SBK Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:50 | Winning time: 6m 0.1s

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Young Buster^p1²⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: P J Brennan| T: F O'Brien| OR: 134| D

11/4

Won one of 4 starts over hurdles and has taken very well to chasing, maintaining his unbeaten record over fences in a 5-runner handicap chase at Kelso (22.3f, heavy) 29 days ago. Up another 7 lb but can go well again with cheekpieces applied for 1st time.

Form: 614-111

Stellar Magic^v1³²

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: Lily Pinchin| T: Billy Aprahamian| OR: 131| D

10/1

Fairly useful hurdler who won his only outing in points and came good at the third attempt over fences when scoring at Wincanton on Boxing Day. Drop back in trip a slight concern, though. Change of headgear.

Form: 044-3P1

Wiseguy⁴²

Age: 8| Weight: 10-10| J: Paul O'Brien| T: N J Henderson| OR: 128| CD

4/1

Lightly-raced winning 3m hurdler who went in at the first time of asking over fences in 9-runner handicap chase at Exeter (24.2f, soft) in November. Let down by jumping at Cheltenham last time but remains one to view positively in this sphere.

Form: 31/2-514

Donny Boy³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-7| J: Lorcan Williams| T: N W Alexander| OR: 125| D

4/1

Improved from a tentative performance on chase debut when arguably shaping best in a 7-runner handicap at Newcastle (23.4f, good to soft) 35 days ago, only just failing after a delayed challenge. Respected from 3 lb higher mark.

Form: 5P25-22

Snipe³²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-6| J: Tristan Durrell⁽³⁾| T: D Skelton| OR: 124| D

5/1

Created good impression when cruising clear in a 5-runner handicap at Southwell on chase debut and added to a solid start over fences when winning 6-runner event at Aintree (25f, heavy, 18/5) 32 days ago. Strong-travelling sort merits consideration from 6 lb higher mark.

Form: 75-1521

Egbert^v1⁴³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-6| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King| OR: 124

7/1

Form over hurdles tailed off last last season but he made a successful switch to chasing, albeit in rather laboured fashion, at Kempton in November. Again went in snatches when pulled up in handicap chase at this C&D (good to soft) 43 days ago. Visor now reached for.

Form: 4164-1P

Galon De Vauzelle^b²⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-5| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽³⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 121| D

10/1

Produced a career best in a change of headgear when 12-runner handicap chase at Leopardstown (21.3f, soft, 10/1) 29 days ago. Bit more needed here to compete from slightly out of the weights in this grade.

Form: 323PP1

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Monmiral⁴²

Weight: 11-10| Age: 7

T: P F Nicholls J: Bryony Frost

Forecasts

Young Buster (11/4), Monmiral (11/4), Donny Boy (4/1), Wiseguy (4/1), Snipe (5/1), Egbert (7/1), Galon De Vauzelle (10/1), Stellar Magic (10/1)

MONMIRAL maybe hasn't quite achieved as much over fences as might have been expected but this represents a significant drop in grade for Paul Nicholls' charge and he's fancied to successfully concede weight all round. Young Buster is 3-3 over fences and should pose a significant threat again, whilst Snipe has also taken well to chasing and is another player to attempt to follow up last month's Aintree success.