Betfred Supports Jack Berry House Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:05 | Winning time: 6m 38.31s

Sole Solution²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: Miss V Williams| OR: 119

5/1

Ended last term with a career-best hurdles win at Sandown and resumed from 10 months off with an encouraging third of 7 in handicap chase at Uttoxeter (24f, heavy) on debut over fences 21 days ago, not knocked about. Seems sure to improve so must enter calculations.

Form: 1/6211-3

I Wish You^p⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: P W Wadge| T: L Russell & M Scudamore| OR: 115

11/2

A fairly useful winning hurdler who had cheekpieces fitted when a promising fourth of 9 in handicap chase at Kelso (23.4f, heavy) on debut over fences 42 days ago. Well in the mix with more to offer.

Form: 364-524

Ski Lodge²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: A King| OR: 114| BF| C

9/4

Progressive type over hurdles, scoring over 3m here, and he started out in this sphere with a very good second of 7 in handicap chase at Uttoxeter (24f, heavy) 21 days ago. Open to progress and a bold showing is on the cards eased 1 lb.

Form: 21/71-22

Gold Emery²⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-2| J: Theo Gillard| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 107

11/2

Point/hurdles winner who has shown fair form over fences without winning, posting a solid third of 9 in handicap chase at Wetherby (24.2f, soft) 24 days ago. Ought to be thereabouts.

Form: 23/72-33

Paddy O'Mahler^p¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Callum Bewley| T: J Parkinson & S Smith| OR: 105

9/4

Winning hurdler who was refitted with cheekpieces when getting off the mark over fences in 4-runner handicap chase at Newcastle (23.4f, good to soft) 19 days ago. Up 5 lb but very much one to consider stepped up in trip.

Form: 145-221

Forecasts

Paddy O'Mahler (9/4), Ski Lodge (9/4), Sole Solution (5/1), I Wish You (11/2), Gold Emery (11/2)

SKI LODGE rates the pick of the weights on the back of a very good Uttoxeter second on his debut chasing so edges the vote from Sole Solution who finished a place behind Alan King's 6-y-o that day and can also be expected to build on it now. Newcastle scorer Paddy O'Mahler is also firmly in the picture, while the other two runners Gold Emery and I Wish You can't be discounted either.