Pertemps Healthcare Novices' Chase

Off time: 14:31 | Winning time: 6m 31.1s

Rolling Dylan^p²²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: M G Nolan| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 136| BF

1/1

Usually runs his race and ran well at Taunton two starts ago before slightly disappointing over C&D last time. Handles soft conditions but ideally doesn't want it bottomless so could be suited by conditions here, as well as the small field.

Form: 2-51P23

Flintham^p⁴²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-0| J: David Bass| T: M Bradstock| OR: 133| C| DWS

7/4

Second season novice chaser but has put in some nice efforts over fences so far and drops in grade from Listed level last time, having also had a wind op. Easy to see him going very well here.

Form: 0/42P-25

Robin Of Locksley^t²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: R P McLernon| T: Mrs S Leech| OR: 128| D

4/1

0/3 over fences so far and down the field on stable debut at Cheltenham last time. Step back up in trip should help but still has plenty to find with the other two.

Form: 2P3418

Forecasts

Rolling Dylan (1/1), Flintham (7/4), Robin Of Locksley (4/1)

Robin Of Locksley was actually the most recent winner among these but that was only a selling hurdle and he has plenty to find on form over fences so far. Rolling Dylan is interesting on the basis of his effort at Taunton two starts back and should go well but preference is for FLINTHAM. Though a second season novice chaser he is very unlucky to have not yet won a race over fences, and this is much easier than the Listed race he ran in last time (which he was only sent off 4/1 for); he has also had a wind operation since.