888Sport Novices' Chase

Off time: 13:00 | Winning time: 7m 14.6s

Coole Hall^v1¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Craig Nichol| T: R Dobbin| OR: 135| D

2/1

Pulled up in this race last season but has started the season well with two useful efforts here and at Kelso; looks on the upgrade and has best form of those on show.

Form: 116/P-32

Tarada¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: L P Aspell| T: O Sherwood| OR: 139

1/2

Has been brought steadily along from bumpers, to hurdles and showed his liking for fences earlier this month at Huntingdon; profile looks progressive and should give a good account of himself.

Form: 221-2

Too Wise Man^t²⁰⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Dale Irving⁽³⁾| T: M A Barnes| D

14/1

Irish point-to-point winner; ran and jumped well for a long way on only racecourse appearance to date at Hexham last June; likely to struggle against two race fit rivals but likely to win races in time.

Form: 1-3

Forecasts

Tarada (1/2), Coole Hall (2/1), Too Wise Man (14/1)

COOLE HALL put up a career best performance last time out at Kelso despite losing a shoe; if he can reproduce anything near that form he is likely to be hard to beat especially if the forecast rain arrives. Tarada will be winning plenty of races soon but whether he is up to winning this on only his second chase start remains to be seen and he has yet to prove himself on testing ground. Too Wise Man showed on his only chase start he has a relish for the game and it is possible he may try to steal this from the front. Certainly not an also ran.