Racing To School Reaches 250,000 Novices' Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:45 | Winning time: 3m 59.54s

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Crac De Megaudais^h,t³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: R T Dunne| T: T R Gretton| OR: 92

6/1

Well supported when easily opening his account in 8-runner handicap hurdle at Fakenham (2½m, soft) in January. Struggled off 13 lb higher at Ludlow since and improvement needed now switched to fences.

Form: 455714-

Gwennie May Jem¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 87| D

1/1

Has made a promising start over fences, opening his account at the fourth attempt in this sphere when proving 3¼ lengths too good for El Rojo Grande at Warwick (16.2f, good) recently. 7 lb rise may not be enough to stop him.

Form: 342421-

El Rojo Grande¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 10-12| J: Shane Quinlan⁽³⁾| T: Katy Price| OR: 76

5/2

Winning Irish pointer who is 0-10 under Rules but latest second to Gwennie May Jem at Warwick was a solid effort. Now 6 lb better off with that rival and likely to give another good account.

Form: PF/3532-

Poet's Reflection¹³

Age: 10| Weight: 10-8| J: Sean Houlihan| T: Miss L Blackford| OR: 72

16/1

Just the one win from 28 career starts and unseated at the first fences in the Warwick race won by Gwennie May Jem.

Form: 4478/PU-

Blue Ribbon^p³⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 10-5| J: James Best| T: R Chapman| OR: 69| D

9/1

Fair 2m hurdles winner for Dr Richard Newland in 2021. Largely struggled for present stable and record in this sphere stands at 0-10.

Form: 5P5P/64-

Clashmore Banter^t¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-4| J: Benjamin Poste| T: Mrs N S Evans| OR: 68

50/1

Didn't offer much in points and failed to better her low-key hurdles exploits on chase debut at Hereford where she was well beaten.

Form: 767777-

Forecasts

Gwennie May Jem (1/1), El Rojo Grande (5/2), Crac De Megaudais (6/1), Blue Ribbon (9/1), Poet's Reflection (16/1), Clashmore Banter (50/1)

GWENNIE MAY JEM and El Rojo Grande recently filled the first two places in a Warwick handicap and a repeat scenario could be on the cards here, with the former taken to confirm his superiority. Crac de Megaudais will need to improve if he's to trouble the aforementioned duo on this chase debut but he's most interesting of the others all the same.