Millstone Landscapes 'Experts In Commercial Landscaping' Novices' Chase

Off time: 14:15 | Winning time: 6m 48.6s

Wotzizname^t²⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: N P Madden| T: H Fry| OR: 140

11/10

Not the most consistent, often follows a good run with a bad one so maybe not too much should be read into his heavy Newbury defeat last time. Capable and stays well, and with yard creeping back into form, may bounce back.

Form: 4-21415

Favorito Buck's³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Bryony Frost⁽³⁾| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 127

7/2

Winner at Kempton after a short break in February but ran deplorably back there last month. Possible that the soft ground may have been to blame, so back on quicker ground here, would hold chances if bouncing back.

Form: 4-F3P18

Toviere¹⁴⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Aidan Coleman| T: O Sherwood| OR: 132

7/4

Seemed to benefit from the step back up in trip when successful at Ascot last time, holding on in game fashion after the last. Another 2f to travel here and yard not in such sparkling form as they were at the time of that win, so bit to prove.

Form: 43-1441

Iskrabob¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 10-12| J: M Goldstein| T: Mrs D Grissell

100/1

Won a point-to-point on quick ground so drying conditions in his favour, but that was back in 2016 and two efforts this season (both at huge prices) have left plenty to be desired. Others readily preferred.

Form: 2BU1/PU

Jeu De Mots¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Lizzie Kelly⁽³⁾| T: Nick Williams

16/1

Solid point-to-point form last year (second to the useful Captain Cattistock on one occasion) but it's not happened over fences for him yet and has been a little disappointing, in truth. Should improve at some point but still hard to fancy here.

Form: 22-443

Minmore Present⁵³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: Joshua Moore| T: G & J Moore

33/1

Point-to-point winner back in 2016 but lightly raced since and hasn't done a lot in his last couple of starts to suggest he's up to taking this, although has an excuse for his previous run (burst blood vessel). One for handicaps later on.

Form: 462P/23

Non-Runners

Remind Me Later⁹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 9

T: G & J Moore J: Joshua Moore

Forecasts

Wotzizname (11/10), Toviere (7/4), Favorito Buck's (7/2), Remind Me Later (7/1), Jeu De Mots (16/1), Minmore Present (33/1), Iskrabob (100/1)

WOTZIZNAME has to give a penalty away but should find this a much easier task than some he's been taking on and can get back to winning ways for a yard just starting to fire again. Remind Me Later has a bit to find on the ratings but is nothing if not consistent and this ground should be more his thing after a solid effort at Market Rasen last time. Toviere won well last time and a repeat of that should see him around at the finish.