Pertemps Network Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:20 | Winning time: 3m 58.60s

Shanacoole Prince³³¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: C Gethings| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls| OR: 116| D

4/1

Hurdles winner who made a promising start over fences when runner-up at Southwell (15.8f) last winter. Failed to build on that over both sets of obstacles thereafter but time to catch him may be fresh

Form: 12/2PP0-

Marajman^t1¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: Philip Armson⁽⁷⁾| T: C & A Pogson| OR: 115

25/1

Fairly useful hurdles winner for Willie Mullins but yet to scale same heights for new yard, including in a couple of spins over fences in recent weeks, pulled up at Market Rasen latterly. Tongue tied.

Form: 47334P

Dreamsundermyfeet³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: James Best| T: M Keighley| OR: 112| BF

3/1

Improver over hurdles/fences last year, gaining fourth success from 5 lb lower mark in this sphere at Huntingdon (19.8f) in November. Good third at Southwell since and likely to remain competitive.

Form: 111313

Only Money²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Tom Cannon| T: C Gordon| OR: 109| D

2/1

Free-going sort who scored impressively over fences at Huntingdon (16.5f) in May. Below best on return at Plumpton but more like it when second at Newbury last month. Possibilities.

Form: 555-142

Naizagai^b³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Max Kendrick| T: F O'Brien| OR: 108

5/2

Arrives on a losing run but did go close to bucking that trend despite hanging left at Taunton (18f) in November. Mistakes proved his undoing at Warwick next time but certainly not discounted.

Form: 4-52424

Forecasts

Only Money (2/1), Naizagai (5/2), Dreamsundermyfeet (3/1), Shanacoole Prince (4/1), Marajman (25/1)

A winner at Huntingdon in May, ONLY MONEY left his reappearance effort in his wake when runner-up in a small-field Newbury handicap last month and he could be the way to go from a 2 lb lower mark. Dreamsundermyfeet rates the chief threat ahead of Naizagai.