Julia's House Hospice Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:21 | Winning time: 4m 8.44s

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Paddy In The Caddy⁷⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Sean Houlihan| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 109| D

5/4

Has advanced his form switched to fences this winter, making all at Warwick and Hereford in November. Placed both subsequent starts, including when third to a couple of in-form rivals over 2½m here on Boxing Day, and this drop back in trip looks a good move.

Form: 4-71123

Centara^h⁷⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 109| D

11/2

Bumper winner who scored twice over hurdles last season, ending the campaign with success in a Taunton handicap in April. Well held both starts this time round but still has low mileage and it'll be interesting to see how he shapes up in the betting ahead of this chase debut.

Form: 1561-P5

Dunstall Rambler¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: J J Burke| T: T R George| OR: 99| CD

5/2

Finally got off the mark in 8-runner C&D handicap chase in December and added to that at Ludlow (2m, good to soft) where his jumping looked more assured than is often the case. Up 4 lb and he looks vulnerable.

Form: 7U3511

Universal Secret⁴¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-2| J: Lorcan Murtagh| T: Mrs H R J Nelmes| OR: 83| C

10/3

Modest winning hurdler who posted by far his best effort yet in this sphere when runner-up in a 15.7f Wincanton handicap last month. No surprise that he struggled from a long way out of the weights in stronger handicap at Sandown since but this looks more realistic.

Form: 06522P

Fox Wallace^t³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Ben Godfrey| T: Ella Pickard| OR: 64

80/1

No sign of ability to date and she's very hard to warm to from 19 lb out of the handicap.

Form: 9-PPP6P

Non-Runners

Siam Park³⁰

Weight: 11-1| Age: 6

T: J Tizzard J: Brendan Powell

Forecasts

Paddy In The Caddy (5/4), Siam Park (9/4), Dunstall Rambler (5/2), Universal Secret (10/3), Centara (11/2), Fox Wallace (80/1)

SIAM PARK is bred to make a better chaser and that already appears to be the case judged on his solid second on debut in this sphere at Taunton where he pulled nicely clear of the rest with the winner. He should prove a tough nut to crack with improvement on the cards. Paddy In The Caddy is holding his form well and should give another good account, while Centara needs to get back on track now switched to fences but it's by no means impossible that he'll do just that.