Mental Health Awareness Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:50 | Winning time: 6m 22.19s

Monbeg Theatre^p,t²⁴

Age: 11| Weight: 11-8| J: Page Fuller⁽³⁾| T: Jamie Snowden| OR: 135

6/4

Veteran who ran well when runner-up over fences at Exeter (3m) 12 months ago and better than being pulled up suggests on return at Newton Abbot (25.7f) in September. This will reveal more.

Form: 342P/2-P

Darlac^b²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: R M Power| T: C L Tizzard| OR: 128

8/15

Fontwell maiden hurdle winner (19.2f) who has a mixed record over fences but in with a chance when coming down 3 out at Newton Abbot (25.7f) last month. Needs to prove he can build on that now.

Form: F34F5-F

Jaycols Star^t1⁵¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-3| J: Shane Quinlan⁽⁵⁾| T: Katy Price| OR: 85

18/1

Maiden on Flat/over hurdles who was below best in 2 starts for Tim Vaughan back in spring 2019. Hard to make a case for operating from so far out of the weights now chasing.

Form: P6764/6-

Non-Runners

Diomede Des Mottes¹⁴

Weight: 11-4| Age: 7

T: D Skelton J: Harry Skelton

Salty Boy²⁰⁶

Weight: 11-3| Age: 7

T: D G Bridgwater J: Brendan Powell

Forecasts

Darlac (8/15), Monbeg Theatre (6/4), Diomede Des Mottes (5/2), Salty Boy (3/1), Jaycols Star (18/1)

A useful, dual winning hurdler, DIOMEDE DES MOTTES produced a promising first effort over fences despite finishing fourth of 5 on return at Bangor last month. The type to build on that, he gets the vote to come out on top. David Bridgwater's Irish recruit Salty Boy is feared most ahead of Darlac.