Loraine Coates Birthday Celebration Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:47 | Winning time: 4m 11.9s

Burrows Diamond¹⁶⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Ryan Mania| T: J Parkinson & S Smith| OR: 117| D

5/2

Improved form over hurdles during the spring, winning a brace of handicaps around 2m. Now goes chasing on reappearance and clearly a massive player if taking to the larger obstacles.

Form: 44F311-

Away At Dawn^p¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 110

7/2

Fair hurdler but yet to quite match that form in 4 starts over fences, albeit he has second in a brace of small-field contests last month. Cheekpieces on last time.

Form: 22-6622

Authorizo^b,t¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Henry Brooke| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 105| D

10/3

In resurgent form in the spring, scoring over hurdles and going in again over fences at Stratford in June. Added to tally in 3-runner contest at Kelso 16 days ago and up just 2 lb for that.

Form: 51P851

Pateen^p1³⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 10-9| J: Aaron Anderson⁽⁷⁾| T: J Bedi| OR: 100

4/1

Successful twice over hurdles upon joining present stable, latterly at Cartmel in July. Bled at Stratford and well held at Cartmel ahead of this return to chasing. Cheekpieces replace visor.

Form: 312167

Gripper^t⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-8| J: D R Fox| T: W Young Jnr| OR: 99| D

9/1

Caused a surprise starting out for new yard when opening account at twentieth attempt over hurdles in maiden at Perth in August. Backward step in a handicap and isn't bred to excel over jumps.

Form: 761235

Fightfortheroses⁵⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-6| J: R P McLernon| T: B Haslam| OR: 97

11/1

Failed to get close to hurdles form over fences for Enda Bolger and has a lot to prove starting out for new yard.

Form: 9-05578

Deerfoot^t¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: S Mulqueen| T: M A Barnes| OR: 76

125/1

Little in the way of solid form in various company and a long way out of the weights here.

Form: U63843

Forecasts

Burrows Diamond (5/2), Authorizo (10/3), Away At Dawn (7/2), Pateen (4/1), Gripper (9/1), Fightfortheroses (11/1), Deerfoot (125/1)

BURROWS DIAMOND ended last season on the up over hurdles and, expected to be well prepared for this chase debut/reappearance, she makes plenty of appeal. Authorizo and Away At Dawn look the chief threats.