Win Your Wedding At Western House Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:35 | Winning time: 4m 18.87s

The Flier Begley¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr Stephen Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 130

4/1

Fairly useful form when landing 19.7f maiden chase at Down Royal during the spring. Not scaled same heights over fences subsequently, beaten some way out in listed company at Navan (20.5f) 11 days ago. Return to handicaps a plus.

Form: 6-1593P

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Salamanca Bay⁶²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: D R Fox| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 127| D

9/4

Stepped up his form a notch when posting wide-margin victory in a Thurles maiden hurdle (16.5f) in March 2022. Unseated in Aintree Grade 1 a month later and absent since. One to monitor closely in the betting now chasing for new yard.

Form: 65251U/

Soft Risk⁶²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Sean Quinlan| T: N G Richards| OR: 124| CD

8/11

Landed a bumper/first 3 starts in novice hurdles and lost little caste in defeat in pair of handicaps to end 2021/22 campaign. 20-month absence to overcome ahead of chase debut but no surprise to see him hit the ground running with yard in good form.

Form: 111122/

Non-Runners

Jackpot De Choisel⁹³

Weight: 11-6| Age: 4

T: J C McConnell J: Non Runner

Midnight It Is¹³

Weight: 10-13| Age: 7

T: G P Cromwell J: Sean Flanagan

Forecasts

Soft Risk (8/11), Salamanca Bay (9/4), Midnight It Is (11/4), The Flier Begley (4/1), Jackpot De Choisel (5/1)

Not the easiest of races to assess but SOFT RISK boasted a positive profile over hurdles during the 2021/22 season and could be worth chancing to hit the ground running now switched to chasing on the back of a lengthy absence. Midnight It Is is feared most.