Cazoo Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:30 | Winning time: 7m 7.53s

Huntsmans Jog^v¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Liam Harrison⁽³⁾| T: F O'Brien| OR: 119

3/1

Fairly useful hurdler who bounced back from a tame chase debut at Southwell when runner-up over 3m here in a first-time visor (retained) 18 days ago. Thereabouts with a repeat.

Form: 4534-52

Pennyforapound²⁸⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: James Bowen| T: Miss R Curtis| OR: 118

7/2

Came good at the third time of asking over hurdles in 19.5f Bangor maiden in January. Ex-pointer so likely to take to chasing and this longer trip could suit. Interesting for last year's winning yard.

Form: 11/521-

Docpickedme²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: D A Jacob| T: H Whittington| OR: 118| BF

10/3

Point winner who landed 2½m maiden hurdle at Southwell in March. Sound return when 9 lengths third in Newton Abbot handicap hurdle last month but he'll need to improve for fences to defy this mark.

Form: 1/251-3

Young Offender^p²⁰⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Charlie Hammond| T: S Edmunds| OR: 115

15/2

Bit in and out over hurdles but he did run well when second in a 23f Uttoxeter handicap when last seen in April. This former point runner-up goes chasing for the first time on his return.

Form: 8P8042-

Aye Aye Charlie³⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-4| J: Jack Tudor⁽³⁾| T: Christian Williams| OR: 112| D

11/4

Won Newton Abbot handicap hurdle on only his second start for this yard and good second off this mark back there since. Not most fluent jumper of fences but he is well treated on his best chase form.

Form: 3-85612

Spider Cullen²³

Age: 8| Weight: 10-6| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams| OR: 100

33/1

Placed in a point and promise in maiden hurdles for Denis Hickey in Ireland, but he's yet to get going for this yard, including finishing a well-held fifth on his Uttoxeter chase debut 23 days ago.

Form: 605-865

Non-Runners

Starsky¹⁹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: D Skelton J: Harry Skelton

Forecasts

Aye Aye Charlie (11/4), Starsky (11/4), Huntsmans Jog (3/1), Docpickedme (10/3), Pennyforapound (7/2), Young Offender (15/2), Spider Cullen (33/1)

Rebecca Curtis won this race last year so it's perhaps worth chancing PENNYFORAPOUND, who looked promising when winning a maiden hurdle in January and a point success at the start of his career provides hope that he'll do well over fences. Aye Aye Charlie has been in good form over hurdles for Christian Williams and could pose the main threat if he can keep the errors down.