Stella Artois Novices' Limited Handicap Chase

Off time: 13:20 | Winning time: 4m 16.18s

Odds by:

Live Odds

Odds

Deauville Dancer

Reigning Supreme

Theo

Exitas

9/2, 4/1

9/2

Divine Spear

11/8, 6/4, 7/4

13/8

Tree Of Liberty

Kayf Blanco

Capeland

Ruby Rambler

Darebin

11/2, 5/1

9/2

Joueur Bresilien

Cousin Oscar

Prairie Town

11/1

10/1

Mr Fitzroy

Ramonex

Not Another Muddle

Minella Scamp

I See You Well

10/3, 3/1, 10/3, 3/1, 11/4

5/2

SP Book Percentage 112.12

Forecasts

Divine Spear (13/8), I See You Well (5/2), Exitas (9/2), Darebin (9/2), Prairie Town (10/1)

Exitas has enjoyed a fruitful early few months of the season, but has climbed the weights as a result, so will surely appreciate the helpful 5lb claim of the excellent Mitchell Bastyan. Both Darebin and I See You Well have mustered plenty of experience over fences recently, but neither appear wholly bomb-proof, with the first named likely to appreciate a drop back to 2m, so the selection has to be the Catterick scorer DIVINE SPEAR. Whilst the bare form of that contest isn't anything out of the ordinary, those Catterick fences can take some jumping for a novice, and he beat a reasonable yardstick (Alzammaar) with relative ease. Hurdles proven on soft ground at this track (runner up to Air Horse One in February), he's fancied to maintain his unbeaten record over fences.