19:00 Stratford

Tuesday 29 June 2021

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Visit racingtv.com Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 19:00 | Winning time: 4m 41.58s

Sparkleandshine^t1⁵¹

Age: 8| Weight: 12-4| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: Mrs L Hill| OR: 112| BF

10/1

Maiden hurdle winner for Sam Thomas back in spring 2018. First-fence faller sole prevoius start over fences and while he has scored between the flags since, others make more appeal.

Form: F06/12-5

Shortcross Storm^b¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Bryan Carver⁽³⁾| T: C Honour| OR: 106| D

2/1

Off the mark over hurdles in April and built on debut near miss in this sphere when landing a Newton Abbot handicap chase (16.3f, good) 18 days ago. 6 lb rise fair and he's a big player.

Form: 8P81-21

Authorizo^p,t¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Henry Brooke| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 102| C

7/2

Notched third hurdles success at Sedgefield last month and by no means disgraced starting out over fences here (17f, good) a fortnight ago. Merits respect off the same mark.

Form: 307-215

My Boy James^b1⁷⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-6| J: Tom Cannon| T: Mrs L J Mongan| OR: 100

22/1

Fair maiden hurdler a few years ago and runner-up in a jumpers bumper back from a lengthy absence at Lingfield in January. Huntingdon chase debut was discouraging, though, and now tried in blinkers.

Form: 546/20P-

Saintbury Lady²⁹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: P J Brennan| T: F O'Brien| OR: 100WS

16/1

Improved switched to handicap hurdles last year, scoring twice before a respectable third at Newton Abbot (16.8f, good) when last seen 9 months ago (since undergone a second wind op). Chase debut.

Form: 868/113-

Eva's Diva^t²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Kielan Woods| T: D J Jeffreys| OR: 96

6/1

Winless following 15 attempts over hurdles, but she makes the switch to fences on the back of a string of good efforts and will have a part to play if her jumping passes the test.

Form: 84042-3

Admiral's Sunset⁴²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: Page Fuller| T: D Weston| OR: 96

6/1

Hurdles winner back in 2018 and boasts some decent bits and pieces of form over fences. Still, record now stands at 0-10 in this sphere and she'll probably come up short once more.

Form: 43254-7

Full Spes^p1³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-5| J: Harry Bannister| T: W Greatrex| OR: 85

8/1

Fair form when in the frame first 2 bumper starts, but little to shout about since and hopes pinned on fitting of cheekpieces/switch to fences sparking major improvement.

Form: 5880-P7

Non-Runners

Fat Sam¹⁷

Weight: 12-4| Age: 7

T: C J Down J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Shortcross Storm (2/1), Authorizo (7/2), Admiral's Sunset (6/1), Eva's Diva (6/1), Full Spes (8/1), Sparkleandshine (10/1), Fat Sam (10/1), Saintbury Lady (16/1), My Boy James (22/1)

The vote goes to SHORTCROSS STORM, who has already proved himself better over fences than hurdles and a 5 lb rise for his recent Newton Abbot success may not be enough to anchor him. Authorizo may well build on his encouraging chase debut and is next on the list ahead of chasing debutantes Eva's Diva and Saintbury Lady.