Royal Gloucestershire Hussars Novices' Chase

Off time: 16:20 | Winning time: 4m 59.0s

Odds by:

Live Odds

Odds

Alcala

11/8, 6/4, 13/8

7/4

Two Taffs

3/1, 10/3, 3/1, 10/3

3/1

Cultivator

9/2, 4/1, 9/2, 4/1, 7/2

4/1

Tintern Theatre

9/1, 17/2, 8/1, 17/2, 8/1, 15/2, 7/1

13/2

Double Treasure

9/1, 10/1, 11/1, 10/1, 9/1, 17/2, 8/1

9/1

Midnight Shot

20/1, 16/1, 18/1, 20/1, 22/1, 25/1, 20/1

16/1

SP Book Percentage 110.58

Forecasts

Alcala (7/4), Two Taffs (3/1), Cultivator (4/1), Tintern Theatre (13/2), Double Treasure (9/1), Midnight Shot (16/1)

Two Taffs ended last season on an upward curve, but returns to action against rivals who will all be race-fit, so he'll need to bring his 'A game' to the table today. ALCALA had a nasty experience when serving it up to Finian's Oscar at Chepstow a fortnight ago, and whilst it's a slight concern as to how he'll react to that unfortunate incident, his claims are otherwise compelling. He has proved versatile in terms of ground and trip over the summer with a clear career highlight being his Market Rasen Summer Plate success in late July, and his trainer has found him a good opportunity in this grade, in a race in which he concedes weight to just two of his rivals despite all of those previous fencing successes.