Western House Hotel Gift Vouchers Novices' Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:25 | Winning time: 4m 37.43s

Cornerstone Lad³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: B S Hughes| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 154| D

6/4

Grade 1 winning hurdler who made a reasonable start to chasing when second in a novice at Haydock last time. More to come but faces an excellent prospect here.

Form: 1/113P-2

Dame De Compagnie^h³¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 10-5| J: N de Boinville| T: N J Henderson| OR: 148| D

1/2

Highly progressive hurdler who landed the Coral Cup when last seen at Cheltenham in March and tends to go well fresh, so fancied to make a winning start in this sphere.

Form: 521/511-

Forecasts

Dame De Compagnie (1/2), Cornerstone Lad (6/4)

DAME DE COMPAGNIE really came good over hurdles last term and appeals as the type who could do even better over fences, so she's preferred to Cornerstone Lad, who made a satisfactory start to chasing last time while falling some way short of the level he achieved over the smaller obstacles.