Garden Party Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:15 | Winning time: 4m 57.01s

Petrastar^t¹⁵⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: D J Jeffreys| OR: 110| C| D

6/1

Won his first 3 starts over hurdles back in 2020 (first here after an absence) and a player back from a break now chasing off a reduced mark.

Form: 76P/236-

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Hardy Boy²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Luca Morgan| T: B Pauling| OR: 105| BF| C| D

8/11

Dual hurdles winner who has made a decent fist of it starting out over fences although he again jumped none too fluently at Ffos Las on Saturday (kept on well for second).

Form: 8246-32

Lough Carra^p,t1⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: G Sheehan| T: J Candlish| OR: 92| BF

9/4

Plenty of size about him and finished runner-up 4 times over hurdles during the autumn. Wasn't seen to best effort sent chasing over C&D last week and should do better in this sphere. Tongue tie goes on.

Form: 2234P-6

Harry Hazard^p¹¹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-2| J: Philip Armson⁽³⁾| T: A Irvine| OR: 70

40/1

Maiden jumper who offered little after another long absence at Fontwell recently. Can't be fancied back chasing from well out of the weights.

Form: P573/4-0

Non-Runners

Toughasoldboots¹³

Weight: 10-11| Age: 5

T: D McCain Jnr J: Theo Gillard

Forecasts

Hardy Boy (8/11), Lough Carra (9/4), Toughasoldboots (7/2), Petrastar (6/1), Harry Hazard (40/1)

LOUGH CARRA wasn't seen to best effect on his chase debut here last week and the big gelding is the type to do better in this sphere. He gets the vote over Petrastar. Hardy Boy faces a quick turnaround from Saturday's effort at Ffos Las and needs to jump better.