quinnbet.com Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:36 | Winning time: 4m 3.04s

Arthur's Quay^p1¹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-2| J: Jack Hogan⁽⁵⁾| T: B Haslam| OR: 126| D

8/11

Record over fences in Ireland was 0-10 but has improved for new yard this season, completing the hat-trick in decisive fashion at Sedgefield (17f, soft) recently. Should make a race of it with Richmond Lake, particularly if the addition of cheekpieces helps eke out a little more.

Form: 733111

Fusain^p,t⁵²

Age: 8| Weight: 10-5| J: Henry Brooke| T: P Neville| OR: 113| DWS

6/5

Fairly useful hurdler/chaser for Henry de Bromhead and produced his best effort to date on these shores when runner-up at Doncaster in November. Not disgraced over 2½m here last time (since undergone a wind op) and dropping back in trip should help but his 2 rivals boast more compelling claims.

Form: 44-6524

Non-Runners

Richmond Lake³³

Weight: 11-10| Age: 7

T: D McCain Jnr J: B S Hughes

Forecasts

Arthur's Quay (8/11), Richmond Lake (8/11), Fusain (6/5)

All three of these like to go forward, so this promises to be a strongly-run affair and RICHMOND LAKE's proven stamina (hurdles winner over 2½m last season) could help give him the edge over the progressive Arthur's Quay. The 7-y-o looked a good prospect when opening his chase account at the second attempt at Wetherby and there should be more come. Fusain is 0-7 over fences and his hopes are largely pinned on the recent wind op sparking improvement.