Tom Malone Bloodstock Novices' Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 17:28 | Winning time: 5m 47.22s

Enrilo²⁸⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 140WS

10/11

Dual-bumper winner and also won twice in a light hurdles campaign in 2019/20, latterly in Grade 2 company. Has the size for chasing tackling this trip for the first time. Has had a wind op.

Form: 41/1513-

Red River^t³³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: David Bass| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls| OR: 145| DWS

4/1

Useful hurdler who has failed to complete both starts over fences 11 months apart, taking a heavy fall at Newbury last November. Undergone wind surgery ahead of return.

Form: 2131P/F-

The Cashel Man^b²¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: J McGrath| T: N J Henderson| OR: 147

11/4

Useful Flat winner who took well to hurdling last term, fine second to Thyme Hill in Grade 1 at Newbury before being awarded a small-field event at Bangor. Lot depends on whether he takes to fences.

Form: 2/11210-

The Mighty Don²¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: James Davies| T: N J Gifford| OR: 139| D

10/1

Strike rate is ordinary for one of his ability and he didn't really look like a natural over fences on first spell last winter, falling twice.

Form: 334FF0-

Non-Runners

Ask Dillon²¹¹

Weight: 11-0| Age: 7

T: F O'Brien J: C Brace

Mahlervous²⁵¹

Weight: 11-0| Age: 7

T: W Greatrex J: Adrian Heskin

Ofalltheginjoints²⁴⁵

Weight: 11-0| Age: 6

T: C L Tizzard J: R M Power

Forecasts

Enrilo (10/11), The Cashel Man (11/4), Red River (4/1), Ask Dillon (4/1), Ofalltheginjoints (8/1), The Mighty Don (10/1), Mahlervous (10/1)

There are plenty of imponderables here. OFALLTHEGINJOINTS was inferior to most of these over hurdles, but he's built to excel as a chaser, and having won a point, he could well advance his form at the first attempt over fences. Enrillo will likely be well forward on reappearance having undergone wind surgery, while The Cashel Man is classy, for all he's bred for the Flat.