Paddy Power 'Is 2020 Over Yet?' Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:05 | Winning time: 6m 22.19s

Danseur Du Large^t²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Rex Dingle⁽³⁾| T: P Gundry| OR: 104| C| D

6/1

Enigmatic chaser who revived all of a sudden to land a handicap at this course (26f) in October. Drop in trip unlikely to suit and hard to know if he'll be in the same mood, anyway.

Form: 2-1P3P1

Joly Maker¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 100| BF

15/8

Resumed winning ways at Bangor (20.3f) in August prior to hitting the crossbar here and at Uttoxeter. Capable of regaining the winning thread in a race that mightn't take much winning.

Form: 612B32

Gars Bar Dine^p1³⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-5| J: Bridget Andrews| T: D Skelton| OR: 97

11/4

Long-standing maiden who has had problems but a return to form isn't out of the question with cheekpieces tried on just his third outing for Dan Skelton.

Form: 8545/6-7

Vicenzo Mio^p,t¹³

Age: 10| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr Nathan Brennan⁽¹⁰⁾| T: C Gordon| OR: 96

15/2

Well established nowadays and a long time without a win, though his second at Plumpton under this rider on reappearance offered more encouragement, so can't be ruled out.

Form: 27344-2

Bellamy's Grey²⁶³

Age: 8| Weight: 10-11| J: Sean Houlihan⁽³⁾| T: C J Gray| OR: 89

11/1

Lazy sort who was out of sorts after finishing second in this event last year. Will probably need this first run for 8 months.

Form: 6/02656-

Big Time Frank^p⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 10-7| J: Tabitha Worsley⁽⁵⁾| T: P Gundry| OR: 85

20/1

Temperamental chaser who has been pulled up the last twice and doesn't make much appeal.

Form: 6862P-P

Soarlikeaneagle²⁵¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: N F Houlihan⁽⁷⁾| T: R Rowe| OR: 75

8/1

Has looked decidedly limited under Rules and is set for another struggle back from 8 months off.

Form: 7/46355-

Forecasts

Joly Maker (15/8), Gars Bar Dine (11/4), Danseur Du Large (6/1), Vicenzo Mio (15/2), Soarlikeaneagle (8/1), Bellamy's Grey (11/1), Big Time Frank (20/1)

JOLY MAKER has been in good order all season and, despite a 4 lb rise for his latest second at Uttoxeter, he's fancied to get his head back in front against some dicey opposition. Vicenzo Mio is well handicapped and arrives on the back of an encouraging return, so he could provide the sternest opposition.