Smarkets Novices' Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:55 | Winning time: 3m 59.15s

Dark Invader²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams| OR: 106| D

11/4

Dual chase winner earlier this year but well held on good ground over an extended 2m at Worcester last time out. Races off a mark 1lb higher than for his latest success.

Form: 15F235

Boy In A Bentley^p,t⁴⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: N D Fehily| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 105

5/4

Returning from a break when finishing 6L second over an extended 2m4f at Bangor (good) at the end of August. Raised 1lb for that effort and open to improvement on just his fifth chase start.

Form: P07-UP2

The Boola Bee^h⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: S Bowen| T: N J Hawke| OR: 92

6/1

Point-to-point winner but struggled in five starts under Rules. Well held in a handicap hurdle at Sedgefield (3m3f, good) last month and probably best watched on her first start over fences.

Form: 164509

Hallingham³³

Age: 8| Weight: 10-8| J: J McGrath| T: K O Cunningham-Brown| OR: 87| BF| D

17/2

Placed over 1m5f on the Flat at Bath (firm) early last month. Held at the same venue subsequently and others make more appeal on chase debut.

Form: 5133/26-

Wisecracker^p1,t²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-4| J: Kielan Woods| T: B I Case| OR: 83

5/1

Nine race maiden and beaten 62L when making his chase debut over an extended 2m3f at Plumpton (good) last month. Probably best watched with cheekpieces tried for the first time.

Form: 5535-P6

Non-Runners

Chozen²⁷²

Weight: 12-0| Age: 6

T: Tim Vaughan J: Alan Johns

Forecasts

Boy In A Bentley (5/4), Dark Invader (11/4), Chozen (3/1), Wisecracker (5/1), The Boola Bee (6/1), Hallingham (17/2)

BOY IN A BENTLEY looks capable of recording his first chase win following a good second at Bangor last time out. Dual chase winner Dark Invader can claim the runner-up spot for trainer Evan Williams while third can go the way of Chozen who is making his first start over fences.