CD Racing At tipstersempire.co.uk Beginners' Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:27 | Winning time: 6m 12.80s

Ashfield Paddy^h²⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: R P McLernon| T: J & A O'Neill| D

12/1

Progressive in handicaps last winter, winning around 23f at Haydock (good to soft) and Exeter (heavy). Former point winner so has the potential for better still now chasing.

Form: 1/43121-

Blackjack Kentucky²⁴¹

2/1

Course novice hurdle winner (heavy) in January. Even better form when second in 3m handicap final start. Point winner so likely he'll take to fences. Top stable in flying form.

Form: 33/2212-

Ede'iffs Elton²⁴⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: James Best| T: R Walford| OR: 95

250/1

Modest hurdler who faces a stiff task now switching to fences on his return to action.

Form: 676279-

L'Air Du Vent^t²⁶²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: T Scudamore| T: C L Tizzard| OR: 131

9/1

Bumper winner. Drew a blank in 3 novice hurdles last winter but he was giving Shishkin something to think about when falling 2 out on his sole Irish point start at the beginning of his career.

Form: F1/375-

Liosduin Bhearna²⁴¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: P J Brennan| T: F O'Brien| C| D

13/8

Made it 3 wins in last 5 starts over hurdles when seeing off 10 rivals in 3m Doncaster handicap (heavy) in February. Yard in form and appeals as the type to take to fences (placed in points).

Form: 211/0F1-

The Wolf²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Adrian Heskin| T: O Murphy| OR: 135| BF

4/1

Pretty useful hurdler. Fit from a reappearance run at Bangor now switching his attention to fences. Yet another who could go well.

Form: 14217-2

Non-Runners

Doc Penfro²⁹⁰

Weight: 11-4| Age: 8

T: Miss E C Lavelle J: Adam Wedge

Forecasts

Liosduin Bhearna (13/8), Blackjack Kentucky (2/1), The Wolf (4/1), Doc Penfro (7/1), L'Air Du Vent (9/1), Ashfield Paddy (12/1), Ede'iffs Elton (250/1)

A very interesting novice chase with a few of these appealing as the types to do well over fences. BLACKJACK KENTUCKY gets a narrow vote with the Paul Nicholls team continuing to knock in the winners on a regular basis but Liosduin Bhearna, Ashfield Paddy and Doc Penfro all have the potential to be big dangers.