9 Lives Challenge Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 16:41 | Winning time: 6m 1.8s

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Court Dreaming¹⁷⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: R D Day| T: N G Richards| OR: 118| C

10/3

Steady progress in three chase starts last year and looks more than ready for a crack at 3m (some good stayers in the family). Good ground should suit as well and he has the potential to take a step forward today.

Form: 33PP43-

Millarville²⁰⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Callum Bewley| T: Mrs H O Graham| OR: 115| D

14/1

Useful over hurdles but has found life harder in two chase starts, although possible to find excuses for both of those. May do better back on quicker ground and is from a good chasing family, so cannot be discounted.

Form: 371/2U4-

Serosevsky^b,t¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: B S Hughes| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 115| D

9/2

Had some decent form over hurdles but hasn't translated that to fences and has made it look hard work. Nevetheless, good run over hurdles at Uttoxeter earlier in the month will have got him fitter, and there's still time to get it together.

Form: 46PP7-4

Im Too Generous^t¹⁵⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 11-4| J: Nathan Moscrop⁽³⁾| T: R Menzies| OR: 113

9/2

Likes to get on with it early, and almost made all to score over 3m at Musselburgh in February, caught last strides. Drop back to this trip no issue and the others cannot allow him too much rope on the business end.

Form: 1/13124-

Heavey^t²⁵⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: R T Dunne| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 111| C

11/8

Steady improvement over hurdles last year and won a maiden hurdle here last July, so no issue with this track. Some smart chasers in the family and if taking to fences, has chances for a yard finding its feet after a slow start.

Form: 4/21331-

Fyfin Patsy^t1²⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: S Mulqueen⁽³⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 109| DWS

28/1

Point-to-point winner in the spring of 2019 and showed some form on two of her four hurdles starts last year. Likely to do better again over fences, has had a wind operation and now wears a tongue tie, and cannot be ruled out of a competitive event.

Form: 312628-

Forecasts

Heavey (11/8), Court Dreaming (10/3), Im Too Generous (9/2), Serosevsky (9/2), Millarville (14/1), Fyfin Patsy (28/1)

Im Too Generous looks sure to make this a well-run affair but that doesn't make it any easier to solve, and it's hard to dismiss any of the six with any confidence. COURT DREAMING looks well worth a try at 3m and he was getting the hang of fences when seen last winter, so if fit, could be the one to be with. Millarville has potential for better now she's back on good ground, and might be the danger. Fyfin Patsy's claims are less clear but there are reasons to think she's capable of better here.