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Channel: RTV
Distance: 2m 7f 3y
Going: Good To Soft

Runners: 16
Type: Chase Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy

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No.(Draw)

Runner

Best Odds

Safe Destination

J: Mr Toby McCain-Mitchell ⁷

T: Nigel Twiston-Davies

3 x Distance Winner - Won 3 times before at this distance

Won under Toby McCain-Mitchell at Southwell last month and is now 2-3 for the season

55-121

Age: 7

Weight: 12-0

OR: 100

Days: 33

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
16 Dec 24	Sth Southwell	24.5f GS	5HcCh	11-3	1/7	Ali Star Bert (½L)	11/2	96	106
8 Nov 24	Fon Fontwell	26f Gd	5HcCh	11-10	2/7	Pawpaw (3¼L)	3/1	94	100
28 Sep 24	Mar Market Rasen	24f Gd	5HcCh	11-4	1/10	Toad Of Toad Hall (3½L)	2/1F	89	98
25 Apr 24	War Warwick	24f Gd	5NvHcCh	11-6	5/15	Village Master (11L)	10/1	90	90
25 Jan 24	Hun Huntingdon	23.5f GS	5NvHcCh	11-7	5/9	Galway Mahler (25L)	5/1	92	82
30 Dec 23	Tau Taunton	23f GS	5NvHcCh	11-7	PU/9	Hard Frost ()	3/1F	93	-

Proper Twelve ^tv ¹

J: Rex Dingle

T: Anthony Honeyball

Boosted by blinkers when second at Huntingdon last month; tried in a visor here

2F4-42

Age: 7

Weight: 11-11

OR: 97

Days: 41

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
8 Dec 24	Hun Huntingdon	23.5f Sft	4HcCh	11-0 tb¹	2/6	Theyseekhimthere (2L)	8/1	96	97
8 Nov 24	Fon Fontwell	26f Gd	5HcCh	12-0	4/7	Pawpaw (22L)	11/4	98	89
1 Apr 24	Plu Plumpton	25.5f Gd	5NvHcCh	12-0	4/6	Hilltown (44L)	5/2	100	68
30 Nov 23	Tau Taunton	23f Gd	4NvHcCh	11-0	F/8	Lady Kk ()	5/1	101	-
6 Nov 23	Plu Plumpton	20f GS	5NvHcCh	12-0	2/11	West Orchard (3¾L)	6/1	100	103
7 Oct 23	Fon Fontwell	19.5f Gd	4NvHcCh	10-11	2/4	Le Patron (20L)	11/4	103	100

Rebel Intentions ^tv ¹

J: Joe Anderson ³

T: Emma Lavelle

Ended 2024 with two below-par hurdle runs and was pulled up in all three previous chases

0-2100

Age: 8

Weight: 11-9

OR: 95

Days: 29

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
20 Dec 24	Asc Ascot	21.5f GS	3HcH	10-2 t	11/13	East India Express (27L)	25/1	104	85
15 Nov 24	Chl Cheltenham	21f Gd	3HcH	10-7 t	15/16	Double Powerful (32L)	20/1	104	84
20 Oct 24	Kem Kempton	21f Gd	4HcH	11-1 t	1/7	On Springs (1L)	5/1	99	103
7 Oct 24	Str Stratford	22f Sft	4HcH	11-5 t	2/10	Copshill Lad (nk)	11/1	96	100
19 Apr 24	Exe Exeter	23f Gd	5HcH	11-8 t	13/14	Kick Up A Storm (73L)	20/1	100	48
24 Mar 24	Asc Ascot	23.5f Gd	4NvHcH	11-1 t	5/13	Redbridge Rambler (16L)	10/1	102	91

Up For Appeal

J: Liam Harrison

T: Christian Williams

In contention before penultimate-fence fall at Sedgefield last time; still on handy mark

134P5F

Age: 7

Weight: 11-9

OR: 95

Days: 43

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
6 Dec 24	Sed Sedgefield	21f Sft	5HcCh	11-13	F/6	The Paddy Pie ()	13/2	97	102
30 Oct 24	Fak Fakenham	24f Gd	5NvHcCh	11-13	5/6	Lunar Contact (9¼L)	14/1	99	94
19 Aug 24	Wor Worcester	20f Gd	4HcCh	11-5	PU/11	Blazing Court ()	13/2	100	-
21 Jul 24	Str Stratford	19.5f Gd	4NvHcCh	11-5	4/11	Soir De Gala (16L)	11/4	101	101
4 Jul 24	Per Perth	24f Gd	5HcCh	11-10	3/7	Easy Bucks (4¾L)	100/30	101	102
5 Jun 24	Nab Newton Abbot	21f Gd	4NvHcCh	10-6	1/6	American Gerry (4¼L)	100/30	97	102

Dindin ^tb

J: Gearoid Harney ⁵

T: David Pipe

Distance Winner - Won before at this distance

High-mileage veteran who looked out of sorts on his final two appearances in 2024

38547P

Age: 12

Weight: 10-13

OR: 85

Days: 44

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
5 Dec 24	Wcn Wincanton	26.5f Sft	5HcCh	10-11 t	PU/10	Caeruleum ()	14/1	90	-
19 Nov 24	Fak Fakenham	24f GS	5HcCh	11-6 tb	7/7	Lunar Contact (89L)	9/1	93	30
6 Nov 24	Chp Chepstow	23.5f Gd	4HcCh	10-7 tb	4/10	Idefix De Ciergues (10½L)	10/1	94	94
17 Oct 24	Wcn Wincanton	25f Gd	5HcCh	11-8 p	5/9	School For Scandal (26L)	16/1	97	85
1 Sep 24	Wor Worcester	23f Gd	5HcCh	11-7 b	8/11	Getthepot (23L)	9/1	98	86
22 Aug 24	Nab Newton Abbot	26f Gd	5HcCh	11-5 b	3/14	Great d'Ange (4¾L)	25/1	98	101

Spotty Dog ^p ¹

J: Harry Reed

T: Michael Hawker

2 x Distance Winner - Won 2 times before at this distance

Struggled on all three outings in 2024; needs new cheekpieces to make a huge difference

/PPP-9

Age: 10

Weight: 10-13

OR: 85

Days: 71

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
8 Nov 24	Fon Fontwell	26f Gd	4HcH	10-6	9/10	Ri Na Cuirte (50L)	80/1	88	46
18 Feb 24	Sth Southwell	24.5f Hy	5HcCh	11-7	PU/7	William Ewart ()	22/1	93	-
28 Jan 24	Fon Fontwell	21.5f Sft	5HcCh	11-9	PU/9	Sir Rock ()	33/1	95	-
13 May 23	War Warwick	24f Gd	5HcCh	11-9	PU/11	Tom O'Roughley ()	7/2F	96	-
27 Apr 23	War Warwick	24f Gd	5NvHcCh	11-6	6/15	My Bad Lucy (2¼L)	12/1	97	102
28 Mar 23	Hun Huntingdon	23.5f GS	5NvHcCh	11-11	8/9	Drop Him In (42L)	6/1	99	72

Whynotnowroy ^ht

J: Conor O'Farrell

T: Neil Mulholland

Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out

Flopped over hurdles last time but ran well in defeat on stable debut; makes chase debut

43-128

Age: 7

Weight: 10-13

OR: 85

Days: 33

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
16 Dec 24	Plu Plumpton	20.5f GS	5HcH	11-2 ht	8/11	Eliza Dolittle (67L)	5/4F	85	29
17 Nov 24	Fon Fontwell	22f Gd	5NvHcH	11-4 ht	2/10	Getoverthathill (6L)	6/4F	85	89
8 May 24	Fon Fontwell	22f Gd	5HcH	10-8 ht	1/12	The Cox Express (6½L)	9/2	77	84
9 Apr 24	Her Hereford	19.5f Sft	5NvHcH	10-8 ht	3/10	Shillanavogy (7¾L)	11/2	77	78
11 Mar 24	Tau Taunton	19f Sft	5HcH	10-6 ht¹	4/14	Just Go For It (13L)	7/2J	77	69
29 Feb 24	Tau Taunton	19f Sft	5NvHcH	10-11 h	2/9	Activist (5½L)	4/1	77	78

Tribesmans Glory

J: Ben Ffrench Davis ⁵

T: Chris Down

Not the force of old but went close over 2m2f here last time and is unexposed as a stayer

26-612

Age: 11

Weight: 10-13

OR: 85

Days: 51

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
28 Nov 24	Tau Taunton	18f GS	5HcCh	10-9	2/13	My Rockstar (¾L)	22/1	84	89
30 May 24	War Warwick	20f Gd	5HcCh	10-8	1/10	Harlem Soul (hd)	16/1	80	87
7 May 24	Ffo Ffos Las	16f GS	4HcCh	10-2	6/11	Boston Joe (33L)	18/1	84	71
11 Apr 24	Tau Taunton	16f Sft	4HcCh	10-3	6/11	Flash Gorcombe (12L)	16/1	85	78
23 Mar 24	Ban Bangor-on-Dee	17.5f Sft	4HcCh	10-5	2/4	Hunter Legend (15L)	11/1	87	87
20 Feb 24	Tau Taunton	19f Sft	5NvHcH	10-13	12/12	Chankaya (41L)	9/1	85	50

The Cox Express ^p

J: Callum Pritchard ⁷

T: Robert Walford

Creditable second of 15 on last month's chase debut (2m3f); attempts a new trip here

4-2042

Age: 6

Weight: 10-11

OR: 83

Days: 30

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
19 Dec 24	Exe Exeter	19f GS	5HcCh	10-9 p	2/15	Imperial Joe (1¼L)	12/1	81	91
28 Nov 24	Lin Lingfield	19.5f Sft	5NvHcH	10-10 p	4/7	Speiriuil (18L)	11/2	82	66
6 Nov 24	Chp Chepstow	19.5f GS	5HcH	10-10 p	11/18	Hedera Park (56L)	13/2	82	37
8 May 24	Fon Fontwell	22f Gd	5HcH	11-4	2/12	Whynotnowroy (6½L)	11/2	82	82
19 Apr 24	Fon Fontwell	17.5f Gd	5HcH	10-6 p	4/15	Solar System (16½L)	16/1	83	73
27 Mar 24	Wcn Wincanton	20f Sft	5NvHcH	11-2 p¹	7/11	Plaisir Des Flos (40L)	8/1	84	60

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Robinsville ^t

J: Freddie Gingell ³

T: Joe Tizzard

w¹

Wind Op - First run after wind operation

Placed in two good-ground chases last spring but below form on next two outings

6-3354

Age: 8

Weight: 10-10

OR: 82

Days: 93

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
17 Oct 24	Wcn Wincanton	25f Gd	5HcCh	11-1 t	4/9	School For Scandal (19½L)	9/1	84	77
25 Jun 24	Nab Newton Abbot	26f Gd	5NvHcCh	11-4 t	5/11	Hold Your Fort (29L)	5/2F	85	78
5 Jun 24	Nab Newton Abbot	26f Gd	4HcCh	10-0 t	3/11	Easy Bucks (1½L)	13/2	83	89
9 May 24	Str Stratford	22.5f Gd	5HcCh	11-7 t	3/9	Village Master (11L)	17/2	84	86
8 Apr 24	Wcn Wincanton	21.5f Sft	5HcH	10-9 t	6/7	Duke Of Moravia (6½L)	6/1	85	82
11 Mar 24	Tau Taunton	24f Sft	5HcH	10-9 t¹	4/14	Lady Balko (14½L)	17/2	86	81

Totowolfe

J: Lorcan Murtagh

T: Nigel Hawke

0-7 under rules; ran well to a point on chase debut but dropped out tamely in the straight

88-79P

Age: 8

Weight: 10-7

OR: 79

Days: 48

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
1 Dec 24	Lei Leicester	20f Sft	5NvHcCh	10-11	PU/9	Jumper Madrik ()	14/1	83	-
17 Jul 24	Utt Uttoxeter	20f Sft	5HcH	11-2 p	9/9	Winds Of Fire (54L)	18/1	88	37
7 May 24	Ffo Ffos Las	20f GS	5HcH	11-7 tp¹	7/10	Ionity (23L)	10/1	93	75
24 Mar 24	Asc Ascot	23.5f Gd	4NvHcH	11-0 t¹	8/13	Redbridge Rambler (22L)	40/1	96	80
11 Feb 24	Exe Exeter	18.5f Hy	2NvH	11-2	8/8	Absolute Steel (45L)	50/1	-	69
24 Jan 24	Chp Chepstow	19.5f Hy	4MdH	11-6	6/8	House Of Stories (113L)	33/1	-	-

School For Scandal

J: Taylor Fisher

T: Joe Tickle

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

2 x Course Winner - Won 2 times before at this course

Dual winner in the autumn (once over C&D) but ended 2024 with two lesser efforts

721136

Age: 10

Weight: 10-6

OR: 78

Days: 19

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
30 Dec 24	Tau Taunton	26.5f GS	5HcCh	10-10	6/10	Caeruleum (26L)	8/1	79	69
5 Dec 24	Wcn Wincanton	26.5f Sft	5HcCh	10-8	3/10	Caeruleum (34L)	4/1	80	71
14 Nov 24	Tau Taunton	23f GF	5HcCh	10-6	1/6	Jony Max (nk)	7/2	76	83
17 Oct 24	Wcn Wincanton	25f Gd	5HcCh	10-1	1/9	Jony Max (1½L)	13/2	73	83
24 Sep 24	War Warwick	20f GS	5HcCh	9-13	2/13	Smurfette (shd)	6/1	69	82
28 Aug 24	Wor Worcester	20f Gd	5HcCh	10-3	7/13	Henry Box Brown (38L)	22/1	75	52

Rock On Rita ^p

J: Richie McLernon

T: Neil Mulholland

Pulled up at Ffos Las in November, after a long layoff, and now 0-4 over fences

6685/P

Age: 9

Weight: 10-6

OR: 78

Days: 59

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
20 Nov 24	Ffo Ffos Las	19.5f Sft	5HcCh	10-8 p	PU/10	Ileny Royale ()	18/1	80	-
4 Jan 23	Her Hereford	21f Sft	5HcCh	11-2 p¹	5/13	Not Sure (24L)	22/1	88	79
15 Nov 22	Her Hereford	21f GS	5HcCh	11-6	8/9	Jobesgreen Lad (58L)	28/1	92	50
15 Oct 22	Str Stratford	22.5f Gd	5HcCh	11-10	6/7	Flying Verse (89L)	13/2	96	28
20 May 22	Wor Worcester	20f Gd	5HcHM	11-8	6/9	Jaunty Soria (28L)	3/1F	96	82
20 Apr 22	Lud Ludlow	21.5f Gd	5NvHcHM	11-3	1/13	Bella Beau (6½L)	4/1	88	95

Firefly Lane ^t

J: Ben Godfrey

T: Jimmy Frost

Came good over fences in September but a few of the others in this field look stronger

2-7134

Age: 9

Weight: 10-5

OR: 77

Days: 37

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
12 Dec 24	Tau Taunton	18f Gd	5HcChM	10-9 t	4/5	Ostrava Du Berlais (21L)	9/1	78	76
19 Nov 24	Fak Fakenham	24f GS	5HcCh	10-12 t	3/7	Lunar Contact (17½L)	10/1	79	80
9 Sep 24	Nab Newton Abbot	21f Sft	5HcCh	10-7 t	1/7	Coconut Twist (¾L)	16/1	76	80
21 Jul 24	Nab Newton Abbot	21f GS	5HcCh	10-6 t	7/14	Noah's Light (22L)	16/1	77	65
8 Apr 24	Wcn Wincanton	20f Sft	5HcChM	10-0 t	2/5	Fashion's Model (4L)	9/4F	77	80
26 Mar 24	Tau Taunton	21.5f Sft	5HcChM	9-11 t	2/11	Annie Wicks (3¾L)	12/1	74	80

Try The Money

J: David Noonan

T: Henry Oliver

Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out

Failed to build upon encouraging chasing debut when a disappointing favourite last month

253-47

Age: 7

Weight: 10-3

OR: 75

Days: 29

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
20 Dec 24	Utt Uttoxeter	24f Sft	5NvHcCh	10-8	7/10	Pearl Island (19½L)	5/2F	78	65
20 Nov 24	Ffo Ffos Las	24f Sft	5NvHcCh	10-10	4/13	The Scorpion King (13L)	8/1	79	74
22 Apr 24	Ffo Ffos Las	20f GS	5NvHcH	10-3	3/8	Valens Bruyee (1½L)	6/1	75	80
17 Mar 24	Hun Huntingdon	19.5f Sft	5HcH	10-4	5/7	Sailed Away (23L)	100/30	76	58
29 Feb 24	Tau Taunton	19f Sft	5NvHcH	10-5	2/7	Johannes (2¼L)	9/4F	73	77
15 May 23	Sth Southwell	20.5f Gd	4NvMdH	11-4	6/6	Cabhfuilfungi (53L)	150/1	-	53

Master Mikey Dee

J: James Best

T: Richenda Ford

Course Winner - Won before at this course

Won here in 2022 but generally disappointing since; 5lb wrong today

5333/P

Age: 10

Weight: 10-2

OR: 69

Days: 30

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
19 Dec 24	Exe Exeter	19f GS	5HcCh	10-2	PU/15	Imperial Joe ()	50/1	74	-
8 Apr 23	Nab Newton Abbot	21f Sft	5HcCh	10-2 p¹	3/7	Begin The Luck (19L)	8/1	74	65
24 Mar 23	Her Hereford	21f GS	5HcCh	10-6	3/8	Pawpaw (28L)	14/1	74	62
29 Jan 23	Fon Fontwell	21.5f GS	5HcCh	10-2	3/10	Art Decco (13L)	12/1	74	72
23 Nov 22	Her Hereford	16f Sft	5NvHcCh	10-2	5/7	Greenrock Abbey (22L)	15/2	76	63
6 Nov 22	Ffo Ffos Las	16f Sft	5HcCh	10-2	6/11	Brulure Noire (19L)	16/1	79	65