Eventsi Marquee Hire Novices' Chase

Off time: 17:30 | Winning time: 5m 49.1s

Canton Prince²³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: R Johnson| T: Tim Vaughan| OR: 129| C

7/2

Mid 130's rated over timber and made winning start in this sphere by landing four-runner Cartmel race last month over 2m5f on soft going. Capable of better still and in the mix.

Form: 1065-61

Le Musee^p²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: David Noonan| T: N J Hawke| OR: 139| BF

5/2

Easy winner on chase debut at Ffos Las (2m3½f, good) in June and was clear and bidding for follow up Southwell (3m, good) since before stumbling bad. Almost rallied to win, big chance here.

Form: 5010-13

Potterman⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: James Bowen| T: A King| OR: 137| BF| C

6/4

Three-time winner over hurdles, found improvement to make winning chase debut at this venue (2m4f, good) in June. Behind Le Musee since at Ffos Las and may be again here.

Form: 552-113

American Craftsman^t¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: L Treadwell| T: Miss C Dyson| OR: 85

200/1

Has lost his way over hurdles for a couple of trainer and doesn't as one to be falling behind on first chase start.

Form: 7-P9PP0

Definately Vinnie⁵⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 10-12| J: Lorcan Williams⁽³⁾| T: Miss Jane Mathias| OR: 96

50/1

0-10 since going chasing, though has threatened on more than one occasion. Not so last time at Newton Abbot (3m2f) and needs to put that tame run behind him.

Form: 0U5-226

Milberry^p1⁷³

Age: 8| Weight: 10-12| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: N R Mitchell

150/1

Patchy record in point-to-points, though did win twice in that sphere in the spring. Failed to complete twice more recently and hard to enthuse about on rules bow.

Form: 3113-PP

Serosevsky^p1,t⁴³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: S Bowen| T: H Fry| OR: 135

5/1

Decent over timber, can have his own ideas at times. Went well for a long way on chase bow at Stratford last month over 2m6½f but tossed in the towel following a mistake at the business end. Cheekpieces added here.

Form: 23P1-PP

Forecasts

Potterman (6/4), Le Musee (5/2), Canton Prince (7/2), Serosevsky (5/1), Definately Vinnie (50/1), Milberry (150/1), American Craftsman (200/1)

Bar a momentum-halting stumble at the third last LE MUSEE likely would have made it 2-2 over fences at Southwell last month. He was still beaten less then 2L and should atone for that setback now. He holds Potterman on previous form, while Cartmel winner Canton Prince could emerge as the main danger.