Vickers.Bet Weekly Free Bet Club Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 16:00 | Winning time: 4m 58.82s

Red Windsor¹⁶⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 12-1| J: Bryony Frost| T: C Gordon| OR: 121| CD

3/1

Fairly useful 19f winner over hurdles last term who posted a solid third of 8 in novice hurdle at Kempton (16f, heavy) in April. Interesting chasing debut.

Form: 315233-

I Shut That D'or^t1²⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Brendan Powell| T: J Tizzard| OR: 118

16/5

Fairly useful winner at 21f over hurdles. 10/1, solid fourth of 6 in handicap hurdle at Sandown (19.8f, good to soft) 8 months ago. One to consider with tongue strap on 1st time for his chase debut.

Form: 24/7514-

Le Patron¹⁷⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: J E Moore| T: G & J Moore| OR: 113

2/1

Winner in France and shaped well when second on stable debut in December. Failed to build on that since though so has something to prove now going chasing.

Form: 3/22330-

Proper Twelve¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Rex Dingle| T: C Gordon| OR: 103

11/4

Got off the mark at Market Rasen in May but only eighth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Plumpton (20.5f, good) 13 days ago. In good hands so he's no forlorn hope on his chase debut though.

Form: 8692-18

Forecasts

Le Patron (2/1), Proper Twelve (11/4), Red Windsor (3/1), I Shut That D'or (16/5)

Four chasing newcomers so not the easiest race to assess but Chris Gordon's RED WINDSOR showed fairly useful and consistent form over hurdles last term so is fancied to come out on top. I Shut That d'Or could emerge as the chief threat ahead of Le Patron in a contest where the market should also prove revealing.