Paddy Power Novices' Handicap Chase (Listed) (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:35 | Winning time: 5m 24.8s

Scene Not Herd⁸⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: J J Burke| T: C E Longsdon| OR: 134| D

3/1

Irish point winner who has made an excellent start over fences, making it 3-3 (all around 2½m) when seeing off 3 rivals in Ludlow novice handicap in December. More to come back from break.

Form: 175-111

Flic Ou Voyou^p⁹²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Bryony Frost| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 133

10/1

Three-time hurdle winner last term. Came good at second time of asking over fences at Doncaster (19f) in November and freshened up since a lesser run there in December.

Form: 32-5313

Danny Kirwan^p⁴⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-6| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 132| D

9/2

All wins on right-handed tracks, coming good over fences when making all in 2½m Wincanton novice in January. Capable of going close off this mark.

Form: 671-241

Frenchy Du Large²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: Miss V Williams| OR: 132| BF| D

16/5

Won back-to-back 2½m handicaps at Uttoxeter and Chepstow around the turn of the year. Creditable 14 lengths second over 23.5f at Lingfield latest. May have more to offer back down in trip.

Form: 61-U112

Dorking Lad^p¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: J E Moore| T: G & J Moore| OR: 127| D

6/1

Arrives on the back of handicap wins at Wincanton and Huntingdon in recent months. 9 lb rise for latter success demands more but his yard could hardly be in better form.

Form: 427211

Killer Kane^t²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Brendan Powell| T: C L Tizzard| OR: 126

5/1

£300,000 buy from the pointing field who had a tongue strap fitted when coming good at the fourth time of asking over fences in 3m Kempton handicap 29 days ago. Up 6 lb in a better race now.

Form: 41-3361

Forecasts

Scene Not Herd (3/1), Frenchy Du Large (16/5), Danny Kirwan (9/2), Killer Kane (5/1), Dorking Lad (6/1), Flic Ou Voyou (10/1)

A good novice handicap. SCENE NOT HERD has made a highly encouraging start over fences and is selected to take it up another notch and remain unbeaten on his return from a break. Frenchy du Large may benefit from the drop back in trip and is put up as the chief threat ahead of all-the-way Wincanton scorer Danny Kirwan.