Sky Sports Racing Virgin 535 Novices' Chase

Off time: 14:00 | Winning time: 6m 25.8s

Mulcahys Hill^p⁴⁴

11/10

Made a winning seasonal debut when taking a novices' event over an extended 3m at Cheltenham (good-to-soft) in October and has had wind surgery since pulling up over the Grand National fences at Aintree the following month.

Form: 624F-1P

Aye Right³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Callum Bewley| T: Mrs H O Graham| OR: 146

4/6

Showed good form over hurdles including when runner-up in a 2m4f handicap event at Carlisle (soft) in November. Unseated rider in a 3m Grade 2 event at Doncaster (soft) on chase debut last month and holds strong claims in this race.

Form: 241-12U

Forecasts

Aye Right (4/6), Mulcahys Hill (11/10)

MULCAHYS HILL is the more experienced of the two runners in this novices' chase and returning from wind surgery he can put a disappointment over the big fences at Aintree behind him by taking this match race. Aye Right showed plenty of ability prior to unseating on debut over fences and he can put in a clear round to claim second.