At The Races Sky 415 Novices' Chase

Off time: 14:20 | Winning time: 5m 10.5s

The Unit²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Wayne Hutchinson| T: A King| OR: 140| D

4/11

Decent hurdler who has taken his time to get to grips with fences. All clicked into place when winning a similar event at Hexham last time and should be very tough to beat in this field.

Form: 2327-81

Brandy And Red^p1²⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 10-12| J: James Best| T: Miss J Du Plessis| OR: 84

50/1

Only his second start for this yard. Struggling in point-to points of late and is going to find this very tough going. Cheekpieces added.

Form: P/PP-3P9

Mister Mister^t¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: James Bowen| T: D L Williams| OR: 105

18/1

Won a maiden hurdle back in September but it has been a tail of woe since. Beaten 85L on chasing debut at Worcester last month and a minor role is likely once again.

Form: 931P5-5

Drinks Interval^t²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-5| J: T Scudamore| T: C L Tizzard| OR: 125| C| D

9/4

Fair hurdler who has no trip or ground conditions here. Has a little bit to find with The Unit in terms of ability but she could improve for chasing and it wouldn't be the biggest surprise were she to get pretty close.

Form: F334-02

Non-Runners

Kostaquarta¹⁰⁴

Weight: 10-12| Age: 11

T: Mark Gillard J: James Davies

Forecasts

The Unit (4/11), Drinks Interval (9/4), Mister Mister (18/1), Brandy And Red (50/1), Kostaquarta (66/1)

It's impossible to oppose THE UNIT is terms of ability. He is slowly getting the hang of things over fences and should win again. Drinks Interval has the scope to improve on her chasing debut and she should chase the selection home.