William Hill Lengthen Your Odds Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:37 | Winning time: 4m 27.13s

Brulure Noire³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Harry Bannister| T: R Bandey| OR: 108| D

4/7

Hurdles winner in Ireland who landed Ffos Las handicap chase (2m) for second year in succession last month, asserting quickly run-in. Big shout if he can replicate that here from 5 lb higher.

Form: 6/15P3-1

Artemis Kimbo^t²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Fergus Gillard⁽³⁾| T: D Skelton| OR: 108| C

9/4

Fair winning novice hurdler last season who has been let down by her jumping in 2 chase tries this winter, finishing a remote third at Lingfield (20f) for the latest of them 3 weeks ago. Still, she's in good hands and probably too soon to be writing her off. Back down in trip.

Form: 4/132-U3

No Quarter Asked^p³¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-2| J: James Best| T: S-J Davies| OR: 79

13/2

Sole win came in handicap chase at Ffos Las (19.4f) in June 2021. Lightly raced since but did shape as if retaining ability back from 17 months off when second behind Brulure Noire at that venue (2m) 31 days ago. Task is to build on that here.

Form: 3P6P/4-2

Non-Runners

Clonakilty³⁸

Weight: 12-0| Age: 6

T: O Murphy J: S Bowen

Hatos²

Weight: 11-2| Age: 6

T: A J Honeyball J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Brulure Noire (4/7), Artemis Kimbo (9/4), Clonakilty (9/4), Hatos (6/1), No Quarter Asked (13/2)

BRULURE NOIRE scored with any amount in hand on return from 7 months off at Ffos Las 31 days ago and, with conditions firmly in his favour, he's fancied to defy a 5 lb higher mark. A recent wind op may have benefited Clonakilty and he looks the danger.