PricedUp The Punting Green Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:52 | Winning time: 4m 1.20s

Finest View¹⁴⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King| OR: 115| BF| D

10/11

Fairly useful hurdler who was runner-up 4 times in handicaps last summer. Failed to measure up to market expectations switched to fences at Kempton and Hereford late last year but she tends to come good during the spring and is not discounted here having slipped to an attractive mark.

Form: 222235-

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Flamelco^h,t¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: James Best| T: Mrs S J Humphrey| OR: 112| CD

5/2

Jumping has looked rather suspect over fences but he won twice during the winter (including over this C&D) and looked more assured than ever in that department when adding to his tally at Plumpton (17f, good) 18 days ago. More needed up 5 lb but couldn't rule out all the same.

Form: 135421-

Harel Du Marais⁴¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: James Bowen| T: C & A Pogson| OR: 107| BF| D

3/1

Revitalised upon joining this yard, recording back-to-back 2m wins at Southwell in March. Didn't find much at the business end in his hat-trick bid at Wetherby last time but probably used up too much petrol before the race (very free going to post) and it'd be no surprise should he bounce back here.

Form: 463114-

Non-Runners

Paddy In The Caddy³²

Weight: 11-11| Age: 6

T: P Hobbs & J White J: Sean Houlihan

Intrepide Sud⁴⁰

Weight: 11-3| Age: 7

T: F O'Brien J: J J Burke

Iskar D'airy²⁴

Weight: 11-1| Age: 7

T: G & J Moore J: Caoilin Quinn

Forecasts

Finest View (10/11), Flamelco (5/2), Harel Du Marais (3/1), Iskar D'airy (7/2), Paddy In The Caddy (4/1), Intrepide Sud (20/1)

FINEST VIEW failed to justify market support on her first two starts over fences during the winter but this is her time of year (five of her half-a-dozen career wins have been gained during spring months) and it would be no surprise at all were she to leave those efforts behind here. The 8-y-o gets the nod in this trappy-looking contest, with Harel Du Marais second choice ahead of last-time-out winners Iskar d'Airy and Flamelco.