Sky Bet, For The Fans Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:43 | Winning time: 4m 15.63s

Chandlers Bay³²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: James Best| T: Mrs S J Humphrey| OR: 106

14/1

Promise earlier in career and, while both outings were sub-par last season, he's worthy of a market check having left Alan King in the 10 months he's been off.

Form: F23/68-

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Clinton Lane⁴³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Fergus Gillard| T: Mark Gillard| OR: 104| D

7/1

Yet to better modest form in this sphere but managed to double career tally after 5 months off in 7-runner Plumpton novice in October. Solid third under a penalty in similar event at Wincanton since but doesn't appear to have anything in hand.

Form: 1P-5P13

Zhang Fei²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Fern O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: F O'Brien| OR: 101

8/11

Winner at Newton Abbot (17f) in July and back on track lately, third in a stronger race than this at Taunton last time. Should be able to dominate this and makes most appeal.

Form: 541523

Bigz Belief^p,t⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Tom Broughton⁽⁵⁾| T: F Brennan| OR: 100| D

3/1

On a lengthy losing run but has been back in form lately, finding only one too good when second of 5 in a first-time visor at Bangor 9 days ago. Cheekpieces back on now and he's worthy of respect.

Form: 786F42

Sabbathical⁶¹⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-2| J: Osian Radford⁽¹⁰⁾| T: Evan Williams| OR: 96| CD

12/1

Scored over fences at Leicester last February and added another chase success to his CV at Bangor (17.4f, good) 2 months later. Absent since (20 months) but he's potentially well handicapped back in this sphere.

Form: 713471/

Forecasts

Zhang Fei (8/11), Bigz Belief (3/1), Clinton Lane (7/1), Sabbathical (12/1), Chandlers Bay (14/1)

ZHANG FEI is in good order and finds himself in a less-competitive event than last time so, provided his enthusiasm can be channelled correctly, he can make all at the possible expense of Bigz Belief. Sabbathical has an absence to overcome but is well treated on chase form.