Major Bar Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:20 | Winning time: 6m 51.9s

Cernunnos^b,t²⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr N George⁽⁷⁾| T: T R George| OR: 102

13/2

Not as good as he once was, but in better form of late. Nonetheless, there are questions over his attitude when the chips are down and he may again find something to beat him.

Form: 968623

Abbeygrey²⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-10| J: Isabel Williams⁽⁷⁾| T: Evan Williams| OR: 100

4/1

Record when fresh is better than at other times, so although he put in a good effort on his comeback, he may not be able to reproduce it here. If he can, he has claims, but he also has that to prove.

Form: 4PP97-2

Pembroke House^p²⁵

Age: 11| Weight: 11-9| J: James Davies| T: S-J Davies| OR: 99

12/1

Scored at Ludlow (3m, good) in May. Beaten just over 2L on reappearance last month, but more needed from 2lb higher.

Form: 3422-12

Chill In The Wood²⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-8| J: Alan Doyle⁽⁷⁾| T: D J S Ffrench Davis| OR: 98

14/1

3lb higher than when going well at Newton Abbot in September, but has a bit to prove after a couple of below par runs since.

Form: 2823F3

Love The Leader⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 11-4| J: R T Dunne| T: J Farrelly| OR: 94

4/5

Returns to chasing after more than two years away, in cracking form from back-to-back hurdles wins. Looks an obvious choice, but still has it to prove again in this discipline.

Form: 90-0911

Cranbrook Causeway^b²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Kielan Woods| T: D Killahena & G McPherson| OR: 88

6/1

Hasn't set the world alight so far, but is becoming more interesting now dropping another 3lb for this second chase start, up in trip and on his second run after a wind op. Could go well.

Form: 06P9P-5

Non-Runners

Spock¹¹⁶

Weight: 11-0| Age: 13

T: Lady S Brooke J: Miss L Brooke

Forecasts

Love The Leader (4/5), Abbeygrey (4/1), Cranbrook Causeway (6/1), Cernunnos (13/2), Pembroke House (12/1), Chill In The Wood (14/1), Spock (25/1)

Abbeygrey and Love The Leader look set to be vying for favouritism here given their good recent form, but it might pay to take a chance on CRANBROOK CAUSEWAY, who has yet to show their sort of form, but is open to improvement. Cernunnos could get involved, but is not easy to trust from a punting perspective.