Ivy Novices' Handicap Chase

Off time: 13:30 | Winning time: 4m 23.80s

Donatello Mail²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: David Dennis| OR: 104

8/1

Didn't achieve much in four-race hurdles career, placed in a 2018 point-to-point (also pulled up twice) and type to do better over fences perhaps.

Form: 100-085

Go Steady^h1,t1²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 103

5/4

Showed promise over timber in 2016, missed a chunk of time afterwards and must improve going over fences on third start for Dan Skelton with hood and tongue-tie added.

Form: 244/08

Flight To Milan¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Mitchell Bastyan⁽⁵⁾| T: Evan Williams| OR: 102

4/1

16-race maiden over jumps and has a couple of falls in eight starts over fences. Fair claims with a clear round in this company.

Form: 27-42F6

The Late Legend^t⁵³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-6| J: James Nixon⁽⁵⁾| T: T H Weston| OR: 84WS

9/1

Wide-margin defeats in four starts over timber, has undergone wind operation since last sight and commences chase career with work to do.

Form: 35/6500

Cagliostro³⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-3| J: James Best| T: Miss Z C Davison| OR: 81

5/1

66-1 runner-up in a Novices' Handicap Chase at Huntingdon (2m4f, good) last month on first start for this trainer. Winner went in again next time and third also boosted form. Claims if in the same mood.

Form: 05/P72-2

Cobra Commander¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Benjamin Poste| T: T Symonds| OR: 77

11/1

Poor form over hurdles, did place in a 2018 point-to-point however. May do better in time over fences but perhaps best watched for now.

Form: 3P59-00

Forecasts

Go Steady (5/4), Flight To Milan (4/1), Cagliostro (5/1), Donatello Mail (8/1), The Late Legend (9/1), Cobra Commander (11/1)

The form of CAGLIOSTRO second in a Novices' Handicap Chase at Huntingdon looks relatively decent in the context of this race and a replication of that effort may well suffice for James Best's performer now. Flight To Milan will have claims if getting around in one piece while Donatello Mail and Go Steady could improve enough to get involved.