Happy Birthday Les Gilbert Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:56 | Winning time: 4m 39.75s

Rose Sea Has²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 12-4| J: Charlie Hammond| T: Dr R D P Newland| OR: 112

13/8

Has a poor strike rate over fences but there's no knocking her consistency of late, posting another good effort when third at Hereford in late February. Down in grade now, so makes plenty of appeal.

Form: 227223

Le Coeur Net^p,t¹⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Ben Godfrey⁽³⁾| T: A J Honeyball| OR: 106

5/1

Dual winner last term and, having plummeted in the weights, looked back in form when runner-up at Plumpton 19 days ago. Obvious chance if he can back that up.

Form: 56-4F22

Happy Larry²³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: Mr P York⁽⁵⁾| T: P York| OR: 100

16/1

Winning pointer with little solid form over hurdles to date. Could make a better chaser, but it's asking a lot for him to make a winning return from 7 months off.

Form: 44-P386

En Coeur^t¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: Sean Houlihan| T: J W Mullins| OR: 94

2/1

Good record at Plumpton (won for third time there in January). Solid efforts in defeat since but his mark seems about right at the moment.

Form: 323132

Lincoln Lyn^t³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: James Best| T: T R Gretton| OR: 92

5/1

In-and-out form as a handicap hurdler and arrives with a bit to prove on chasing bow having been pulled up at Huntingdon 37 days ago.

Form: 52552P

Forecasts

Rose Sea Has (13/8), En Coeur (2/1), Lincoln Lyn (5/1), Le Coeur Net (5/1), Happy Larry (16/1)

ROSE SEA HAS has been holding his form well in better company recently and is probably capable of capitalising on this drop in grade. Le Coeur Net is leniently treated and took a step back in the right direction last time, so he's feared along with En Coeur.