Devon Stayers Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:35 | Winning time: 8m 43.41s

The Galloping Bear^p,t⁷

Age: 11| Weight: 12-0| J: Joe Anderson⁽⁵⁾| T: Ben Clarke| OR: 135

10/3

Useful staying chaser who was second in the Eider at Newcastle last season. Well held next 4 starts but returned to form off reduced mark when second at Ffos Las last week and obvious claims off same mark if this doesn't come too soon.

Form: 2P-P8P2

Musical Slave^p³⁶

Age: 11| Weight: 11-6| J: M G Nolan| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 127| C

9/1

Decent second at Wincanton on return but has failed to build on that in 3 starts since, not shaping with a lot of promise at Newbury latest. Mark is falling at least.

Form: PP-2045

Conkwell Legend¹⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 11-1| J: James Bowen| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 122

85/40

Useful winning handicap hurdler who was in the process of leaving his previous chasing efforts behind when falling 3 out at Exeter. Disappointed back over hurdles at Chepstow next time and just respectable third back in this sphere at Haydock since.

Form: 53UF83

Enjoy Your Life²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Ned Fox⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss V Williams| OR: 120| BF| C

5/1

Fairly useful ex-French winning hurdler/chaser who bounced back from a couple of fairly heavy defeats when accounting for 3 rivals at Taunton (23f, soft). 4 lb rise Heavy ground seemed against him at Stratford next time, however, and stamina to prove up in trip.

Form: 214413

No Hubs No Hoobs^b,t³¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-10| J: Brendan Powell| T: J Tizzard| OR: 117

10/3

Improved in first-time blinkers when winning at Wincanton (25.1f, heavy) in February and backed that up when scoring over same C&D last month. Raised 7 lb since and this distance is an unknown.

Form: 3-22511

Didero Vallis^b⁴⁶

Age: 11| Weight: 10-5| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: Miss V Williams| OR: 112

16/1

Unreliable type who's on a long losing run. Ran badly at Ludlow last month and easy enough to oppose.

Form: P-39P2P

Forecasts

Conkwell Legend (85/40), No Hubs No Hoobs (10/3), The Galloping Bear (10/3), Enjoy Your Life (5/1), Musical Slave (9/1), Didero Vallis (16/1)

THE GALLOPING BEAR returned to form when runner-up off this mark at Ffos Las last week and a repeat of that performance could well be enough. No Hubs No Hoobs has thrived since fitted with blinkers but he does have stamina to prove as he bids for the hat-trick.