Bob Love King Of The Dirt Novices' Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:35 | Winning time: 6m 3.3s

Hometown Boy⁹³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-8| J: C Gethings| T: S Edmunds| OR: 142| CD

5/2

Useful chaser. Career best when winning 6-runner handicap chase (11/4) at this C&D (good) 93 days ago, easily. Hard to beat.

Form: 11/3F-31

An Tailliur³¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 132| C| D

11/2

Prolific winner in handicap hurdles in 2021/22 and ran well in some hot handicaps following season. Looked rusty sent chasing after 17 months off at Stratford a month ago but should have learned from that. Definite player.

Form: 12368/2

Jesuitique³⁴¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-2| J: Charlie Hammond| T: Dr R Newland & J Insole| OR: 123| BF| C

8/1

Multiple hurdles winner in 2021 and made a positive start over fences, albeit finishing lame when third of 6 in a handicap at Sedgefield when last seen 11 months ago. Needs to do more.

Form: 4/52233-

Weveallbeencaught¹⁵³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Jack Tudor| T: Christian Williams| OR: 130

6/1

Useful winning hurdler who shaped with promise in this sphere when placed in a pair of novice events at Cheltenham earlier this season. Went backwards since and last left Nigel Twiston-Davies in the five months he's been off.

Form: P/3266-0

Coco Mademoiselle¹⁶⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 122

6/4

Winning Irish pointer who landed the odds in Lingfield novice hurdle in November and made the most of a good opportunity when going in again at Chepstow in March. Solid showing at Ayr since and is the sort to take to chasing after five months off.

Form: 212P12-

Forecasts

Coco Mademoiselle (6/4), Hometown Boy (5/2), An Tailliur (11/2), Weveallbeencaught (6/1), Jesuitique (8/1)

HOMETOWN BOY jumped accurately when recording a fluent success in a C&D handicap three months ago and, if he can reproduce that, he should have enough to follow up. An Tailliur can make his presence felt if learning from his chasing debut and Coco Mademoiselle is an interesting chasing debutant.