To Have & To Hire Venue Styling Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:21 | Winning time: 4m 22.52s

No Risk With Lou³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: A M Hales| OR: 119

5/2

Winning pointer who bettered his hurdles form when making winning chase debut (7/1) at Huntingdon (16.5f, good) 34 days ago, jumping boldly and drawing clear between last 2. Expected to be bang there with even better to come over fences.

Form: 1195-61

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Red Windsor⁴⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: Rex Dingle| T: C Gordon| OR: 118

15/2

Fairly useful winner over hurdles shaped as if needing the run when last of 4 in handicap chase at Fontwell (19.5f, good) on debut over fences 44 days ago. Jumped better as the year wore on there and he should do better.

Form: 15233-4

Gitche Gumee²¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King| OR: 117

3/1

Won sole start in bumpers and made winning hurdles debut at Stratford last year. In frame all 4 completed outings subsequently, though his jumping proved an issue on more than one occasion. Remains with some potential from this mark if his jumping holds up on chase debut.

Form: 1432F3-

Kotmask²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: J E Moore| T: G & J Moore| OR: 113

6/4

In the frame all 4 starts over hurdles last year and caught the eye under considerate handling when third at Kempton (18f, good, 6/1) on debut over fences 29 days ago. Type to improve further as a chaser and he's entitled to plenty of respect.

Form: 7/4322-3

Bonarc⁵⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-4| J: Daniel King⁽³⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 109| D

28/1

Winless since scoring over hurdles at Kilbeggan in May 2022 and she showed nothing when last of 4 in handicap chase at Sligo (17.6f, heavy) 54 days ago. Opposable.

Form: 737444

Non-Runners

Aviles¹

Weight: 10-5| Age: 4

T: G & J Moore J: Caoilin Quinn

Forecasts

Kotmask (6/4), No Risk With Lou (5/2), Gitche Gumee (3/1), Aviles (4/1), Red Windsor (15/2), Bonarc (28/1)

NO RISK WITH LOU looked a natural chaser when making a winning debut over fences at Huntingdon and he should take plenty of beating again from an 8 lb higher mark. Kotmask was a consistent type over hurdles and still appeals as another who should do better in this sphere with a run now under his belt, whilst Aviles looks worth noting in the betting on chase debut.