Win 2,000,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:14 | Winning time: 5m 43.72s

Mortens Leam³⁵¹

Age: 11| Weight: 11-12| J: Harry Reed| T: M Hawker| OR: 108| C| D

100/1

Five-time winner over fences but offered little on return from 21 months off at Fontwell on Boxing Day and has plenty to prove now returning from another absence.

Form: 4P861/P-

Good Friday Fairy³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Rex Dingle| T: Ben Clarke| OR: 102

9/2

Steadily progressive over hurdles, off the mark at Chepstow in April, and jumped pretty well when third on chase debut back from a break at Ffos Las (2m, heavy) last month. Couldn't be sure that this step back up in trip will be in his favour, though.

Form: 9P21-23

Grizzly James²⁴¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: Miss V Williams| OR: 100| BF

4/1

Fairly useful ex-French hurdles winner who took advantage of reduced mark when scoring at Hereford in April. Set to follow up when falling 2 out at Chepstow later that month. Off since but remains of interest for in-form yard.

Form: 455P1F-

Aviles²³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: N F Houlihan⁽³⁾| T: G & J Moore| OR: 108| BF

4/6

Fair ex-French hurdler who found just one too good all 4 starts in juvenile/maiden hurdles last term. Again runner-up when going agonisingly close on return/chase debut at Fontwell (19.5f, soft), a race he probably would've won but for a bad mistake 2 out. Solid chance.

Form: 4/2222-2

Casa Tall^p,t⁴⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-2| J: Thomas Garner| T: B Pauling| OR: 98

9/1

Three-time winner over fences in 2021. Has been a while since he last troubled the judge but has slipped a long way in the weights and shaped as though a revival may be imminent on debut for new yard at Carlisle in October.

Form: U45-426

Non-Runners

Pawpaw¹⁴⁶

Weight: 11-8| Age: 6

T: D J Jeffreys J: Max Kendrick

Moytier¹⁹

Weight: 11-2| Age: 6

T: S Hosie J: S Bowen

Forecasts

Aviles (4/6), Grizzly James (4/1), Good Friday Fairy (9/2), Moytier (5/1), Pawpaw (8/1), Casa Tall (9/1), Mortens Leam (100/1)

AVILES was likely to have made a winning chase/handicap bow but for a drastic late error over this C&D on return last month and is fancied to make amends at the main expense of Grizzly James, who was also looking the likely winner when falling 2 out at Chepstow when last seen in the spring.