1	144	130

Scipion ^p

J: Jack Tudor

T: Tom Lacey

Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 12 in the last 14 days (0%)

Hot Recent Form Trainer - 3 wins from 11 in the last 14 days (27%)

Lightly raced chaser but his Lingfield win is a long way short of the standard needed here

31-341

Age: 7

Weight: 10-2

OR: 129

Days: 32

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
14 Feb 23	Lin Lingfield	23.5f Gd	3NvHcCh	11-10 p¹	1/4	Seigneur Des As (nse)	2/1F	126	133
7 Jan 23	San Sandown	20f Sft	3HcCh	11-13	4/8	Certainly Red (30L)	11/2	129	117
14 Oct 22	Utt Uttoxeter	22.5f Gd	3NvHcCh	11-10	3/5	Kinondo Kwetu (12L)	5/2	131	125
20 Mar 22	Chp Chepstow	23.5f GS	4MdH	11-8	1/4	Phantom Getaway (3¼L)	1/4F	131	122
19 Feb 22	Hay Haydock	24.5f Hy	NvHG2	11-0	3/7	Hillcrest (49L)	15/2	131	95
15 Jan 22	War Warwick	21f Sft	NvHG2	11-0	3/7	Stag Horn (4½L)	10/1	-	131

Major Dundee

J: Rex Dingle

T: Alan King

Signs of returning to form last time over 3m and he's a former Scottish National third.

123-03

Age: 8

Weight: 10-2

OR: 128

Days: 36

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
10 Feb 23	Kem Kempton	24f Gd	3HcCh	11-13	3/7	Killer Kane (20L)	8/1	130	120
29 Oct 22	Asc Ascot	24f Gd	HcChG3	10-12	10/13	Our Power (24L)	13/2	132	118
2 Apr 22	Ayr Ayr	32f GS	HcChG3	10-11	3/23	Win My Wings (12L)	9/1	132	133
5 Mar 22	Nby Newbury	23.5f Sft	3NvHcCh	11-2	2/5	Fuji Flight (1¼L)	6/1	129	136
10 Dec 21	Ban Bangor-on-Dee	24f Sft	3HcCh	11-11	1/8	Tanarpino (½L)	8/1	126	136
16 Nov 21	Fak Fakenham	21f Gd	3NvHcCh	11-0	1/5	The Golden Rebel (2¾L)	6/1	123	133

Bushypark

J: Thomas Dowson

T: Philip Kirby

Only his fourth chase start when winning the North Yorkshire National; jumps well.

P-PP21

Age: 9

Weight: 10-2

OR: 127

Days: 65

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
12 Jan 23	Cat Catterick	30f Hy	3HcCh	10-7	1/6	Eclair De Guye (3½L)	2/1F	119	134
7 Jan 23	Ncs Newcastle	23.5f Sft	3HcH	11-12	2/8	Theme Tune (1½L)	50/1	119	121
27 Nov 22	Crl Carlisle	25f Sft	3HcH	11-3	PU/6	Storm Nelson ()	28/1	124	-
8 Nov 22	Lin Lingfield	23f Sft	3HcH	11-2	PU/11	Lynwood Gold ()	25/1	128	-
9 Apr 22	Ain Aintree	24.5f GS	HcHG3	10-10	PU/21	Party Business ()	200/1	132	-
21 Jan 22	Lin Lingfield	23.5f Hy	2NvCh	11-7	PU/6	Fantastikas ()	16/1	137	-

Max Dynamo ^ht

J: Harrison Beswick ³

T: Emma-Jane Bishop

Recent winner but all his form is at a lower level and this could be some culture shock.

113P-1

Age: 13

Weight: 10-2

OR: 120

Days: 43

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
3 Feb 23	Chp Chepstow	26.5f GS	4HcCh	10-10 ht	1/12	Silver In Disguise (25L)	14/1	105	125
21 Apr 22	War Warwick	24f Gd	4HcCh	10-13 h	PU/7	The Late Legend ()	100/30	107	-
21 Mar 22	Wcn Wincanton	25f Gd	4HcCh	10-8 h	3/7	Keltus (½L)	11/8F	105	112
19 Feb 22	Wcn Wincanton	25f GS	4HcCh	10-8 h	1/8	Tide Times (7½L)	11/4F	95	114
26 Jan 22	Wcn Wincanton	26.5f Gd	5HcCh	11-7 h	1/9	Felton Bellevue (3L)	6/1	91	106
30 May 21	Fon Fontwell	26f GF	5HcCh	10-2 h	1/11	Friends Don't Ask (3¾L)	9/4F	84	98

D'Jango ^tb

J: Sean Houlihan

T: David Pipe

Cold Recent Form Trainer - 1 wins from 24 in the last 14 days (4%)

Even if on a good day, he's surely too far out of the weights to be a contender.

7P3414

Age: 10

Weight: 10-2

OR: 112

Days: 22

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
24 Feb 23	Exe Exeter	30.5f Gd	3HcCh	11-0 tb	4/8	Gwencily Berbas (17L)	17/2	113	109
14 Feb 23	Lin Lingfield	29f Gd	3HcCh	10-9 tb	1/6	Movethechains (8L)	18/1	106	115
29 Jan 23	Fon Fontwell	27.5f GS	4HcCh	11-2 tb	4/8	Coolvalla (39L)	14/1	108	82
2 Jan 23	Plu Plumpton	28.5f Sft	3HcCh	10-4 tb	3/11	Atakan (5¾L)	22/1	108	112
27 Dec 22	Chp Chepstow	30.5f Sft	HcChG3	10-2 tb	PU/17	The Two Amigos ()	150/1	123	-
3 Dec 22	San Sandown	29f GS	2HcCh	10-2 tb	7/11	Quick Wave (42L)	80/1	116	85

Mr Incredible

T: W P Mullins

RP-B23

Age: 7

Weight: 11-4

OR: 145

Days: 2

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
16 Mar 23	Chl Cheltenham	26f Sft	2HcCh	12-0	3/23	Angels Dawn (5¾L)	4/1	145	150
14 Jan 23	War Warwick	29.5f Hy	HcChG3	11-5	2/13	Iwilldoit (2¾L)	8/1	142	150
27 Dec 22	Leo Leopardstown	24f Y	HcCh	11-3	BD/28	Real Steel ()	7/1	140	-
10 Apr 22	Trm Tramore	21.5f Y	Ch	11-10	PU/6	Fighter Allen ()	3/1	-	-
29 Dec 21	Leo Leopardstown	24f Y	NvChG1	11-12 p¹	RR/8	Fury Road ()	10/1	-	-
27 Nov 21	Nby Newbury	23.5f GS	NvChG2	11-3	2/4	Ahoy Senor (31L)	11/10F	142	136