Sky Bet Extra Place Race Every Day Novices' Chase

Off time: 15:57 | Winning time: 6m 0.91s

Aux Ptits Soins²²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: S Bowen| T: P F Nicholls

10/11

Has an impressive record of four wins from seven starts, two of which have been since joining current trainer who placed him to score at Kelso last time in a similar contest on just his second chase start. Appears to go on any ground and will take plenty of beating.

Form: 1311/5-2

Kerrow⁴⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Wayne Hutchinson| T: A King| OR: 133

9/2

Nice staying chase prospect who scored at the second time of asking over fences at Taunton (2m 7f, good) last time. Handicapper was impressed with that run and no reason why he can't build on it today.

Form: 4U2-F16

Premier Bond^p⁴⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: David Bass| T: N J Henderson| OR: 137

5/2

Best form to date has been with some cut in the ground, but nothing wrong with the way he demolished his field in first-time cheekpieces at Catterick last time and a major player once again.

Form: 1/2147-2

Viens Chercher²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Henry Brooke| T: B Ellison| OR: 134

8/1

Ran well over 2m 3f here in November (good to soft) after scoring over shorter at Market Rasen. Pedigree suggests that he is worth a try at this trip and likely to go well.

Form: 42P8-13

Non-Runners

Next Exit⁶²

Weight: 11-6| Age: 12

T: J R Cornwall J: Benjamin Poste

Forecasts

Aux Ptits Soins (10/11), Premier Bond (5/2), Kerrow (9/2), Viens Chercher (8/1), Next Exit (100/1)

A very tough race to call. Premier Bond's Catterick win was clearly an eyecatcher, but there is a slight doubt with him where this ground is concerned and we will take KERROW, who is proven on the surface, to follow-up his Taunton success. Aux Ptits Soins and Viens Chercher both have plenty of positives to their names and neither would be surprise winners. 1. Kerrow 2. Premier Bond 3. Aux Ptits Soins