'My Oddsboost' On Betfair Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 16:10 | Winning time: 6m 3.04s

Mill Green¹²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-8| J: N de Boinville| T: N J Henderson| OR: 141

8/1

Useful hurdler who was a good sixth of 23 in Martin Pipe at Cheltenham Festival on final run last term. Ought to be sharper for a recent comeback run in a jumpers bumper. Bred to make a chaser.

Form: 43/1P6-5

Hold The Note^v⁵⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: J J Burke| T: M R Channon| OR: 138WS

4/1

Still winless in this discipline and was below par again at Kempton over Christmas. However, he did have some smart form to name last term and is well treated if a recent wind op revitalises.

Form: 23-4435

Enrilo⁵⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 138

2/1

Useful bumper/hurdles winner who ran to a similar level when stylish winner of 3m Exeter novice chase in November. Not up to Kempton Grade 1 over Christmas but major player back in calmer waters.

Form: 513-21P

Ballymoy⁴¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: D A Jacob| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR: 137

6/1

Smart hurdler in 2018/19 but not at quite same level when runner-up on all 4 chase starts, not entirely convincing with his jumping when no match for Stratagem back over fences at Doncaster latest.

Form: 250-482

Thegallantway⁶⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 10-10| J: P J Brennan| T: F O'Brien| OR: 129| D

7/2

Point winner who returned with win in 23f Bangor match event over hurdles. Third in novice handicap chases at Exeter and over C&D but he'll need to jump better than he did he here last time.

Form: 420-133

Rockpoint⁵⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-9| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: C L Tizzard| OR: 128

11/1

Pretty useful on his day, winner of a Grade 2 novice hurdle at Cheltenham in December 2018. Runner-up on the second of his 3 starts over fences last term, but his reappearance effort here was poor.

Form: 07/42R-7

Forecasts

Enrilo (2/1), Thegallantway (7/2), Hold The Note (4/1), Ballymoy (6/1), Mill Green (8/1), Rockpoint (11/1)

ENRILO couldn't cope with the step up to Grade 1 level at Kempton last time but his cosy defeat of the useful Darlac at Exeter prior to that was encouraging and he can get back on the up now tried in a handicap. Nicky Henderson's Mill Green appeals as the sort to make a chaser and could go well, while Hold The Note is back on a good mark if a recent wind op has a positive effect.