Pertemps Medical Professionals Compliance Novices' Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:30 | Winning time: 5m 57.97s

Le Grand Lion^p⁸⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 12-2| J: Luca Morgan⁽³⁾| T: B Pauling| OR: 107| C

7/2

Fair hurdler who got off the mark on handicap debut in that sphere at this venue (25f) on Boxing Day. Possibly overdid forcing tactics at Market Rasen (23f) and interesting what the market makes of him now chasing.

Form: 5/P4516-

Tea For Free³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Lily Pinchin⁽⁵⁾| T: C E Longsdon| OR: 105| D

11/4

7-y-o who ran up to his best over hurdles when second of 8 at Southwell (24.2f) early last month, keeping on without threatening the winner. Rates an interesting chasing debutant given his background (won sole start in points).

Form: 4/35332-

Thundersockssundae^p,t¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: P J Brennan| T: F O'Brien| OR: 92| CD

15/8

Confirmed more positive signs over shorter here in March when running out a good winner of a C&D handicap 18 days ago. Handicapper has reacted but still low-mileage as a chaser and fancied to feature again.

Form: 3P4321-

Kenyan Cowboy⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Max Kendrick| T: N B King| OR: 89

10/1

Point winner who made hard work of belatedly shedding maiden tag over hurdles at Chepstow (19.5f) in November. More miss than hit subsequently, pulled up last 2 starts earlier this year. Does return with yard amongst the winners, however. Chase debut.

Form: 6399PP-

Canastero^p1²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: M G Nolan| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 88

28/1

Handicap hurdle winner at Stratford in October but form has seemingly tailed off and he never figured on chase debut at Exeter (24.2f) last month. Cheekpieces go on now.

Form: 015686-

Clear On Top^t³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-3| J: J J Burke| T: T R George| OR: 80

12/1

No better than midfield in bumpers/over hurdles and he's yet to fare any better for switch to larger obstacles, merely passing beaten rivals when midfield at Wincanton (20f) in March. Mark has eased a little more at least.

Form: 970944-

Pakie's Dream^v⁵⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-2| J: Sean Quinlan| T: J Candlish| OR: 79| D

12/1

Yet to score over fences and he was operating below best earlier this year, beating only one home in 8-runner course handicap (19.8f) in March. Short break needs to have perked him up.

Form: 608437-

Forecasts

Thundersockssundae (15/8), Tea For Free (11/4), Le Grand Lion (7/2), Kenyan Cowboy (10/1), Clear On Top (12/1), Pakie's Dream (12/1), Canastero (28/1)

THUNDERSOCKSSUNDAE confirmed more positive signs over shorter here when running out a good winner of a C&D handicap 18 days ago and he could well be up to following up in a race where a number arrive with something to prove. That fact doesn't apply to chase-debutant Tea For Free though, and he is feared, ahead of Pakie's Dream.