Happy New Year From Vickers Bet Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:35 | Winning time: 6m 50.92s

Rapper⁴²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: Ben Godfrey⁽⁵⁾| T: H D Daly| OR: 134

5/2

Improved during 2019/20 campaign and encouraging fourth on Aintree chase debut last term. However, didn't offer much resistance when second of two finishers back in this sphere at Ascot in November.

Form: 127/4-P2

No Anxiety⁵³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Page Fuller| T: Jamie Snowden| OR: 123| BF| D

10/3

Doubled his tally over fences when landing a 3-runner Hereford (25.2f) handicap back from a break in October. Reportedly bled back at that venue a month later but big player here if all is well.

Form: 3-12313

Tommie Beau²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-10| J: Joe Anderson⁽⁷⁾| T: J W Mullins| OR: 122| BF| D

15/8

Continued on the upgrade as he completed a 4-timer sent chasing after 5 months off in 3m Fakenham handicap in October. Backed that up with a brace of runner-up efforts and can go well.

Form: 111122

Thatsy²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-8| J: Sean Quinlan| T: B Butterworth| OR: 120

4/1

Useful ex-Irish hurdler. Yet to score over fences and efforts for this yard hardly brimming with promise.

Form: 40-2247

Trevelyn's Corn^t²³

Age: 9| Weight: 10-5| J: Alain Cawley| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 117

25/1

Expensive point recruit who went the wrong way for Paul Nicholls after a winning a maiden hurdle at Wincanton in March 2019. Off over 2 years and offered little on last month's chase bow.

Form: 1410P/7

Non-Runners

Castle Robin²⁸

Weight: 11-5| Age: 7

T: C E Longsdon J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Tommie Beau (15/8), Castle Robin (2/1), Rapper (5/2), No Anxiety (10/3), Thatsy (4/1), Trevelyn's Corn (25/1)

NO ANXIETY bled when disappointing at Hereford last time but had previously been in good form in this sphere with a couple of wins in small fields. He can get back on track if all is well and notch up another victory. In-form Tommie Beau is the obvious danger.