Easby Abbey Handicap Chase

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
3rd	1	—	El Muchacho (G) T Returned to form from out of the blue at Sedgefield in November and added to his tally when taking a 4-runner handicap chase here (19f, good) on New Year's Day. In the process of running creditably w…	F323-23	William Maggs M E Sowersby	9	76.2kg	11 10/1
6th	2	—	Dixie Cowboy (G) Winning chasing debut over 2m at Sedgefield in November and found just one too good on next 2 starts. Didn't jump with much fluency back at Sedgefield last month but had looked pretty sure-footed pri…	122562	Jonathan England S England	7	74.8kg	4.60 18/5
4th	3	—	Zumbi (G) T Lightly-raced hurdles winner who made a reasonable start over fences when third in a Cartmel handicap. However, that was back in June 2023 and his 3 subsequent efforts have not been at all inspiring.…	442-211	Leah Noreci James Moffatt	9	74.4kg	51 50/1
—	4	—	Park Hind (M) Pulled Up P Point winner last spring but she's 0-19 under Rules and is probably best watched starting out over fences here.	P31P-PP	Miss Pippa Brown V Thompson	9	73.5kg	201 200/1
—	5	—	Ozzy Cosmo (G) TP Bagged 2m novice hurdle at Ayr in December 2023 but little to shout about since and she's struggled all half-a-dozen starts in this sphere.	3P-8P48	C O'Farrell N W Alexander	7	73.5kg	13 12/1
—	6	—	Bid Up (G) FAV Pulled Up T Lost his way for Paul Gilligan in Ireland and has failed to fire switched to fences for Brian Cawley the last twice. Moved yard again since and, on the upside, the booking of Sean Bowen catches the e…	00009-4	S Bowen G Hanmer	5	73kg	4.33 10/3
2nd	7	—	Forcetoreckonwith (M) T Irish point winner remains a maiden under Rules but ought to put that right sooner rather than later judged on in-frame efforts on each of her last 3 starts, most recently finishing third to a highly…	024321	Craig Nichol O Greenall & J Guerriero	7	71.2kg	9 8/1
7th	8	—	Blue Bear (G) Gained a first success at Sedgefield in February 2024 but hasn't come close to adding to that in 4 subsequent starts, including over hurdles here recently when returning from a lengthy absence.	5744-75	Danny McMenamin J Parkinson & S Smith	8	70.8kg	5 4/1
—	9	—	Cawthorne Banker (G) P Resumed winning ways in a Uttoxeter handicap hurdle in October but struggled here when last seen on New Year's Day and hasn't shone in 3 previous attempts over fences.	70P-521	R P McLernon J & A O'Neill	8	70.3kg	6.50 11/2
1st	10	—	Shadowfax Of Rohan (G) FAV HT Showed ability in bumpers and bettered previous hurdles efforts when third of 15 on handicap debut at Perth last spring. However, he hasn't offered much since and will need to prove a different propo…	9P1215-	Charlie Maggs P Neville	6	68.5kg	4.33 10/3
5th	11	—	Zara's Universe (M) P Three-time chase winner and best effort for a while when runner-up at Southwell in December. Not in the same form next 2 starts and now 0-12 over jumps but she's not completely written off having sli…	P6-6274	Joe Williamson A Crook	10	64.9kg	12 11/1

Betting forecast: Shadowfax Of Rohan (10/3), Bid Up (10/3), Dixie Cowboy (18/5), Blue Bear (4/1), Cawthorne Banker (11/2), Forcetoreckonwith (8/1), El Muchacho (10/1), Zara's Universe (11/1), Ozzy Cosmo (12/1), Zumbi (50/1), Park Hind (200/1)