Cazoo Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:30 | Winning time: 6m 50.87s

Mister Tickle^b,t¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: N F Houlihan⁽⁵⁾| T: G & J Moore| OR: 109| D

11/8

Fair chaser who came good in first-time blinkers when making all in Newton Abbot handicap over this trip 15 days ago. Should go well again if the headgear continues to work.

Form: P6-7451

Holly James^p⁷⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams| OR: 104

13/2

Posted good placed efforts in handicap hurdles in May but below par twice since and didn't take to fences in 3 attempts at the end of 2020.

Form: 75-3255

Writteninthesand^p,t²²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: J J Burke| T: T R George| OR: 98

10/11

Winning pointer who was placed in a couple of handicap chases in the spring and found some more improvement on his return after wind surgery when scoring at Market Rasen last month. Can go in again.

Form: 0/5P23-1

Forecasts

Writteninthesand (10/11), Mister Tickle (11/8), Holly James (13/2)

WRITTENINTHESAND scored in a competitive big-field event on his Market Rasen reappearance so is fancied to take care of fellow recent winner Mister Tickle in what may develop into a straight fight between the pair unless Holly James leaves his previous efforts over fences well behind.