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Thursday 4 February 2021

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starsports.bet 20k Owners Club Guarantee Novices' Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:10 | Winning time: 6m 47.17s

Fado Des Brosses⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams| OR: 137| D

7/1

Big-money buy after winning Irish point and fairly useful hurdle winner before easily landing 4-runner novice chase (10/3) at Hereford (25.2f, heavy) 49 days ago. Should progress further, so claims.

Form: 1/521-61

Blackjack Kentucky¹⁰⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-12| J: Bryony Frost| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 130| D

8/1

Useful 3m winner over hurdles who made encouraging start over fences after wind op when fourth of 6 in novice chase (2/1) at Chepstow (23.6f, soft) 100 days ago. Point winner too so sure to improve.

Form: 3/2212-4

Eva's Oskar³²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: Alan Johns| T: Tim Vaughan| OR: 131| D

14/1

Fairly useful hurdle winner. Fair start over fences when fourth at Exeter (3m) in November and yet to be asked for effort when fell 5 out at Catterick since. Remains open to progress so not ruled out.

Form: 1613-4F

Fat Sam³⁶⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: David Noonan| T: C J Down

250/1

Twice-raced maiden. Only eighteenth of 20 in novice hurdle (66/1) at Newbury (16.3f, soft) on hurdles bow over 2 years ago for Gary Moore. Makes chase debut now with lots to prove.

Form: 80/4F-

Good And Hardy²⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 10-12| J: C Brace⁽³⁾| T: F O'Brien| OR: 127| D

22/1

Dual winning 3m hurdler last season and showed an aptitude for chasing when fourth in 3m Chepstow novice in December. Unseated rider early there only subsequent start. Still open to progress.

Form: 124P-4U

Lieutenant Rocco²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: D A Jacob| T: Nick Mitchell| OR: 140

15/8

Dual hurdles winner last term and stepped up on return/chase bow when second in C&D novice. Lost nothing in defeat when last of 3 in Grade 2 at Wincanton since and much respected here.

Form: 11P-323

Nestor Park^p³⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 10-12| J: K Brogan⁽⁵⁾| T: B Pauling| OR: 136| BF

10/3

Useful bumper winner who won twice over hurdles in 2018/19. Lightly raced since but produced sort of performance he'd long promised over fences when just denied at Newbury last time. Form pick.

Form: P/P4-252

Welsh Saint¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: James Bowen| T: N J Henderson| OR: 137| BF| D

4/1

Useful bumper winner who looked excellent staying prospect when scoring twice over hurdles. Sort to do very well over fences but unseated rider second on chasing bow at Exeter. Worth another chance.

Form: 21310-U

Forecasts

Lieutenant Rocco (15/8), Nestor Park (10/3), Welsh Saint (4/1), Fado Des Brosses (7/1), Blackjack Kentucky (8/1), Eva's Oskar (14/1), Good And Hardy (22/1), Fat Sam (250/1)

An intriguing novice chase in which it could be worth siding with WELSH SAINT to make amends for his early chasing debut exit at Exeter given he was the best of these over hurdles and is very much the sort to take to fences. Lieutenant Rocco and Nestor Park possess the best chasing form on view so far so are feared most, although both Fado des Brosses and Good And Hardy need considering too.