Logico Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap)

Off time: 12:30 | Winning time: 4m 2.35s

Chozen^h²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Alan Johns| T: Tim Vaughan| OR: 116| D

4/6

Always prominent throughout and driven right out to beat Cybalko by ½L on chasing debut at Southwell (2m, good) in October; will encounter stiffer fences at this track, but the level of opposition is very thin on the ground.

Form: 43166-1

Free Range^p¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: Sam Coltherd⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs Stella Barclay| OR: 114| D

20/1

With Micky Hammond when an all the way winner (jumped well) at Kelso (2m5f+, good) in May; impossible to enthuse over any of his four subsequent efforts for Stella Barclay; drops back in trip.

Form: 4-14P7P

Cousin Oscar^p1,t¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 114| BF

11/8

Hasn't really delivered in three previous runs over fences (1m7f-2m4f), but admittedly they were in stronger contests than today's; cheekpieces are added to his regular tongue-tie; should be fully race-fit following a couple of Bangor hurdle spins.

Form: 6325-44

Forecasts

Chozen (4/6), Cousin Oscar (11/8), Free Range (20/1)

A poor turnout and almost certain to be a tactical race with all three of the declared runners more than happy to go forward early. Cousin Oscar generally doesn't deliver at the business end of his races and has become disappointing, so with the dropped in trip Free Range thoroughly unappealing, the probable winner is the Tim Vaughan-trained CHOZEN.