Boodles Rising Stars Novices' Chase (Grade 2) (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:23 | Winning time: 4m 52.27s

Boombawn²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 135| D

8/1

Useful hurdler who made the perfect start over fences when scoring at Warwick in May. Decent efforts in defeat since, including back from a break when third in listed novice chase at Chepstow (19.5f, good) latest. Not out of things.

Form: 0-13203

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Glynn^t¹³

Age: 10| Weight: 11-4| J: Rex Dingle| T: A J Honeyball| OR: 137| BF

14/1

Lightly raced for his age and really got the hang of this game in recent months, completing hat-trick in 4-runner Newton Abbot novice (21f) in September. Posted another solid effort when runner-up in C&D handicap last month but is in n deeper company now.

Form: F31112

Handstands²⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Ben Jones| T: B Pauling| OR: 139| D

7/4

Won on sole outing in points before landing his first 3 starts (at up to 20.3f) over hurdles for Ben Pauling last term. Limitations exposed in Baring Bingham Novices' at Cheltenham but he's an exciting recruit to this discipline.

Form: 11116-

Insurrection^t²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Harry Cobden| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 135

9/5

Dual winner over timber who made an encouraging start over the larger obstacles when second of 5 in listed novice chase at Chepstow (19.4f, good, 9/2) 28 days ago. Likely more to come yet and holds strong claims.

Form: 12331-2

Soul Icon^t¹¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: Kieran Burke| OR: 142| D

9/2

Multiple winner over hurdles who has progressed steadily in this sphere, producing a career best when close second in Summer Plate at Market Rasen (21.4f, good to firm) in July. Goes well fresh and is not taken lightly here.

Form: 3422-22

Forecasts

Handstands (7/4), Insurrection (9/5), Soul Icon (9/2), Boombawn (8/1), Glynn (14/1)

INSURRECTION bettered his hurdles form at the first time of asking in this sphere at Chepstow last month and it's likely we haven't seen the best of him yet. He is marginally preferred to Soul Icon, who has plenty of chasing experience and only narrowly failed to land a valuable handicap at Market Rasen in the summer. Chase-debutant Handstands is also much respected in an intriguing contest.