Gore Browne IM Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:20 | Winning time: 6m 59.0s

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I See The Sea^b1²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Callum Pritchard⁽³⁾| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 93

2/1

Bettered hurdles form at first attempt over fences when third in C&D handicap in December. Has failed to build on that in 2 subsequent runs but his mark has dropped rapidly (now 9 lb lower than that encouraging chase debut effort here) and perhaps the first-time blinkers will give him a lift.

Form: 54F-3P6

Lock Out^b²²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-13| J: Ben Bromley| T: D Pipe| OR: 92

4/1

Firmly back on track when making a winning return in handicap chase at Chepstow in October. Rather in-and-out since but latest Hereford (25.2f, good to soft) second was up there with his best form and a reproduction of that would give him a serious chance.

Form: 1439P2

Celtic Fortune^p,t⁴²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Harriet Tucker⁽³⁾| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 91| BF

11/2

Fair maiden hurdler who has made a positive start in this sphere, most notably finishing a good second over this C&D in December. Lack of resolution is clearly an issue (again didn't find much for pressure tried in blinkers at Huntingdon last time) but he shouldn't be far away. Cheekpieces refitted.

Form: 4-43422

Lightonthewing²⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 11-10| J: C P O'Shea⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs S Gardner| OR: 89| CD

5/2

Won 3 times over fences last spring, including a C&D handicap, and left this season's chase form well behind when making all back hurdling at Chepstow (23.6f, heavy) last month. If in a similar mood returned to this sphere he will take some pegging back.

Form: 1FP0P1

Robinsville^t¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: Freddie Gingell| T: J Tizzard| OR: 82

17/2

Maiden hurdler/chaser who boasts bit and pieces of decent form, not least when third of 14 off this mark at Taunton on penultimate start. However, he followed that with a disappointing display at the same course 16 days ago.

Form: 335437

Hey Bud^p¹⁴⁹

Age: 12| Weight: 10-12| J: Toby Wynne| T: Ella Pickard| OR: 77| C

28/1

Sole success came over hurdles back in 2019 and was again put in his place at Huntingdon when last seen in October.

Form: 7/55-P56

Bellamy's Grey^t²⁵

Age: 13| Weight: 10-2| J: Elizabeth Gale⁽⁵⁾| T: C J Gray| OR: 67

66/1

Not the most reliable of types by any means and poor run of form continued when pulled up in the Chepstow handicap hurdle won by Lightonthewing.

Form: 444-P6P

Non-Runners

Kadex⁴⁶

Weight: 11-3| Age: 7

T: A E Jones J: Philip Armson

Forecasts

I See The Sea (2/1), Lightonthewing (5/2), Lock Out (4/1), Celtic Fortune (11/2), Robinsville (17/2), Kadex (16/1), Hey Bud (28/1), Bellamy's Grey (66/1)

On the back of an all-the-way hurdles success at Chepstow, LIGHTONTHEWING may well follow up returned to the larger obstacles. He was successful over C&D on his sole previous chase start at this course last March and remains on a good mark. Lock Out has to be respected on the back of a good effort at Hereford and he is second choice ahead of Celtic Fortune and I See The Sea.