EBF Mares' Novices' Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:15 | Winning time: 4m 23.16s

Deja Vue²⁷⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Aidan Coleman| T: A J Honeyball| OR: 123

10/1

Point/hurdles winner who finished runner-up on first 3 starts over fences last season. Unseated on final outing at Warwick back in March but she doesn't find much for pressure so others appeal more.

Form: 3P/222U-

Galice Macalo^h³²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Chester Williams⁽³⁾| T: Mrs J Williams| OR: 130

11/4

Won 3 times in novice company last season and shaped well when fourth of 9 on her Chepstow reappearance. Not in the same form in a first-time hood next time and now makes her chase debut.

Form: 2501-40

Maskada³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: C Gethings| T: S Edmunds| OR: 135

11/8

Fairly useful hurdler who scored at Hereford and Newbury. Ran to a similar level on chase debut/return and improved when runner-up at Bangor (17.4f, soft) just over 5 weeks ago. The one to beat.

Form: 3122-32

Pure Bliss^t²²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Lorcan Murtagh⁽³⁾| T: H Fry| OR: 133| C

11/4

Point/bumper winner who made it 2-2 over hurdles when landing a mares' novice here last December. Back to winning ways on handicap bow at Punchestown and she's shortlisted for her chase debut/return.

Form: 1P/1161-

Talking About You³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: James Davies| T: S Curran| OR: 125| D

28/1

Three-time winner last winter who wasn't disgraced when sixth of 9 on her handicap bow at Cheltenham in April. Well held on return at Fakenham so probably best to look elsewhere on this occasion.

Form: 11276-5

Forecasts

Maskada (11/8), Pure Bliss (11/4), Galice Macalo (11/4), Deja Vue (10/1), Talking About You (28/1)

MASKADA produced a more polished round of jumping than on her reappearance/chasing debut to finish runner-up in a listed event at Bangor last month, unable to live with an improver that has scored again since. This looks a good opportunity for her to open her account over fences. Pure Bliss and Galice Macalo are both exciting chasing prospects and are feared most in that order.