Betting.Bet Grand National Betting Handicap Chase

Off time: 17:30 | Winning time: 6m 39.41s

Sublime Heights^v³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: K Brogan| T: T Lawes| OR: 112| D

4/1

Seemingly back on track back following a string of tame efforts when runner-up at his regular haunt, Plumpton (all 3 chase wins gained there), at the end of January. However, he offered little back at the same course last time and, though now 1 lb below last winning mark, he has a bit to prove.

Form: 2-P0626

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Eceparti¹⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 11-6| J: Ned Fox⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss V Williams| OR: 107| CD

10/11

Notched back-to-back wins in the mud here in the autumn, latterly over this C&D. Left behind by the winner when runner-up back here recently but that nevertheless represented a step forward on the back of a couple of very poor efforts. On a decent mark and he's the one to beat.

Form: 1120P2

Aeronisi²⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: Isabel Williams⁽³⁾| T: Evan Williams| OR: 103

15/8

Modest over hurdles for Tim Vaughan but much improved when making a winning chase bow at Fontwell for this yard in March 2022. Followed that with a good second over 3¼m here later that year and should be all the better for his recent comeback spin over hurdles (first run for 16 months). Claims.

Form: 4531/2-4

Non-Runners

Stellar Stream¹

Weight: 11-8| Age: 7

T: K Woollacott J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Eceparti (10/11), Stellar Stream (13/8), Aeronisi (15/8), Sublime Heights (4/1)

The vote goes to ECEPARTI, who clearly likes it here and he's just 3 lb above the mark off which he struck over C&D in November. Aeronisi's spin over hurdles at Doncaster will have blow away the cobwebs and, with the Stellar Stream due to run at Ffos Las on Sunday, he rates the main danger. Sublime Heights is capable of a big run off this sort of mark but he is hard to warm to based on the majority of his performances this season.