Wye Valley Brewery 'Confined' Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:35 | Winning time: 4m 5.1s

Poker School¹²²

Age: 8| Weight: 12-5| J: Edward Austin⁽¹⁰⁾| T: Ian Williams| OR: 132| D

7/2

Beaten a nose at Wetherby (good-to-soft) in November and put an unseat at Doncaster behind him when finishing a good fourth in a competitive Ascot contest last time out. Returning from a break in this.

Form: 2542U4

Ut Majeur Aulmes^t³¹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: R Johnson| T: V R A Dartnall| OR: 125| D

3/1

Beaten a neck on soft ground at Aintree over this trip in November and finished a good third at Musselburgh subsequently. Well held the last twice however and needs to return to form if he's to take this.

Form: 3-22344

Little Jon^p²⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 11-10| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR: 123| D

3/1

Pulled up over 3m at Ffos Las (heavy) on his penultimate outing but fared better when 3L second on his return to 2m4f at Wincanton (heavy) last time. Drop in trip not certain to suit.

Form: P-555P2

Valseur Du Granval^t⁵⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-9| J: P J Brennan| T: T R George| OR: 122| D

9/2

Finished runner-up over 2m4f at Uttoxeter (good) last May but disappointing in three subsequent starts. Back down to his last winning mark.

Form: 34-2557

Today Please⁵⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: Dave Crosse| T: Henry Oliver| OR: 115| D

5/1

Returned to form when finishing runner-up over an extended 1m7f at Southwell (soft) last time out. Winner and third that day have both won since and he is one for the shortlist racing off the same mark here.

Form: 1-27952

Walden Prince^p,t¹³⁸

Age: 11| Weight: 10-1| J: Sean Houlihan⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs S Leech| OR: 100| D

14/1

Finished runner-up over 2m at Uttoxeter (good-to-soft) last September but disappointing in the main since and more needed if he's to register a seventh career success on this occasion.

Form: 24P636

Forecasts

Ut Majeur Aulmes (3/1), Little Jon (3/1), Poker School (7/2), Valseur Du Granval (9/2), Today Please (5/1), Walden Prince (14/1)

TODAY PLEASE finished runner-up in a race that is working out well at Southwell last time out and he can register his fourth victory under rules by taking this handicap chase. The selection races off the same mark as he did on that occasion and can get the better of to weight Poker School who is returning from a break here while Little Jon who drops in trip for this can clam third.