Jumps At Home With Racing TV Novices' Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:01 | Winning time: 5m 3.4s

Evander^t²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: B S Hughes| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 133

11/4

Taken well to fences, bolting up in Doncaster handicap before good second at Wincanton (both 2½m). Shaped lot better than being pulled up last time suggests and likely still in good form.

Form: 1-4312P

Whoshotthesheriff³²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Sean Quinlan| T: P A Kirby| OR: 138

10/3

Useful hurdler who confirmed chase debut promise when landing 2m graduation event at Carlisle in November. Fair third at Doncaster latest. Leading form claims.

Form: 04-2143

Captain Cuckoo³⁷³

Age: 9| Weight: 10-12| J: Fergus Gillard⁽⁵⁾| T: Mark Gillard

300/1

Nine-race maiden pointer who is a big outsider on this Rules debut.

Form: 2F33/F4-

Castletown^b²⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 10-12| J: K Brogan⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss P Robson| OR: 103

28/1

Fair hurdler/maiden chaser who is no battler. Ran as well as he's ever done when third in Musselburgh novice last time but easy enough to oppose again.

Form: 66U-443

West To The Bridge^h¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 10-12| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 124

11/10

Won over hurdles at Carlisle in November and back on song for his very much in-form yard when second at Wetherby last month. First chase start since 2019 (runner-up once from 4 previous attempts).

Form: 215P42

Flow Away²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-5| J: Kielan Woods| T: A M Hales| OR: 122

10/1

Did well in novice hurdles last season, winning twice and second in Grade 2 mares'. Yet to trouble judge this term but better than being pulled up in handicap chase latest implies (bad mistake 3 out).

Form: 132-6PP

Forecasts

West To The Bridge (11/10), Evander (11/4), Whoshotthesheriff (10/3), Flow Away (10/1), Castletown (28/1), Captain Cuckoo (300/1)

Quite a useful novice chase. The talented WHOSHOTTHESHERIFF gets the vote but West To The Bridge, who returns to fences for the first time since 2019, and Evander are more than good enough to ensure Phil Kirby's charge won't have things all his own way.