Betfair Exchange Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 16:10 | Winning time: 5m 15.00s

Georgi Girl²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Ben Jones| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 128| C

5/1

Proved better than ever when scoring readily in a handicap hurdle at Warwick in November. Lacked fluency sent chasing in a listed contest at Exeter (17.5f, soft) last month and while she should come on for that, a far more assured round of jumping will be required round here.

Form: 06-1593

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Hurricane Bay²⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: Tom Cannon| T: L Wadham| OR: 125

16/1

Dual hurdles winner but has offered little in 2 starts since switched to fences, including on his comeback run following 16 months off in the Wetherby handicap won by New Order.

Form: 31P2/6-P

Coco Mademoiselle⁸⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 122| BF| D

11/2

Winning Irish pointer who also scored twice over hurdles last term. Resumed with a near-miss on chase debut at Worcester in September and off for almost 3 months prior to finishing sixth of 13 in a mares' handicap at Cheltenham. Will be a big player if fully tuned-up back from a similar break here.

Form: 2P12-26

Don't Tell Su²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Harry Cobden| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 119

10/3

Bumper winner and, having placed on first 3 starts over hurdles last term, he landed the odds in a Wincanton maiden last March. Thereabouts all 4 subsequent appearances and this 7-y-o will be a threat if taking to fences at the first attempt.

Form: 212-223

New Order^h,t²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: David Bass| T: C E Longsdon| OR: 117

7/1

Opened chase account following a wind op at Warwick in December and proved his subsequent Newbury capitulation to be too bad to be true when narrowly prevailing at Wetherby (19.4f, heavy) last time. 3 lb rise fair enough and he's a key player.

Form: 586171

Walks Like The Man²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-8| J: J J Burke| T: G & J Moore| OR: 112| D

13/8

Bettered low-key chase/yard debut when fourth to New Order at Warwick on penultimate start. Progressed again when scoring from the front at Plumpton (19.8f, soft) last time and while more will be needed up 4 lb in this stronger race, he could have more to offer in this sphere.

Form: 483-941

Non-Runners

Risk De Pluie²¹

Weight: 10-10| Age: 6

T: Ben Clarke J: Thomas Bellamy

Forecasts

Walks Like The Man (13/8), Don't Tell Su (10/3), Georgi Girl (5/1), Coco Mademoiselle (11/2), Risk De Pluie (13/2), New Order (7/1), Hurricane Bay (16/1)

COCO MADEMOISELLE is probably capable of a good deal better than her current mark implies and she is taken to make it third time lucky over fences. If Don't Tell Su's jumping passes the test now tackling the larger obstacles he will be a threat, while last-time-out winners New Order and Walks Like The Man also enter the reckoning.