Every Race Live On Racing TV Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:05 | Winning time: 5m 5.10s

Maninsane^p,t²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Lily Pinchin⁽³⁾| T: C E Longsdon| OR: 120| CD

7/1

Off the mark in this sphere over C&D in November and doubled chase tally with a game performance at Southwell (15.8f, soft) 3 weeks ago. 5 lb rise tolerable and moving back up in trip won't be a problem, so there is plenty of cause for optimism.

Form: 417241

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Charles Ritz¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-13| J: J J Burke| T: T R George| OR: 119| BF| D

3/1

Looked a good staying prospect when scoring on debut over hurdles in a Southwell novice in December 2021. Failed to land a blow starting out in this sphere at Ludlow (2½m, good to soft) recently but he looks a real chasing type and should do better in time.

Form: 2/15-64

Cartonne^t¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Theo Gillard| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 111| D

5/1

Appeared to go the wrong way over hurdles but good start to life in this sphere when bagging back-to-back handicap chases at Musselburgh. Put in his place by the winner when second at Ludlow (2½m, good to soft) recently but that was still a creditable effort and he's now 2 lb lower.

Form: 247112

Norley^t⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: Beau Morgan⁽⁷⁾| T: B Pauling| OR: 107| D

5/6

Beaten a fair way when second in a 3-runner C&D handicap on chase debut in October but was probably amiss that day and has since scored twice over hurdles, including off a 5 lb higher mark than this at Ludlow last week. Big player if able to back that up returned to fences.

Form: 721331

Non-Runners

Great Heart'Jac¹

Weight: 11-10| Age: 8

T: F O'Brien J: Jack Hogan

Forecasts

Norley (5/6), Charles Ritz (3/1), Great Heart'Jac (7/2), Cartonne (5/1), Maninsane (7/1)

It's probably best not to read too much into NORLEY's rather low-key chase debut here during the autumn, and he is appealing back in this sphere off a lower mark than that off which he scored in good style over hurdles at Ludlow last week. Assuming that Great Heart'jac doesn't go to post (due to run at Market Rasen on Sunday) and with Charles Ritz likely to need a stiffer test, Maninsane is second choice ahead of Cartonne.