Devondale Electrical 40th Anniversary Novices' Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 16:48 | Winning time: 6m 59.07s

Eglantine Du Seuil^p,t¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 139| C

1/12

Talented hurdler who arrives having made it 2 wins from 5 starts in this sphere when landing 21f novices' handicap 17 days ago. Difficult to oppose in a very thin novice chase.

Form: 2-21F21

Arc Of Bubbles^p,t²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Paul O'Brien⁽³⁾| T: Mrs H R J Nelmes| OR: 84

8/1

Matched previous best under Rules when third of 6 in a C&D novices' handicap chase last month but that still only poor form and he's surely vulnerable to Eglantine du Seuil.

Form: P76-2F3

Mister Robbo²⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 11-2| J: Nick Scholfield| T: D Faulkner

66/1

Multiple point winner but pulled up when last seen in that sphere during the spring and little to shout about making hurdles debut at Worcester last month.

Form: 231PP/6

Sister Raphael^p1¹⁵³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: C Brace| T: J L Flint

40/1

Ask mare. Closely related to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser King of Realms (19f-3m winner). Made frame completed outing in Irish points, pulled up last 2 starts (latest Apr 17). Best watched.

Form: 4PP-

Forecasts

Eglantine Du Seuil (1/12), Arc Of Bubbles (8/1), Sister Raphael (40/1), Mister Robbo (66/1)

EGLANTINE DU SEUIL has made a bright start over fences, making it 2 wins from 5 starts over shorter here 17 days ago, and she's impossible to oppose. Arc of Bubbles may do best of the others.