Great Glen Novices' Chase

Off time: 14:32 | Winning time: 5m 5.9s

Amour de Nuit¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 142| D

4/11

3-4 over fences and produced an improved effort to win by 5L recently at Doncaster (2m3f, good). Carries another penalty for that, but is the class horse in the line-up here and can probably successfully concede weight to the other pair.

Form: 3F-1151

Pauls Hill^p⁵⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: P J Brennan| T: F O'Brien| OR: 128

7/2

Improved significantly on his chase debut when staying on well to win at Sedgefield (3m2½f, good) last month. Carries a penalty and will need another significant step up on that to follow up, especially back in trip.

Form: 0613-71

Desirable Court^t⁷⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 130WS

8/1

Walked over on chase debut at Warwick in October. Well beaten when stepped up to this trip at Worcester last time. Bit to prove after that, but can write her off in a small field such as this.

Form: 122315

Forecasts

Amour de Nuit (4/11), Pauls Hill (7/2), Desirable Court (8/1)

Although he has to concede weight to the other pair, AMOUR DE NUIT looks a chaser with a future and is taken to do so, while Pauls Hill might just be able to hold Desirable Court in the battle for the minors.