John O'Leary Memorial Future Stars Intermediate Chase (Listed) (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:11 | Winning time: 6m 21.7s

Chantry House²¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: N de Boinville| T: N J Henderson| OR: 162| D

2/7

Very smart novice chaser who landed Grade 1 Marsh at Cheltenham in March but had fight on his hands when chief rival crashed out late when following up in Aintree Gr. 1 final start. Tough to beat.

Form: 3/13111-

The Big Breakaway^p1²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Brendan Powell| T: C L Tizzard| OR: 148| D

5/2

Improved over fences last term, winning Cheltenham novice on chasing bow before placed in Grade 1s at Kempton and the Festival. Promise despite falling on Newton Abbot recently and return to 3m a plus

Form: 1223P-F

Forecasts

Chantry House (2/7), The Big Breakaway (5/2)

A very smart novice chaser, CHANTRY HOUSE was possibly feeling the effects of a big run at Cheltenham previously when left with a Grade 1 at his mercy at Aintree in April. However, his record under Rules is hard to knock and he can come out on top. That said, The Big Breakaway was shaping encouragingly prior to falling on return at Newton Abbot and the step back up to 3m is a positive.