racingtv.com/competitions Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:55 | Winning time: 6m 8.26s

1^st

Young Buster

911-7

5/1

T: F O'BrienJ: J J Burke

Jumped left early, led, headed and tracked leader 5th, led again going easily home turn, went clear from 3 out, not fluent and ridden 2 out, eased towards finish op 7/2

2^nd

Flegmatik

1011-11

85/40

T: D SkeltonJ: Tristan Durrell (3)

Prominent on inner, led 5th, headed home turn, no chance with winner from 2 out, weakened last, just held second op 2/1 tchd 7/4 and tchd 11/5

3^rd

Hermino AA

811-9

4/1

T: G & J MooreJ: Freddie Mitchell (5)

Not fluent on occasions, took keen hold, prominent on outer, lost ground 6th, pushed along briefly 9th, mistake and ridden 11th, left in modest third 14th, well held but kept on run-in op 9/2

Also Ran

Menaggio

611-9

6/4f

T: A KingJ: Tom Cannon

Close up, jumped left 2nd, slightly hampered 4th, slow jump when in touch with leaders 6th, pecked on landing 12th, pushed along when fell 14th op 15/8

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Non-Runners

Ideal Des Bordes³⁸

Weight: 11-2| Age: 7

T: N J Henderson J: N de Boinville

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.00EX:£14.30Trifecta:£27.20SF:£15.55

Forecasts

Menaggio (6/4), Flegmatik (85/40), Ideal Des Bordes (10/3), Hermino AA (4/1), Young Buster (5/1)

There was a valid excuse for MENAGGIO's Newbury flop at the end of December and he duly got back on the up when returning from a break at Kelso where he found just one too good. This stiffer test could help unlock some improvement and he shades preference ahead of Flegmatik, who went down fighting here last time and the 10-y-o looks sure to make another bold bid. Ideal des Bordes is most interesting of the remaining trio.

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