Watch Races On The Racing App Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:21 | Winning time: 5m 8.7s

Passing Well²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 12-2| J: G Sheehan| T: Jamie Snowden| OR: 122| D

9/4

£185,000 purchase who tasted success twice over hurdles upon joining present yard last term. Has the physique for chasing and shaped encouragingly on return/handicap chase debut at Ascot (18.8f) 26 days ago. Entitled to do better and good chance.

Form: 14104-2

Thor De Cerisy^p,t1²⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-9| J: R P McLernon| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 115

16/1

Ended losing run over hurdles at Ffos Las (15.8f) in January. Mixed bag thereafter but he did shape better than the bare result on debut for new yard when midfield in 13-runner Wetherby handicap chase (19.4f) 26 days ago. Tongue tied 1st time.

Form: 31524-7

Invincible Nao^h¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Caoilin Quinn⁽³⁾| T: G & J Moore| OR: 110

15/2

French juvenile hurdle winner who displayed fair form without getting his head in front in that sphere for present yard. Entitled to come on for his return/chase debut run at Kempton (20.5f) 17 days ago and he could well yet do better in this sphere.

Form: 3033-46

Grey D'alco¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: N F Houlihan⁽³⁾| T: R Rowe| OR: 103

12/1

Winning pointer who made the frame on a couple of occasions over hurdles last season. May have been amiss given how quickly he dropped away on seasonal bow/chase debut at Kempton 17 days ago and this should reveal more.

Form: 449P7-P

Heva Rose⁹^{(ex 7)}

Age: 6| Weight: 10-6| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: Miss V Williams| OR: 91| CD

5/6

Essentially disappointing over hurdles for this yard but proved a different proposition following another wind op when making an impressive return to action over fences over C&D 9 days ago, winning hard held. Big shout under a penalty on that evidence.

Form: P/4079-1

Forecasts

Heva Rose (5/6), Passing Well (9/4), Invincible Nao (15/2), Grey D'alco (12/1), Thor De Cerisy (16/1)

HEVA ROSE left her hurdles exploits for her present yard in her wake as she impressively made a winning return to action in a C&D handicap 9 days ago and she holds serious claims of following up under a penalty. Likely improver Passing Well may well emerge as the chief threat.