Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:51 | Winning time: 5m 40.0s

Kauto The King^t³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Adrian Heskin| T: C L Tizzard| OR: 117

9/2

Surpassed hurdles form when easily taking 7-runner handicap at Wincanton (20.2f, good) on debut over fences but hasn't built on that completed starts since, falling at Doncaster.

Form: P5-133F

Let's Get At It⁴³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Fergus Gillard⁽⁵⁾| T: Nick Mitchell| OR: 114

16/1

Three handicap hurdle wins at up to 25.3f for Olly Murphy in 2018/19 but was off a while and hasn't finished either race off this season, including on chase bow.

Form: 114/4-08

Victarion^p⁸⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-8| J: J J Burke| T: T R George| OR: 113| D

10/1

Ran to a level in keeping with his hurdles form on fourth chase start when third of 12 at Hexham in October. Left Philip Hobbs but has joined another good yard.

Form: 2F2-P3P

Eyes Right³²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King| OR: 110

11/4

Bumper winner who kept on well for third on first crack at this sort of trip at Market Rasen in November. Runner-up in a jumper bumper last month and has the physique for chasing.

Form: 437-432

On Call^p1¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Ben Jones⁽³⁾| T: G Harris| OR: 110

10/1

Fair 3m maiden hurdler for Joseph O'Brien in Ireland. Tasted success in points after and improved on hurdles effort for this yard when fourth over fences at Hereford recently. Cheekpieces reached for.

Form: 431-684

Hawk's Well^p⁹²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Adam Wedge| T: Miss E C Lavelle| OR: 106| BF

2/1

Lightly raced but filled the frame all 3 starts in handicaps over hurdles to end 2020. Bred for chasing and interesting for in-form yard.

Form: 655-343

Etat Major Aulmes¹⁰⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-10| J: James Davies| T: O Signy| OR: 101| D

11/1

Made winning handicap bow on return at Newton Abbot (21.5f, good) in July. No impact in a novice when last seen in November and now has attentions turned to chasing.

Form: 8U-1347

Forecasts

Hawk's Well (2/1), Eyes Right (11/4), Kauto The King (9/2), On Call (10/1), Victarion (10/1), Etat Major Aulmes (11/1), Let's Get At It (16/1)

Those with previous chasing experience aren't particularly convincing, so HAWK'S WELL and Eyes Right may well come to the fore. Both possess the physique for the larger obstacles, with marginal preference for Emma Lavelle's inmate.