Bank A Winner With MansionBet Novices' Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:45 | Winning time: 5m 1.51s

Lady Chuffnell¹⁷⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Luca Morgan⁽⁵⁾| T: B Pauling| OR: 104

5/1

Winner of a 2m Plumpton handicap hurdle in January. Creditable efforts after until a poor run at Fontwell in May. Given a break ahead of chase debut and returns with yard among the winners.

Form: 2126-40

Dalkingstown¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: S Bowen| T: P & M Bowen| OR: 102

5/2

Fair bumper/3m hurdle winner. Better effort fences the last twice when15 lengths sixth of 14 over 2m at Ffos Las 16 days ago. Step back up in trip should help if anything.

Form: 2/16-5P6

Aire Valley Lad^p1¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Ryan Mania| T: J Parkinson & S Smith| OR: 92

10/11

Fair hurdle winner who ran to a similar level when fourth on course chase debut in May. Hasn't reproduced that in 2 handicaps since but well treated if first-time cheekpieces have positive effect.

Form: 17-84P3

Balranald^p⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: Mrs A C Hamilton| OR: 90

9/1

French Flat winner who failed to strike in 12 attempts for Keith Dalgleish over hurdles and has been below form on all 3 hurdle outings for current yard. Remains to be seen if fences make difference.

Form: 24-2489

Farlam King^t¹⁷⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: S Mulqueen| T: M A Barnes| OR: 67

66/1

Poor maiden handicap hurdler/chaser and record stands at 0-24 after pulling up at Cartmel when last seen in May. 11 lb out of handicap.

Form: 2360-PP

Forecasts

Aire Valley Lad (10/11), Dalkingstown (5/2), Lady Chuffnell (5/1), Balranald (9/1), Farlam King (66/1)

LADY CHUFFNELL went close off a similar mark over hurdles in the spring and might be worth siding with to make a successful start over fences on her return as it's very easy to pick holes in the opposition here. Aire Valley Lad has been cut some slack by the handicapper and may provide the main threat if reacting positively to cheekpieces.