William Hill Leading Racecourse Bookmaker Premier Chase (Listed)

Off time: 15:23 | Winning time: 6m 27.5s

Definitly Red^p1⁴²

Age: 11| Weight: 11-4| J: Danny Cook| T: B Ellison| OR: 156

1/1

Four Grade 2 wins and handles testing conditions well. Regressing a little now and while he stayed on well for second in the Peter Marsh at Haydock last time, perhaps not best suited to these tricky fences (beaten 1/6fav on previous run here).

Form: 2B-5442

Saint Xavier^t²⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: Mr D Maxwell| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 150| BF| D

9/2

Useful chaser in France and came on for reappearance when winning a hurdles race at Kempton in January; ought to improve for the switch to fences following a respectable second at Musselburgh last time; leading player.

Form: 146-712

Dimple⁵⁹

25/1

Course winner but pulled up on each of his last three starts and has plenty to find up at this level; first start since wind surgery.

Form: 114P-PP

Kauto Riko^t⁴⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-12| J: B S Hughes| T: T R Gretton| OR: 147

4/1

Big career best when sent off 100/1 for a Grade 2 at Huntingdon in December when finishing runner-up but couldn't build on that when last of five at Kempton last month; stamina to prove over this new trip.

Form: P138-25

Seeyouatmidnight⁶⁸⁶

Age: 12| Weight: 10-12| J: Sean Quinlan| T: A M Thomson| OR: 141| CD

9/2

Retired after the 2018 Grand National. Entitled to need the run on his return here but stays this trip well and goes in heavy ground.

Form: 31P230/

Forecasts

Definitly Red (1/1), Kauto Riko (4/1), Saint Xavier (9/2), Seeyouatmidnight (9/2), Dimple (25/1)

It might be worth taking on Definitly Red with the exciting French prospect SAINT XAVIER. The former isn't always that fluent over fences and with his rival sure to appreciate a return to chasing, Paul Nicholls' eight-year-old is take to get the better of the topweight. Seeyouatmidnight may be capable of finishing in the first three on his return.