William Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Game Spirit Chase (Grade 2) (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:00 | Winning time: 4m 9.1s

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Edwardstone²¹

Age: 11| Weight: 11-8| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King| OR: 161| CD

7/2

Won a thin renewal of this last season but still capable of high-class form, once again chasing home Jonbon in the Clarence House at Ascot 3 weeks ago. Will need a couple to misfire if he's to follow up.

Form: F3-3F23

JPR One^t⁶³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: Brendan Powell| T: J Tizzard| OR: 156| D

9/2

Has an excellent record fresh and made a winning return on the back of wind surgery in the Haldon Cup at Exeter in November. Ran well behind Jonbon in the Tingle Creek next time, keeping on, but this is tougher still under his penalty.

Form: U317-13

Master Chewy⁵⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR: 153| BF| D

11/1

Made up into a very smart chaser last term, successful twice at 2m, and signing off with a smashing second in Aintree Grade 1. Good efforts in handicaps this term either side of his Tingle Creek fall but would be a surprising winner of this.

Form: 4F2-4F3

Libberty Hunter⁵⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-2| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams| OR: 151| D

9/2

Made relentless progress over fences last season and picked up where he'd left off returning from 8 months off when readily taking a 2m Cheltenham handicap 8 weeks ago. Still low mileage for his age and solid place claims back up in class.

Form: F1123-1

Matata²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: J J Slevin| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR: 163| CD

11/8

Headstrong sort but continues to improve, resuming winning ways with a high-class performance under top weight for his new jockey in 2m Windsor handicap 3 weeks ago. That performance gives him good claims on these terms here but he's up against one that looks out of the top drawer.

Form: 40-2121

Non-Runners

Sir Gino⁴³

Weight: 11-3| Age: 5

T: N J Henderson J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Sir Gino (4/9), Matata (11/8), Edwardstone (7/2), Libberty Hunter (9/2), JPR One (9/2), Master Chewy (11/1)

In the absence of the likely favourite, MATATA can follow up a career best at Windsor and confirm himself high class as well, and see off the very likeable Libberty Hunter.