Easby Abbey Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:05 | Winning time: 4m 4.9s

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Selected odds by:

Ben Brody^b¹⁸

Age: 12| Weight: 12-7| J: Archie Bellamy⁽⁷⁾| T: D J Jeffreys| OR: 106| D

8/1

Resumed with 2m hurdle win at Uttoxeter in December but hasn't fired on either start since, including over fences on penultimate start. Can't be discounted in a thin race.

Form: 51P-125

Da Vinci Hand^t¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 12-7| J: Thomas Willmott⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss J E Foster| OR: 106| CD

1/1

Got the job done at the fourth time of asking over fences over C&D in December and back on track when good second here. Excellent chance to resume winning ways.

Form: 553152

Getaway Jewel³⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Alain Cawley| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 92

9/2

Leniently treated based on hurdles form and stepped up on chasing debut when staying-on fourth at this course 34 days ago. Drop in trip no issue, so warrants consideration.

Form: 1-72544

Mymilan^p¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-0| J: Ryan Mania| T: A M Thomson| OR: 85| D

4/1

Step back in the right direction in first-time blinkers when sixth in handicap chase at Catterick on penultimate outing. Unseated rider next time, but warrants consideration in change of headgear.

Form: 847-P6U

Onenightintown^p,t²⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-1| J: Miss Becky Smith⁽³⁾| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 72

9/1

Unreliable maiden who is of little interest.

Form: 33P644

Forecasts

Da Vinci Hand (1/1), Mymilan (4/1), Getaway Jewel (9/2), Ben Brody (8/1), Onenightintown (9/1)

DA VINCI HAND clearly goes well at this track and arrives in form, so he seems the obvious answer in a race that might not take much winning. Getaway Jewel is a player after his encouraging fourth last time, and Mymilan could make his presence felt dropped back markedly in trip.