Every Race Live On Racing TV Novices' Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:50 | Winning time: 4m 18.7s

Upagainstit⁵²

Age: 6| Weight: 12-2| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 102

12/1

Runner-up sole start in Irish points and has displayed ability over hurdles, albeit he ran no sort of race on handicap debut in January. Chasing could see him in a better light.

Form: 26-6556

Elmount^t²²

Age: 7| Weight: 12-2| J: Jay Tidball⁽⁷⁾| T: A Ralph| OR: 102| D

5/2

Irish import who struck at the third time of asking for new connections when making all in 2m Catterick handicap chase 3 weeks ago. Should remain competitive up 5 lb.

Form: 88-5361

Horizon D'Ainay^p1,t⁸¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 99

2/1

Left form of chasing debut well behind when fourth of 11 at Ludlow in November. Might have been unsuited by testing ground when remote fifth over C&D on New Year's Eve. Given a break since and now sports first-time cheekpieces. Still early days for top stable.

Form: 225-545

Shaw's Cross²³

Age: 11| Weight: 11-0| J: Sean Houlihan| T: P Henderson| OR: 86| D

13/2

Career best when winning 8-runner handicap chase at Plumpton (17f, good to soft) in January. Respectable fourth off this mark back there since.

Form: 222414

Eros²⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: Ben Godfrey⁽³⁾| T: K Woollacott| OR: 85

5/2

Has been placed on 4 of his 5 starts this season, finishing 8 lengths second over 2½m here on latest. Fine over this shorter trip and ought to be in the shake-up again.

Form: F-33P32

Nyoufsea^t¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-2| J: Benjamin Poste| T: A Sadik| OR: 68

100/1

Poor maiden who came in a remote last of 3 at Leicester last month and pulled up at Market Rasen since. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: P37P3P

Non-Runners

Braveheart¹⁰⁵

Weight: 11-9| Age: 7

T: Jamie Snowden J: G Sheehan

Forecasts

Horizon D'Ainay (2/1), Eros (5/2), Elmount (5/2), Shaw's Cross (13/2), Braveheart (8/1), Upagainstit (12/1), Nyoufsea (100/1)

There's still time for HORIZON D'AINAY to click for his leading stable so he might be worth siding with in first-time cheekpieces. Recent Catterick all-the-way scorer Elmount may give him most to do ahead of the consistent Eros.