William Hill Extra Place Races Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:05 | Winning time: 5m 34.55s

School Days Over^p²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: J J Burke| T: F O'Brien| OR: 114

5/1

Perfect start over fences when seeing off 6 rivals at Hereford (21f, good )in November. Below par next 2 starts but took a step back in the right direction with cheekpieces added (retained) when fourth of 9 at Ludlow (3m) 25 days ago.

Form: 4/21364-

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Golden De Coeur²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: James Bowen| T: W Greatrex| OR: 114| BF

5/1

Fair form over hurdles. Interesting now switching to fences for his handicap debut with the yard among the winners.

Form: 123234-

The Boola Boss^t³⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Paul O'Brien| T: Miss R Curtis| OR: 107| D

4/1

Dual chaser winner who returned from a 9-month break to finish a good second at Chepstow (19.5f) 36 days ago. Contender from an unchanged mark.

Form: 31/5152-

Deerstalker^t²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Ben Jones| T: B Pauling| OR: 107

9/4

Stuck in the mud on handicap hurdle debut but more likely it faced with a sounder surface (also tongue tied) when narrowly denied in an 18.5f course handicap last month. Switches to fences now (would have won a point at start of career but for a late fall).

Form: F0/44P2-

Petty Cash⁴⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: H D Daly| OR: 105

9/2

A hurdler on the up in spring 2022 but fell both starts over fences during 2022/23 campaign. Showed he retains ability on second outing back from a long absence when third in Hereford handicap hurdle last month but comes with risks attached back chasing.

Form: 24FF/P3-

Lelant^t²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams| OR: 102

9/1

Fair form over hurdles and should be better for last month's first experience of chasing at Ffos Las. The tongue tie worn on that occasion is retained.

Form: 625446-

Forecasts

Deerstalker (9/4), The Boola Boss (4/1), Petty Cash (9/2), School Days Over (5/1), Golden De Coeur (5/1), Lelant (9/1)

DEERSTALKER went down only narrowly to an improver in a course handicap hurdle last time and might be worth siding with to go one better now making a quick switch to fences (would have won a point at start of career but for falling last). The Boola Boss is an obvious danger after his good comeback run at Chepstow, while Golden de Coeur is another interesting recruit to the chasing ranks.