University Of Liverpool Horseracing MBA Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:35 | Winning time: 5m 2.37s

Dreams Of Home³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 133

9/2

Opened his chasing account at Ayr in November and has continued in good form, albeit well held under a change of tactics after a wind op last time. Yard among the winners so foolish to discount.

Form: 1-71225

Soldier Of Destiny^t¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: G Sheehan| T: Jamie Snowden| OR: 131| BF

13/8

Just modest over hurdles but confirmed himself a much better chaser when drawing nicely clear in 19.4f Ffos Las handicap last month. Similar form when third at Newbury since so one for the shortlist.

Form: 2-14513

Ubetya²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Bryony Frost| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 130

7/2

Fairly useful winning hurdler back in early-2020 and has matched that level over fences, shaping encouragingly on yard bow/return. Left poorly placed at Wincanton since (raced wide) and can figure.

Form: 14/23-23

Burrows Diamond⁵³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Ryan Mania| T: J Parkinson & S Smith| OR: 126| D

16/5

Off the mark over fences at Newcastle in January and followed up 3 weeks later at Uttoxeter. Going the right way now and upped another 8 lb, she should make a bold bid for the hat-trick.

Form: 26F411

Nero Rock²²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Sean Quinlan| T: J Candlish| OR: 126| DWS

11/1

Record in Ireland was mixed but he's made a solid start for his new stable with runner-up efforts at Doncaster, Musselburgh and Catterick. Back in a handicap here and he's had a breathing operation.

Form: 2PP222

Non-Runners

Brief Ambition¹²¹

Weight: 11-2| Age: 8

T: F O'Brien J: P J Brennan

Forecasts

Soldier Of Destiny (13/8), Burrows Diamond (16/5), Ubetya (7/2), Brief Ambition (7/2), Dreams Of Home (9/2), Nero Rock (11/1)

Impossible to rule any of the sextet out but UBETYA was unsuited by charting such a wide passage at Wincanton 3 weeks ago and dropped a couple of pounds here, gets the verdict to build on his stable debut promise at the second attempt. Brief Ambition made it 2-2 in this sphere at Ludlow back in November so he's feared on reappearance, ahead of Soldier of Destiny.