Winners Wear Cavani Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 18:56 | Winning time: 5m 10.5s

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Quid Pro Quo¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-13| J: Fergus Gillard⁽³⁾| T: D Skelton| OR: 121| C| D

9/4

10/3, got off the mark over fences with a career best in 8-runner handicap at Southwell (20.4f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Weighted to follow up despite taking a 7 lb rise.

Form: 47PP31-

Blue Stello⁶⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: N de Boinville| T: N J Henderson| OR: 114| C

11/4

Very lightly-raced winning hurdler. Runner-up in sole Irish point so there should be more to come now he goes chasing.

Form: 21/4P-

Young Buster²²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: P J Brennan| T: F O'Brien| OR: 113| BF| D

11/8

Fair 2m4f winner over hurdles who posted a good fourth of 8 in handicap at Ayr (24.3f, good) 22 days ago. Goes over fences now and highly respected.

Form: 4F1/614-

Gentle Connections¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Bridget Andrews| T: D Skelton| OR: 110| D

12/1

Four-time winner over hurdles in first half of 2022 but she has struggled since, including on her chasing debut when remote fifth in C&D handicap 12 days ago. Needs to take a big step forward.

Form: 116P0-5

Forecasts

Young Buster (11/8), Quid Pro Quo (9/4), Blue Stello (11/4), Gentle Connections (12/1)

QUID PRO QUO took a big step forward when opening his chasing account at Southwell and a 7 lb rise in the weights doesn't look sufficient to prevent him from following up. Fergal O'Brien's Young Buster could emerge as the chief threat to Dan Skelton's 7-y-o ahead of fellow chasing debutant Blue Stello.