Watch Racing TV Now Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 16:59 | Winning time: 6m 4.40s

Ganapathi^p,t⁸⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Ryan Mania| T: A M Thomson| OR: 110

9/1

Useful hurdle/chase winner for Willie Mullins but losing run stretches back to June 2022 and he hasn't set the world alight in 6 starts for present yard. Others are preferred.

Form: 7576P4

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Red Happy⁶⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: Jonathon Bewley| T: G Bewley| OR: 109| D

12/1

Completed a hat-trick at Carlisle over a year ago but he has run poorly at Kelso at Hexham this winter, retried in blinkers last time. Has plenty to prove now.

Form: 1353-7P

Cardamon Hill^p⁶⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: Henry Brooke| T: Mrs Dianne Sayer| OR: 104| CD

11/4

C&D winner in November and comes here on the back of a solid third of 6 in handicap chase here (20.3f, good to soft) following month. Enters calculations eased 1 lb.

Form: 634113

Hold Onto The Line¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: B S Hughes| T: J Ewart| OR: 103| C

11/4

Course winner who arrives in good nick, third of 10 in handicap chase here (15.8f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Significantly up in trip and not discounted.

Form: 71-5F23

Jem In Em^b,t⁷⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: D R Fox| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 102

10/3

A fair 3m2f hurdles winner who has started well in this sphere, coming in a very good second of 7 in handicap chase at Newcastle (29.9f, good) in November. Expected to be bang there after a break.

Form: 24-3842

Whosmydaddy^p⁶³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Danny McMenamin| T: W Coltherd| OR: 100| CD

9/2

C&D winner. Not discredited for his new yard (formerly with Sandy Thomson) when third of 7 in handicap chase at Carlisle (26.1f, soft) 63 days ago. In the picture off a 2 lb lower mark.

Form: 611-5P3

Forecasts

Hold Onto The Line (11/4), Cardamon Hill (11/4), Jem In Em (10/3), Whosmydaddy (9/2), Ganapathi (9/1), Red Happy (12/1)

JEM IN EM is less exposed than these over fences so can build on his very good Newcastle second last time out and gain a first win in this sphere. In-form C&D scorer Cardamon Hill rates a big danger however, while Hold Onto The Line and Whosmydaddy also need factoring into this open handicap chase.