Jordan Electrics Ltd Future Champion Novices' Chase (Grade 2)

Off time: 15:30 | Winning time: 5m 3.30s

Adrien Du Pont^h1,t²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 144| BF

7/2

Successful on good ground at Fontwell in October but held since including when 1L second in a three runner event at Ascot (2m5f, soft) last time. Wears a hood for the first time.

Form: P-13232

Bigmartre³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Harry Bannister| T: H Whittington| OR: 149

4/1

Just touched off in a soft ground handicap chase at Doncaster on his penultimate outing. Well beaten at Cheltenham subsequently and interesting to see how he fares in this.

Form: 60-1127

Cobra De Mai^p,t³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 138| D

7/1

Handicap chase winner on good-to-soft ground at Warwick in February. Good second off amark of 136 subsequently but likely more needed if he's to record a fifth chase success in this.

Form: P15412

Peregrine Run²³⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: R Loughran| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 145| D

7/2

Winner of three of his five starts over fences last summer including over this trip at Killarney (good) in August. Unraced since and one for the shortlist in this.

Form: 0-21131

Mia's Storm¹¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 10-12| J: Wayne Hutchinson| T: A King| OR: 149| BF| D

15/8

Bidding to complete a hat-trick when falling in a Grade 1 at Kempton in December. Making her first appearance since and looks likely to play a leading role here.

Form: 91-111F

Forecasts

Mia's Storm (15/8), Adrien Du Pont (7/2), Peregrine Run (7/2), Bigmartre (4/1), Cobra De Mai (7/1)

MIA'S STORM was in good form earlier this season and she can put a Kempton fall in December behind her by taking this five runner Grade 2 event. The selection has won on good ground in the past and the sole mare in the line-up can see off the returning Peregrine Run who is set to make his first start of 2018 in this. Bigmartre, a disappointing seventh at Cheltenham last time out can claim third here.