starsports.bet Pipped At The Post Novices' Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:58 | Winning time: 4m 4.6899999999999995s

Le Patriote^p²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Charlie Hammond⁽³⁾| T: Dr R D P Newland| OR: 146| D

6/4

Got off the mark over fences on his reappearance at Market Rasen in October (both rivals underperformed). Found Grade 2 beyond him at Cheltenham but has to command serious respect back down in class.

Form: 4840-13

Cape Robin^t⁴⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Charlie Price⁽⁵⁾| T: Tim Vaughan

40/1

Successful between the flags at the third time of asking last year but needs to level achieved in a brace of hurdles outings in October well behind.

Form: 441/74

Elixir De Nutz³⁵²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: T J O'Brien| T: C L Tizzard| OR: 146| DWS

1/1

Fluent jumper who signed off novice season with Grade 1 Tolworth success. Came up well short in a brace of Grade 1s last term and has undergone wind surgery ahead of reappearance/chase debut.

Form: 2111/77-

Fast Buck^t³⁷⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Lorcan Williams⁽³⁾| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 142| DWS

5/1

Maiden/listed novice winner during the middle part of 2019. Finishing effort lacking to end that year and has had a breathing operation switched to Paul Nicholls. Chase debut.

Form: 3/11258-

Flight To Nowhere²⁷³

Age: 8| Weight: 10-7| J: W T Kennedy| T: R J Price| OR: 85| D

250/1

Established as a poor handicap hurdler. Chase debut.

Form: P929/5P-

Forecasts

Elixir De Nutz (1/1), Le Patriote (6/4), Fast Buck (5/1), Cape Robin (40/1), Flight To Nowhere (250/1)

ELIXIR DE NUTZ has been off the track the best part of a year and raced only twice last term so his well-being is something of an unknown, but he's the most talented runner in this so is selected to make a winning chase debut having undergone a wind op. Le Patriote is very much the solid option, with Fast Buck the other one with any realistic chance.