SD Photography Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:31 | Winning time: 4m 5.00s

Jamacho⁶⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: B S Hughes| T: C E Longsdon| OR: 120| C| D

9/2

Three-time hurdle winner here last season who also landed handicap hurdle at Les Landes (18f, good) 41 days ago. Much respected on his chase debut.

Form: 4877-63

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Statuario^t³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: S Bowen| T: P & M Bowen| OR: 119| BF

6/1

It's now twelve runs since last win in 2019, and last of 4 to Darling Du Large in handicap chase at Newton Abbot (16.3f, heavy) 38 days ago. Tongue strap back on but others more persuasive.

Form: F6-2254

Darling Du Large^t³⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: J J Burke| T: T R George| OR: 112

4/1

Fairly useful winner over hurdles who opened his account over fences in 4-runner handicap at Newton Abbot (16.3f, heavy) 38 days ago. Ought to be competitive again upped 2 lb.

Form: P/59F3-1

Elios D'Or^p²³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Harry Cobden| T: R Walford| OR: 112| BF| D

11/4

Has really found his feet of late, landing back-to-back handicap chases at Worcester before good third off 7 lb higher there last time. Cheekpieces back on and weighted to go close once more.

Form: 333113

Bourbon Borderline^t³⁴⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Nathan Moscrop⁽³⁾| T: R Menzies| OR: 107

18/1

Fair ex-Irish maiden hurdler for Colin Bowe but off the track for 11 months. Needs to hit the ground running on his chase/stable debut and market should prove a good indicator.

Form: 8U/3727-

Admiral's Sunset^p,t²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: Page Fuller| T: D Weston| OR: 94

3/1

Hurdles winner back in 2018 and boasts some decent placed efforts over fences, good second of 7 in handicap chase here (19.4f, good) 21 days ago. Not dismissed off an unchanged mark.

Form: 54-7332

Forecasts

Elios D'Or (11/4), Admiral's Sunset (3/1), Darling Du Large (4/1), Jamacho (9/2), Statuario (6/1), Bourbon Borderline (18/1)

ELIOS D'OR failed in his hat-trick bid at Worcester last month but still posted a promising effort when third off a career-high mark there and is taken to get back to winning ways. Darling du Large is feared most after his breakthrough chasing victory at Newton Abbot, with Admiral's Sunset looking set for minor honours once more.