Vickers Best Odds Guaranteed Novices' Handicap Chase

Off time: 13:38 | Winning time: 5m 56.74s

Clondaw Pretender^p,t¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Henry Brooke| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 90

5/1

Runner-up on handicap debut in January 2020 but little to shout about in 4 starts since, including over fences.

Form: 627/8P9

Gun Merchant⁴⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: Sean Quinlan| T: Mrs A C Hamilton| OR: 89WS

2/1

Fairly useful ex-Irish maiden hurdler but underachieved for this yard over fences. No impression over hurdles last month and since undergone a breathing operation.

Form: 3638P8

The Very Thing²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Alain Cawley| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 82

8/1

Long-standing maiden but has a lowly mark these days and is at least built for chasing.

Form: PP-6585

Tumbling Dice¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-3| J: Thomas Willmott⁽⁵⁾| T: J Parkinson & S Smith| OR: 72

11/10

Has yet to show much, though did shape as if better for the run after 7 months off when seventh on Kelso chasing debut and this trip more suitable than 19.3f distance last time.

Form: 6990-75

Non-Runners

Don't Need To Know¹⁴

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: R M Smith J: Non Runner

Hidden Cargo¹²⁴

Weight: 10-7| Age: 9

T: J C Haynes J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Tumbling Dice (11/10), Gun Merchant (2/1), Don't Need To Know (11/4), Clondaw Pretender (5/1), The Very Thing (8/1), Hidden Cargo (12/1)

Hard to make a compelling case for any of these but DONT NEED TO KNOW's runner-up effort at this track in March is the best piece of form on offer and he should leave his reappearance run behind. Tumbling Dice is second choice.