Indian Marquee On Boxing Day Offer Mares' Novices' Handicap Chase (NHMOPS Bonus Race)

Off time: 13:11 | Winning time: 5m 11.78s

Inch Lala²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: B S Hughes| T: Evan Williams| OR: 106

1/1

Only had seven runs but already on her third trainer, has always looked like she would make a chaser and made a perfectly satisfactory start over fences when third at Ludlow last month. Should handle the ground and has chances here.

Form: 3035P-3

Tickerty Boo^t1³³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Sean Quinlan| T: B Ellison| OR: 102

10/1

Chase debut today, hasn't really done a lot of note over hurdles and the cheekpieces tried last time seemed to have little effect. Needs to improve for the switch to bigger obstacles, which is possible on breeding.

Form: 345550

Trooblue¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Danny Cook| T: J Parkinson & S Smith| OR: 96

3/1

Ran a bit better at Hexham last time out, holding every chance but weakened out of worryingly quickly late on. Sharper track may help her cause but yard still struggling a little for winners, and others make a bit more appeal.

Form: 334-9B4

Ringaringarosie¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-8| J: Henry Brooke| T: M Todhunter| OR: 91

14/1

Too keen for her own good at Hexham last time but still put in a decent showing, unsurprisingly weakening out it but jumped well in the main and may do better if settling down early on.

Form: P07435

Gogo Baloo^b1,t1¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-5| J: Mr William Easterby⁽⁵⁾| T: T D Easterby| OR: 88

14/1

Placed a couple of times in low-grade handicap hurdles but no immediate promise on chase debut at Hexham and has ground to make up with a few of these. Others preferred.

Form: 6337-8P

Rule 4

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Non-Runners

Troubled Soul²⁷

Weight: 11-12| Age: 9

T: F O'Brien J: Alain Cawley

Forecasts

Inch Lala (1/1), Trooblue (3/1), Troubled Soul (9/2), Tickerty Boo (10/1), Gogo Baloo (14/1), Ringaringarosie (14/1)

If you knew Troubled Soul would handle this slower ground, she would get the vote to take this, but it is a concern and a chance is taken on RINGARINGAROSIE settling better than she did at Hexham last time. She seemed to really enjoying herself up front and jumped really well. If she can build on that here, she's might be able to upset the appplecart. Inch Lala has always threatened to make a chaser and is a danger.