Paul Ferguson's Jumpers To Follow Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:26 | Winning time: 6m 25.9s

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Judge Earle¹⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: S Bowen| T: P & M Bowen| OR: 120| BF| D

7/2

Has thrived since the switch to front-running tactics, notching his fifth win of the summer at Uttoxeter this month. Winning run ended but ran well when second back at Uttoxeter last week. Another bold show likely.

Form: 131112

Imperial Knight^p²⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 11-10| J: Luca Morgan⁽³⁾| T: B Pauling| OR: 118

9/2

Twice a winner over hurdles in 2021 and struck at the second time of asking over fences at Worcester last month. May have found the run coming too soon when well-held fifth over hurdles there since.

Form: 341-515

Farouk De Cheneau⁴³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: D A Jacob| T: N J Henderson| OR: 117

11/4

Has shown he retains plenty of ability since returning from a long absence this summer, finishing 6 lengths second on 3m Bangor chase debut 6 weeks ago.

Form: 17/P2-32

Kinondo Kwetu¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Jonathan England| T: S England| OR: 117| D

7/4

Really getting the hang of things now under Rules, making it 2-2 over fences when beating the reopposing Judge Earle by ½ length at Uttoxeter 2 weeks ago. Unlikely to be much between them again.

Form: 7221-11

Zoffalee^t³⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Aaron Anderson⁽⁵⁾| T: M E Sowersby| OR: 110

14/1

Runner-up 3 times here in May/June and second again at Sedgefield last time, rather outbattled after being produced to lead just after the last. Likely to give his running but others are preferred for win purposes again.

Form: 322242

Non-Runners

Trixster¹⁶⁰

Weight: 11-7| Age: 9

T: Tim Vaughan J: Charlie Price

Forecasts

Kinondo Kwetu (7/4), Farouk De Cheneau (11/4), Judge Earle (7/2), Imperial Knight (9/2), Trixster (11/2), Zoffalee (14/1)

Recent Uttoxeter 1-2 KINONDO KWETU and Judge Earle may dominate again, with the former selected to take another step forward and stretch his unbeaten chase record to 3.