Newtonabbotrace On Twitter Beginners' Chase

Off time: 14:45 | Winning time: 6m 29.13s

All Kings⁵⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 10-12| J: Sean Houlihan⁽⁵⁾| T: R H Buckler| OR: 109

6/1

0-11 under rules (has been placed twice over hurdles and once in a novices' handicap chase). Even his best efforts so far would see him struggle to make an impact in this line-up and others are readily preferred.

Form: 38266P-

Mighty Leader^t²⁰⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 10-12| J: P J Brennan| T: F O'Brien| OR: 127| CD

7/4

Multiple winner over hurdles at up to 3m2½f, including here on good to soft (has won on good). Fell on both previous attempts over fences in 2015/2016, so has a bit to prove in this sphere and also likely to need improvement.

Form: 661517-

Overland Flyer^t⁸⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 135

4/5

Dual point-to-point winner who scored on his hurdles/stable debut in a Taunton maiden (3m, good) in January 2017 by 22L. Perhaps didn't handle heavy ground on sole start last season and better effort not ruled out on chase debut.

Form: 21114/P-

Non-Runners

The Eaglehaslanded⁸⁸

Weight: 10-12| Age: 8

T: P F Nicholls J: Sam Twiston-Davies

Brown Revel¹⁶⁸

Weight: 10-5| Age: 9

T: S Flook J: Max Kendrick

Forecasts

Overland Flyer (4/5), The Eaglehaslanded (13/8), Mighty Leader (7/4), All Kings (6/1), Brown Revel (66/1)

Unless Mighty Leader has improved in the jumping department since he was last tried over fences, this looks to lay between the Paul Nicholls-trained duo OVERLAND FLYER and The Eaglehaslanded. The latter has clearly not been the easiest to keep sound since looking progressive over hurdles a couple of years ago and so the latter, who had an excuse with the heavy ground on his reappearance, is the suggestion today.