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Thursday 29 December 2022

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Children's Immunology Trust Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:41 | Winning time: 6m 15.89s

Bill Baxter³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: James Bowen| T: W Greatrex| OR: 120

11/4

Showed benefit of recent wind-op when producing a career best to score in 12-runner handicap chase at Lingfield (20f, good to soft) 35 days ago. Up 5 lb but should prove suited by this longer trip and remains open to improvement.

Form: 1524-81

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Brayhill^p1³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Danny McMenamin| T: J Ewart| OR: 119| BF| C

11/1

Produced a likeable performance when making a successful start over fences here (23.4f) in November and went like the best horse at the weights until his jumping deserted him in 5-runner event here last time. This race is deeper but he's respected in first-time headgear.

Form: 51/R3-13

Captain Quint³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Craig Nichol| T: R Dobbin| OR: 119

9/1

Looked a good prospect when scoring at Hexham on his chasing bow but ran just respectably behind a pair of upwardly-mobile rivals at Ayr last time. Remains hard to fully rule out.

Form: 2/13-1U3

Le Cheval Noir²⁵¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: Dylan Johnston⁽¹⁰⁾| T: R Dobbin| OR: 118| C| D

25/1

Fairly useful hurdle winner failed to match that form in 3 starts over fences last season and looks opposable on return under young conditional.

Form: 517/44P-

Ned Tanner²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: C O'Farrell| T: N W Alexander| OR: 117| C

3/1

Dual novice hurdle winner last term and showed a good attitude to get off the mark to win 4-runner handicap chase at this course (23.4f, soft, 7/2) 25 days ago. Should have more to offer.

Form: 3131-41

Universal Folly³³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Sean Quinlan| T: N G Richards| OR: 117

10/1

Fairly useful hurdler scored twice at around 2m last season and encouraging start over fences when chasing home a progressive type on return at Doncaster (19f, good). Open to improvement in this sphere.

Form: 12314-2

Old Painless^t⁹^{(ex 7)}

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: J M Quinlan| T: H Whittington| OR: 108

3/1

Winning pointer raced only 3 times over hurdles and looked a different proposition when bolting up on chase debut in 6-runner handicap at Plumpton (19.8f, good to soft, 4/1) on debut over fences 9 days ago. The one to beat under a penalty.

Form: 1/3-831

Readysteadybeau^p,t³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: S Mulqueen| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 113| BF

10/1

Encouragement when third at Ayr on chase debut but looked rather laboured when only fourth of 5 in handicap chase at Wetherby (24.2f, soft, 7/4) 36 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 412P-34

No Regrets³⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-10| J: Callum Bewley| T: N G Richards| OR: 110

33/1

Fairly useful at best over hurdles but he hasn't made much of an impact in 2 starts switched to this sphere since returning from a lengthy layoff.

Form: 2257/64

Rule 4

Rule 4 applies to board prices only - deduction 5p in the pound

Non-Runners

Wild Romance³³

Weight: 11-10| Age: 7

T: D Skelton J: Harry Skelton

Eyeofthescorpion³⁹

Weight: 11-7| Age: 8

T: F O'Brien J: C Brace

Donna's Double⁴³

Weight: 11-3| Age: 6

T: A M Thomson J: Ryan Mania

Forecasts

Bill Baxter (11/4), Old Painless (3/1), Ned Tanner (3/1), Eyeofthescorpion (13/2), Wild Romance (8/1), Captain Quint (9/1), Readysteadybeau (10/1), Universal Folly (10/1), Brayhill (11/1), Donna's Double (20/1), Le Cheval Noir (25/1), No Regrets (33/1)

Winning pointer OLD PAINLESS proved a different proposition with a dominant display on his chase debut last week and a 7 lb penalty shouldn't be enough to stop him quickly following up. Fellow recent winners Bill Baxter and Ned Tanner are also shortlisted in a potentially useful affair.